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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic 
stem cell research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
MITCHELL, Mr. KIRK, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DENT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. POR-
TER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. REG-
ULA, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. BONO, Mr. STARK, Mr. BILBRAY, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. 
PERLMUTTER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BACA, Mr. 
BAIRD, Ms. BEAN, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. CARSON, Ms. CASTOR, 
Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, 
Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK
of Massachusetts, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mrs. 
GILLIBRAND, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of 
New York, Mr. HARE, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 
HERSETH, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HODES, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. HOYER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KIND, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of 
Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN 
of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mrs. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
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MCNERNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MORAN of 
Virginia, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OBEY, 
Mr. OLVER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
POMEROY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
SESTAK, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SKELTON, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. SOLIS, 
Mr. SPACE, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WALZ of Min-
nesota, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, 
Mr. WYNN, Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
human embryonic stem cell research. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stem Cell Research 
Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. 
Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 498C the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 498D. HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law (including any regulation or guidance), the 
Secretary shall conduct and support research that utilizes 
human embryonic stem cells in accordance with this sec-
tion (regardless of the date on which the stem cells were 
derived from a human embryo) . 
‘‘(b) ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS.—Human embryonic 
stem cells shall be eligible for use in any research con-
ducted or supported by the Secretary if the cells meet each 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) The stem cells were derived from human 
embryos that have been donated from in vitro fer-
tilization clinics, were created for the purposes of 
fertility treatment, and were in excess of the clinical 
need of the individuals seeking such treatment. 
‘‘(2) Prior to the consideration of embryo dona-
tion and through consultation with the individuals 
seeking fertility treatment, it was determined that 
the embryos would never be implanted in a woman 
and would otherwise be discarded. 
‘‘(3) The individuals seeking fertility treatment 
donated the embryos with written informed consent 
and without receiving any financial or other induce-
ments to make the donation. 
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‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Director of NIH, shall issue final 
guidelines to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall annually prepare and submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of the Congress a report describing the activities 
carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal 
year, and including a description of whether and to what 
extent research under subsection (a) has been conducted 
in accordance with this section.’’. 
Æ 
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