,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,banks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to int5sify /em   
cell rese>* %[+ evid5ce ( sub/antial    
cl9ical b5efit to pati5ts1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pati5ts ,fir/ ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,purposes ,x is ! purpose ( 
?is ,act to--  7#a7 int5sify rese>* t   
may result 9 improv$ und]/&+ ( or       
treatm5ts = diseases & o!r adv]se heal? 
conditions2  7#b7 promote rese>* & human
 cl9ical trials us+ /em cells t are     
e?ically obta9$ & %[ evid5ce ( provid+  
cl9ical b5efit = human pati5ts2 &  7#c7 
promote ! d]ivation ( pluripot5t /em    
cell l9es )\t ! creation ( human embryos
 = rese>* purposes & )\t ! de/ruction or
 disc>d+ (1 or risk ( injury to1 a human
 embryo4  #c4 ,human /em cell rese>* &  
!rapy  7a7 ,au?orization ,"p ,b ( title 
,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhd et seq47 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #dji;,j ! foll[+3  
#dji,k4 ,human /em cell rese>* & !rapy  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all conduct &
 support basic & appli$ rese>* to       
develop te*niques = ! isolation1        
d]ivation1 production1 te/+1 & human    
cl9ical use ( /em cells t may result 9  
improv$ und]/&+ ( or treatm5ts =        
diseases & o!r adv]se heal? conditions1 
includ+ pluripot5t /em cells t h !      
flexibility ( embryonic /em cells 7:e!r 
or n su* pluripot5t /em cells h an      
embryonic s\rce71 prioritiz+ rese>* ) ! 
greate/ pot5tial = ne>-t]m cl9ical      
b5efit 9 human pati5ts1 provid$ t su*   
isolation1 d]ivation1 production1 te/+1 
or use w n involve--  7#a7 ! creation ( 
a human embryo = rese>* purposes2  7#b7 
! de/ruction ( or disc>d+ (1 or risk (  
injury to1 a liv+ human embryo2 or  7#c7
 ! use ( any /em cell1 ! d]ivation or   
provision ( :i* w\ld be inconsi/5t ) !  
/&>ds e/abli%$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b74 
7b7 ,guidel9es ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]

 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !   
,secret>y1 aft] consultation ) !        
,director ( ,,nih1 %all issue f9al      
guidel9es implem5t+ subsection 7a7 to   
ensure t any rese>* 7includ+ any cl9ical
 trial7 support$ "u subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 is cle>ly consi/5t ) ! /&>ds       
e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a7 if conduct$   
us+ human cells1 z demon/rat$ by animal 
trials or o!r sub/antial evid5ce2 &     
7#b7 is prioritiz$ 9 t]ms ( pot5tial =  
ne>-t]m cl9ical b5efit 9 human pati5ts1 
z indicat$ by sub/antial evid5ce f basic
 rese>* or by sub/antial cl9ical evid5ce
 :i* may include b is n limit$ to--     
7,a7 evid5ce ( improvem5t 9 "o or m     
human pati5ts suff]+ f illness or       
injury1 z docum5t$ 9 reports by         
pr(essional m$ical or sci5tific         
associations or 9 pe]-review$ m$ical or 
sci5tific lit]ature2 or  7,b7 approval =
 use 9 human trials by ! ,food & ,drug  
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3  7#a7 ,human embryo ,! t]m     
human embryo includes any organism1 n   

protect$ z a human subject "u "p #df (  
title #de1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 t
 is d]iv$ by f]tilization1 p>!nog5esis1 
clon+1 or any o!r means f "o or m human 
gametes or human diploid cells4  7#b7   
,risk ( injury ,! t]m risk ( injury     
means subject+ a human embryo to risk ( 
injury or dea? great] ?an t all[$ =     
rese>* on fetuses 9 ut]o "u section     
#df4bjd7;b7 ( title #de1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 or section #dih7;b7 ( ?is  
,act4  4  7b7 ,priority sett+2 reports  
,section #dib ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhi;a7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7  7#a7 ,)  
respect to human /em cell rese>*1 !     
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director (     
,,nih1 %all give priority to conduct+ or
 support+ rese>* 9 accordance ) section 
#dji,k4  7#b7 ,at ! end ( fiscal ye>    
#bjbj & ea* subsequ5t fiscal ye>1 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,congress a  
report outl9+ ! numb] ( rese>* proposals

 "u section #dji,k t 7 pe] review$1 a   
summ>y & detail$ li/ ( all su* rese>*   
proposals t 7 n fund$1 & an explanation 
( :y ! proposals did n m]it fund+4 ,!   
reports "u ?is p>agraph %all be 9       
addition to ! report+ on /em cell rese>*
 includ$ 9 ! bi5nial report requir$ by  
section #djc4  4  7c7 ,bi5nial reports  
,section #djc7;a77#e7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bhc7;a77#e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,l7 z           
subp>agraph 7,m72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,k7 ! foll[+3  7,l7 ,/em  
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