,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,burr1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,scott of  
,south ,carolina7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,stem ,cell 
,therapeutic and ,research ,act of      
#bjje1 and for other purposes4  #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 ,advisory ,council shall meet 

not less frequently than #b times per   
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-- 7,a7 by inserting 
through before remote collection12 and  
7,b7 by inserting goal of increasing    
collections of high quality before cord 
blood units14  7#b7 ,technical update   
,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 following3  7o7 ,periodic  
review of state of science  7#a7 ,review
 ,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 birth tissue 
products 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 #bjbc1 and every  
#c years thereafter1 the ,secretary     
shall-- 7,a7 complete the 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  7a7 ,national ,institutes of 
,health ,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  7b7 
,,gao report ,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 the workforce      
related to the ,c4,w4 ,bill ,young ,cell
 ,transplantation ,program established  
under section #cgi of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgdk74 ,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