Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1895
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Cell biology and embryology

Immunology and vaccination

Medical research

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than autopsy or burial&nbsp;is prohibited.</p> <p>The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1895 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 4, 2017 Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Banks of Indiana , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Harris , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Long , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Jones , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Webster of Florida , and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL 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 ) the following: 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 ) is amended— (1) in subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(B), and (g), by striking or induced each place it appears; and (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) ) is amended to read as follows: (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 ) is amended— (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) and inserting (a) or (b) ; and (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 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Research on transplantation of fetal tissue and inserting Research on fetal tissue ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes and inserting research on human fetal tissue ; and (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. ; and (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting if the fetal tissue is intended for transplantation, before the donation is made .