Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 2. No research by HHS involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (a) In general The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 498A of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1 498A–1. No research involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (a) In general The Secretary may not conduct or support any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. (b) Development of new, ethical cell lines Subsection (a) does not limit the authority of the Secretary to develop or support the development of new, high-efficiency cell lines, including for the production of vaccines and genetic vectors, so long as the cell lines are not derived from human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1 (1) in subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(B), and (g), by striking or induced (2) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as (A) and (B), respectively. 3. Prohibition against solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of a donation of human fetal tissue knowing that the tissue was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 498B(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–2(c) (1) solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation (excluding any transfer for purposes of autopsy or burial) of human fetal tissue knowing that— (A) a human pregnancy was deliberately initiated to provide such tissue; or (B) the tissue was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion; or . (b) Conforming changes Section 498B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–2 (1) by striking subsection (b); (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (a), (b), or (c) (a) or (b) (4) in paragraph (2), by striking or (b)(3) 4. Authorization for HHS research on fetal tissue and corresponding reporting Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1 (1) in the section heading, by striking Research on transplantation of fetal tissue Research on fetal tissue (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes research on human fetal tissue (B) by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any research of the Department of Health and Human Services on human fetal tissue shall be conducted or supported in accordance with this section. (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting if the fetal tissue is intended for transplantation, the donation is made

Summary: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS may develop or support new high-efficiency cell lines so long as the cell lines are not derived from tissue from an induced abortion. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial is prohibited. The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.