H.R. 524 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017. 2. Removal of authority for funding research on fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–1) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as follows: (2) Source of tissue Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) only if the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous abortion or a stillbirth. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking or induced; and (4) in subsection (g), by striking or induced. 3. Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an induced abortion Subsection (b) of section 498B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–2) is amended to read as follows: (b) Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an abortion It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. .