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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5526 
To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not 
knowingly harm embryos. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2006 
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. GINGREY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques 
that do not knowingly harm embryos. 
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 ‘‘Alternative Pluripotent 
Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
It is the purpose of this Act to— 
(1) intensify research that may result in im-
proved understanding of or treatments for diseases 
and other adverse health conditions; and 
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(2) promote the derivation of pluripotent stem 
cell lines, including from postnatal sources, without 
creating human embryos for research purposes or 
discarding, destroying, or knowingly harming a 
human embryo or fetus. 
SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL 
RESEARCH. 
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 498C the following: 
‘‘SEC. 409J. ALTERNATIVE HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM 
CELL RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 492, 
the Secretary shall conduct and support basic and applied 
research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, 
production, or testing of stem cells that, like embryonic 
stem cells, are capable of producing all or almost all of 
the cell types of the developing body and may result in 
improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and 
other adverse health conditions, but are not derived from 
a human embryo. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, after 
consultation with the Director, shall issue final guidelines 
to implement subsection (a), that— 
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‘‘(1) provide guidance concerning the next steps 
required for additional research, which shall include 
a determination of the extent to which specific tech-
niques may require additional basic or animal re-
search to ensure that any research involving human 
cells using these techniques would clearly be con-
sistent with the standards established under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(2) prioritize research with the greatest poten-
tial for near-term clinical benefit; and 
‘‘(3) consistent with subsection (a), take into 
account techniques outlined by the President’s Coun-
cil on Bioethics and any other appropriate tech-
niques and research. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a 
report describing the activities carried out under this sec-
tion during the fiscal year, including a description of the 
research conducted under this section. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect any policy, guideline, or 
regulation regarding embryonic stem cell research, human 
cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer, or any other re-
search not specifically authorized by this section. 
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‘‘(e) DEFINITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘human embryo’ shall have the meaning given such 
term in the applicable appropriations Act. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE ACT.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘applicable appropriations Act’ 
means, with respect to the fiscal year in which re-
search is to be conducted or supported under this 
section, the Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of Health and Human Services for such 
fiscal year, except that if the Act for such fiscal year 
does not contain the term referred to in paragraph 
(1), the Act for the previous fiscal year shall be 
deemed to be the applicable appropriations Act. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, to carry 
out this section.’’. 
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