Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-77
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-01-28
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: 2021-01-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of </strong><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research that involves the use of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion.</p> <p>The bill also prohibits soliciting or acquiring a donation of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion, other than for purposes of an autopsy or burial.</p> <p>The bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue in general.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 77 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2021 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Daines , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Lankford , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Moran , Mr. Portman , Mr. Risch , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Braun , Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 2021 . 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— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (a), (b), or (c) and inserting (a) or (b) ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking or (b)(3) ; and (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) The term human fetal tissue means tissue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo or fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or after a stillbirth. . 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)(1)— (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 .