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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2754 

To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not 

knowingly harm embryos. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2006 

Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. SPECTER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques 

that do not knowingly harm embryos. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alternative Pluripotent 

5 Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 It is the purpose of this Act to— 

8 (1) intensify research that may result in im9 proved understanding of or treatments for diseases 

10 and other adverse health conditions; and 


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1 (2) promote the derivation of pluripotent stem 

2 cell lines, including from postnatal sources, without 

3 creating human embryos for research purposes or 

4 discarding, destroying, or knowingly harming a 

5 human embryo or fetus. 

6 SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL 

7 RESEARCH. 

8 Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec10 tion 498C the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 409J. ALTERNATIVE HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM 

12 CELL RESEARCH. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 492, 

14 the Secretary shall conduct and support basic and applied 

15 research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, 

16 production, or testing of stem cells that, like embryonic 

17 stem cells, are capable of producing all or almost all of 

18 the cell types of the developing body and may result in 

19 improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and 

20 other adverse health conditions, but are not derived from 

21 a human embryo. 

22 ‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, after 

24 consultation with the Director, shall issue final guidelines 

25 to implement subsection (a), that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) provide guidance concerning the next steps 

2 required for additional research, which shall include 

3 a determination of the extent to which specific tech4 niques may require additional basic or animal re5 search to ensure that any research involving human 

6 cells using these techniques would clearly be con7 sistent with the standards established under this sec8 tion; 

9 ‘‘(2) prioritize research with the greatest poten10 tial for near-term clinical benefit; and 

11 ‘‘(3) consistent with subsection (a), take into 

12 account techniques outlined by the President’s Coun13 cil on Bioethics and any other appropriate tech14 niques and research. 

15 ‘‘(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 

16 January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare and 

17 submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a 

18 report describing the activities carried out under this sec19 tion during the fiscal year, including a description of the 

20 research conducted under this section. 

21 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion shall be construed to affect any policy, guideline, or 

23 regulation regarding embryonic stem cell research, human 

24 cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer, or any other re25 search not specifically authorized by this section. 


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1 ‘‘(e) DEFINITION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

3 ‘human embryo’ shall have the meaning given such 

4 term in the applicable appropriations Act. 

5 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE ACT.—For purposes of para6 graph (1), the term ‘applicable appropriations Act’ 

7 means, with respect to the fiscal year in which re8 search is to be conducted or supported under this 

9 section, the Act making appropriations for the De10 partment of Health and Human Services for such 

11 fiscal year, except that if the Act for such fiscal year 

12 does not contain the term referred to in paragraph 

13 (1), the Act for the previous fiscal year shall be 

14 deemed to be the applicable appropriations Act. 

15 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec17 essary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, to carry 

18 out this section.’’. 

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