,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #aa1 #bjbj4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #dgfd7 entitled
 ,an ,act to reauthorize the ,stem ,cell
 ,therapeutic and ,research ,act of     
#bjje1 and for other purposes41 do pass 
with the following ,strike all after the
 enacting clause and insert the         
following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,timely             
,re,authorization of ,necessary         
,stem-cell ,programs ,lends ,access to  
,needed ,therapies ,act of #bjbj or the 
,,transplant ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,reauthorization of the ,c4,w4 ,bill    
,young ,cell ,transplantation ,program  
7a7 ,advisory council meetings          
,subsection 7a7 of section #cgi of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7#g7 ,the ,secretary shall convene the  
,advisory ,council at least two times   
each calendar year4  4  7b7 ,increasing 

collection  7#a7 ,technical             
clarification ,effective as if included 
in the enactment of ,public ,law        
#aad-ajd 7the ,stem ,cell ,therapeutic  
and ,research ,reauthorization ,act of  
#bjae71 the amendment to section        
#cgi7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#bgdk7d77#b77;,b77 in section #b7;a77#b7
 of ,public ,law #aad-ajd is amended by 
inserting goal of increasing collections
 of high quality before cord blood      
units14  7#b7 ,eliminating deadwood     
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#cgi7;d77#b7 of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgdk7d77#b77 is amended by striking the
 second and third sentences in such     
subparagraph4  7c7 ,periodic review of  
state of science ,section #cgi of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7o7 ,periodic review of state of science
  7#a7 ,review ,not less than every two 

years1 the ,secretary1 in consultation  
with the ,director of the ,national     
,institutes of ,health1 the             
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 the  
,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration1 the     
,advisory ,council1 and other           
stakeholders1 where appropriate given   
relevant expertise1 shall conduct a     
review of the state of the science of   
using adult stem cells and birthing     
tissues to develop new types of         
therapies for patients1 for the purpose 
of considering the potential inclusion  
of such new types of therapies in the   
,program4  7#b7 ,recommendations ,not   
later than ,june #cj1 #bjbd1 the        
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 complete the    
second review required by paragraph     
7#a72 and  7,b7 informed by such review1
 submit to the ,committee on ,health1   
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives recommendations on the 

appropriateness of the inclusion of new 
types of therapies in the ,program4  4  
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #cgi;,b of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgdm7 is  
amended by striking #cc1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjae and #cj1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj
 and inserting #cj1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  #c4  
,cord blood inventory ,subsection 7g7 of
 section #b of the ,stem ,cell          
,therapeutic and ,research ,act of #bjje
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk note7 is amended  
to read as follows3  7g7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,to carry out this    
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #bc1jjj1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  4    
#d4 ,advancing the field of regenerative
 medicine ,section #djb of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bhb7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7o7 ,regenerative       
,medicine ,the ,director of ,,nih shall1

 as appropriate1 continue to consult    
with the directors of relevant          
institutes and centers of the ,national 
,institutes of ,health1 other relevant  
experts from such institutes and        
centers1 and relevant experts within the
 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 to    
further the field of regenerative       
medicine using adult stem cells1        
including autologous stem cells1        
therapeutic tissue engineering products1
 human cell and tissue products1 human  
gene therapies1 and genetically modified
 cells4  4  #e4 ,,gao report on         
regenerative medicine workforce ,not    
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report that assesses 
a specialized health care workforce in  
the field of regenerative medicine4 ,the

 report shall include-- 7#a7 an overview
 of the current employment levels1 in   
both commercial and academic settings1  
for-- 7,a7 positions necessary for the  
collection and transplantation of stem  
cell therapeutics1 including bone marrow
 and cord blood2 and  7,b7 positions in 
the field of regenerative medicine using
 adult stem cells and related to product
 development2  7#b7 the identification  
of gaps1 if any1 in the projected       
workforce capacity for-- 7,a7 positions 
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and   
7,b7 the field of regenerative medicine 
using adult stem cells1 including       
workforce gaps related to the           
development of new cellular therapies   
using adult stem cells2  7#c7 an        
overview of the availability of training
 programs related to the development1   
refinement1 and utilization of adult    
stem cells1 including training on good  
manufacturing practices for such        
activities1 and the performance of such 
programs2 and  7#d7 recommendations1 if 

any1 for improving the workforce        
capacity related to-- 7,a7 the positions
 described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 or   
7,b7 the field of regenerative medicine 
using adult stem cells4  ,secretary