NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of 
Florida, Mr. FORD, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. BELL, Mr. OSBORNE, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. CARSON of In-
diana, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. 
PORTER, Mr. BAKER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. BRADLEY of 
New Hampshire, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. DICKS, 
Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MENENDEZ, 
Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mrs. DAVIS of 
California, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BURGESS, 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. MILLER of North 
Carolina, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. 
INSLEE, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Ms. 
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
REYNOLDS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT of 
Maryland, Mr. FORBES, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. HYDE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. COX, and 
Mr. PICKERING 
OCTOBER 5, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, and to pro-
vide for better coordination of Federal efforts and infor-
mation on islet cell transplantation.
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 ‘‘Pancreatic Islet Cell 
Transplantation Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION CERTIFI-
CATION. 
Section 371 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 273) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) Pancreata procured by an organ procurement or-
ganization and used for islet cell transplantation or re-
search shall be counted for purposes of certification or re-
certification under subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ON PANCREATIC ISLET CELL 
TRANSPLANTATION. 
Section 429 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 285c–3) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) In each annual report prepared by the Diabetes 
Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee pursuant to 
subsection (c), the Committee shall include an assessment 
of the Federal activities and programs related to pan-
creatic islet cell transplantation. Such assessment shall, 
at a minimum, address the following: 
‘‘(1) The adequacy of Federal funding for tak-
ing advantage of scientific opportunities relating to 
pancreatic islet cell transplantation. 
‘‘(2) Current policies and regulations affecting 
the supply of pancreata for islet cell transplantation.
‘‘(3) The effect of xenotransplantation on ad-
vancing pancreatic islet cell transplantation. 
‘‘(4) The effect of United Network for Organ 
Sharing policies regarding pancreas retrieval and 
islet cell transplantation. 
‘‘(5) The existing mechanisms to collect and co-
ordinate outcomes data from existing islet cell trans-
plantation trials. 
‘‘(6) Implementation of multiagency clinical in-
vestigations of pancreatic islet cell transplantation. 
‘‘(7) Recommendations for such legislation and 
administrative actions as the Committee considers 
appropriate to increase the supply of pancreata 
available for islet cell transplantation.’’.
Union Calendar No. 446
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3858
[Report No. 108–726] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase 
the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, 
and to provide for better coordination of Federal 
efforts and information on islet cell transplan-
tation. 
OCTOBER 5, 2004
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed