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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Information Privacy Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``covered person'' means a person that is 
        subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities; and
            (2) the term ``Federal financial regulatory authorities'' 
        means--
                    (A) each of the Federal banking agencies, as that 
                term is defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
                Insurance Act; and
                    (B) the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC. 3. PRIVACY OF CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

    (a) Rulemaking.--The Federal financial regulatory authorities shall 
jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential 
customer information relating to the customers of covered persons, not 
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act (and shall 
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking not later than 150 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act), which rules shall--
            (1) define the term ``confidential customer information'' 
        to be personally identifiable data that includes transactions, 
        balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, of--
                    (A) deposit and trust accounts;
                    (B) certificates of deposit;
                    (C) securities holdings; and
                    (D) insurance policies;
            (2) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any affiliate 
        or agent of that covered person if the customer to whom the 
        information relates has provided written notice, as described 
        in paragraphs (4) and (5), to the covered person prohibiting 
        such disclosure or sharing--
                    (A) with respect to an individual that became a 
                customer on or after the effective date of such rules, 
                at the time at which the business relationship between 
                the customer and the covered person is initiated and at 
                least annually thereafter; and
                    (B) with respect to an individual that was a 
                customer before the effective date of such rules, at 
                such time thereafter that provides a reasonable and 
                informed opportunity to the customer to prohibit such 
                disclosure or sharing and at least annually thereafter;
            (3) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any person 
        that is not an affiliate or agent of that covered person unless 
        the covered person has first--
                    (A) given written notice to the customer to whom 
                the information relates, as described in paragraphs (4) 
                and (5); and
                    (B) obtained the informed written or electronic 
                consent of that customer for such disclosures or 
                sharing;
            (4) require that the covered person provide notices and 
        consent acknowledgments to customers, as required by this 
        section, in separate and easily identifiable and 
        distinguishable form;
            (5) require that the covered person provide notice as 
        required by this section to the customer to whom the 
        information relates that describes what specific types of 
        information would be disclosed or shared, and under what 
        general circumstances, to what specific types of businesses or 
        persons, and for what specific types of purposes such 
        information could be disclosed or shared;
            (6) require that the customer to whom the information 
        relates be provided with access to the confidential customer 
        information that could be disclosed or shared so that the 
        information may be reviewed for accuracy and corrected or 
        supplemented;
            (7) require that, before a covered person may use any 
        confidential customer information provided by a third party 
        that engages, directly or indirectly, in activities that are 
        financial in nature, as determined by the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities, the covered person shall take 
        reasonable steps to assure that procedures that are 
        substantially similar to those described in paragraphs (2) 
        through (6) have been followed by the provider of the 
        information (or an affiliate or agent of that provider); and
            (8) establish a means of examination for compliance and 
        enforcement of such rules and resolving consumer complaints.
    (b) Limitation.--The rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) 
may not prohibit the release of confidential customer information--
            (1) that is essential to processing a specific financial 
        transaction that the customer to whom the information relates 
        has authorized;
            (2) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory 
        authority having jurisdiction over the covered financial entity 
        for examination, compliance, or other authorized purposes;
            (3) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
            (4) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in section 
        603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for inclusion in a 
        consumer report that may be released to a third party only for 
        a purpose permissible under section 604 of that Act; or
            (5) that is not personally identifiable.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section or the rules prescribed 
under this section shall be construed to amend or alter any provision 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

A: Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal financial regulatory authorities (banking regulatory agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)) to jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential information relating to customers of institutions under their respective jurisdictions (covered institution). 
Mandates that such rules: (1) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with any affiliate or agent if the customer has provided a written notice which forbids such disclosure; (2) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with a non-affiliate or non-agent unless the customer has provided written or electronic consent; (3) require the covered institution to disclose to the customer the specific type of information disclosed or shared, under what circumstances, to what specific types of businesses, and for what types of purposes; (4) require customer access to information that could be disclosed so that it may be reviewed for accuracy and supplementation; and (5) establish a compliance and enforcement mechanism that includes consumer complaint resolution. 
Cites circumstances under which such information may be released.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adults Achieving the American Dream 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 
        93 million adults in the United States have limited reading, 
        writing, and mathematics skills, and 14 percent of adults in 
        the United States have below basic proficiency in prose 
        literacy.
            (2) According to the United States Census, nearly 16 
        percent of adults over the age of 25 have not attained a high 
        school diploma or its equivalent.
            (3) According to the United States Census, over 23 million 
        individuals speak do not speak English well.
            (4) An estimated 8 million aliens admitted for lawful 
        permanent residency are eligible to apply for United States 
        citizenship.
            (5) Recent reports indicate that a majority of Adult 
        English as a Second Language programs have waiting lists, and 
        some such programs have dropped waiting lists because of the 
        extreme demand for English as a second language services.
            (6) Only three percent of the 93 million adults who could 
        benefit from adult education services, English literacy, and 
        civics education programs actually participate in such services 
        and programs.
            (7) There is a growing and urgent need for additional adult 
        education, English literacy, and civics education programs for 
        adults in the United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

    (a) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program.--
Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
9202) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) Integrated english literacy and civics education 
        programs.--The term `integrated English literacy and civics 
        education programs' means programs of instruction designed to 
        help an individual of limited English proficiency achieve 
        competence in English through contextualized instruction on the 
        rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization 
        procedures, civic participation, and United States history and 
        government to help such an individual acquire the skills and 
        knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and 
        community member.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9204) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $950,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.
    (c) Reservation of Funds.--Section 211(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
9211(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$8,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$15,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``1.5 percent'' and inserting 
                ``1.25 percent'';
                    (B) by striking ``$8,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$12,000,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
        after reserving and making available funds under paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) to carry out section 244.''.
    (d) National Institute for Literacy.--Section 242(c)(1) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
                as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
                clause:
                            ``(ii) effective practices in the provision 
                        of integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs;'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as 
        subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(G) to coordinate and share information with 
                national organizations and associations that are 
                interested in integrated English literacy and civics 
                education programs;''.
    (e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9253) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before ``based on scientific evidence'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), insert ``integrated 
                English literacy and civics education programs,'' 
                before ``and workplace literacy programs'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in clause (i), insert ``, and 
                        integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs'' before the semicolon at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and section 
                                244'' after ``section 231''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        clause:
                            ``(v) the extent to which integrated 
                        English literacy and civics education programs 
                        carried out under section 244 lead participants 
                        in such programs to increase their civic 
                        participation and, if applicable, lead such 
                        participants to become United States 
                        citizens.''.
    (f) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--Chapter 4 of 
subtitle A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 211(a)(4) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from 
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 
civics education programs.
    ``(b) Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and with 
        respect to funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall allocate--
                    ``(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of a 
                State's need for integrated English and civics 
                education programs, as determined by calculating each 
                State's share of a ten-year average of the data 
                compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
                Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants 
                admitted for lawful permanent residence for the ten 
                most recent years; and
                    ``(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of 
                whether the State experienced growth, as measured by 
                the average of the three most recent years for which 
                data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics 
                of the Department of Homeland Security are available, 
                for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.
            ``(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allocation under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.

    Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
        3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform 
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) is amended by inserting ``education 
and'' before ``literacy''.
    (b) National Research and Development Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall direct 
        the Commissioner for Education Research of the National Center 
        for Education Research established pursuant to section 131 of 
        the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to 
        establish a national research and development center for adult 
        education and literacy as described in section 133(c)(A) of 
        such Act (22 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)).
            (2) Provision for expansion of research.--If, as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner has 
        established a center for adult literacy in accordance with 
        section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 
        the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of such 
        center to include adult education, in accordance with the 
        amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary 
of Education to carry out integrated English literacy and civics 
education programs under section 244 of the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (as added by section 3(f) of this Act) two percent of all 
fees collected under section 218(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(2)) and two percent of all civil 
penalties collected under section 274A(e)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(4)).

SEC. 7. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 45O. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the credit 
determined under this section with respect to any employer for the 
taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education 
program expenses for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit determined under 
subsection (a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of 
$1,000 multiplied by the average number of full-time employees of the 
employer for the taxable year.
    ``(c) Qualified Education Program Expenses.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified education program 
        expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to 
        make available qualified education to employees of the 
        employer, who are individuals of limited English proficiency or 
        have not received a secondary school diploma, or its recognized 
        equivalent, or who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational 
        skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in 
        society.
            ``(2) Qualified education.--The term `qualified education' 
        means adult education and literacy activities provided--
                    ``(A) by an eligible provider which for the fiscal 
                year ending during the employer's taxable year receives 
                Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult Education 
                and Family Literacy Act for adult education and 
                literacy activities, or
                    ``(B) in curriculum approved by an eligible agency.
            ``(3) Other terms defined.--The terms `individuals of 
        limited English proficiency', `eligible provider', `adult 
        education and literacy activities', and `eligible agency' shall 
        have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Full-time employment.--An employee shall be 
        considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30 
        hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks in the taxable 
        year.
            ``(2) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single 
        employer under subsection (a) or (b) or section 52, or 
        subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one 
        person.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit shall be 
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for any amount taken 
into account in determining the credit under this section.
    ``(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect (at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations 
prescribe) to have this section not apply for any taxable year.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) 
of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) 
is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, 
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the adult English literacy and basic education 
        programs credit determined under section 45O.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``45O. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education 
                            programs.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

A: Adults Achieving the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reauthorize appropriations through FY2013 for adult education and literacy services, including integrated English literacy and civics education programs. Increases the maximum amounts that can be reserved from such funds for: (1) the National Institute for Literacy; and (2) national leadership activities. Reserves an amount for integrated English literacy and civics education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education programs for immigrants admitted for lawful residence in the United States.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Even Start Family Literacy Programs for FY2008 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the establishment of a national research and development center that includes research in adult education.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employer-provided adult education and literacy programs.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CORD BLOOD STEM CELL BANK NETWORK.

    Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 376A. NATIONAL CORD BLOOD STEM CELL BANK NETWORK.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
        Administration.
            ``(2) Cord blood unit.--The term `cord blood unit' means 
        the blood collected from a single placenta and umbilical cord.
            ``(3) Donor.--The term `donor' means a mother who has 
        delivered a baby and consents to donate the newborn's blood 
        remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord.
            ``(4) Donor bank.--The term `donor bank' means a qualified 
        cord blood stem cell bank that enters into a contract with the 
        Secretary under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(5) Human cord blood stem cells.--The term `human cord 
        blood stem cells' means hematopoietic stem cells and any other 
        stem cells contained in the neonatal blood collected 
        immediately after the birth from the separated placenta and 
        umbilical cord.
            ``(6) National cord blood stem cell bank network.--The term 
        `National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network' means a network of 
        qualified cord blood stem cell banks established under 
        subsection (b).
    ``(b) National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Administrator, shall enter into contracts with qualified cord 
        blood stem cell banks to assist in the establishment, 
        provision, and maintenance of a National Cord Blood Stem Cell 
        Bank Network that contains at least 150,000 units of human cord 
        blood stem cells.
            ``(2) Purpose of donor banks.--It is the purpose of the 
        donor banks that are a part of the Network to--
                    ``(A) acquire, tissue-type, test, cryopreserve, and 
                store donated units of human cord blood acquired with 
                the informed consent of the donor, in a manner that 
                complies with applicable Federal regulations;
                    ``(B) make cord blood units collected under this 
                section, or otherwise, available to transplant centers 
                for stem cell transplantation; and
                    ``(C) allocate up to 10 percent of the cord blood 
                inventory each year for peer-reviewed research.
            ``(3) Eligibility of donor banks.--A cord blood stem cell 
        bank shall be eligible to be a donor bank if such a bank--
                    ``(A) has obtained all applicable Federal and State 
                licenses, certifications, registrations (including 
                registration with the Food and Drug Administration), 
                and other authorizations required to operate and 
                maintain a cord blood stem cell bank;
                    ``(B) has implemented donor screening and cord 
                blood collection practices adequate to protect both 
                donors and transplant recipients and to prevent 
                transmission of potentially harmful infections and 
                other diseases;
                    ``(C) has established a system of strict 
                confidentiality to protect the identity and privacy of 
                patients and donors in accordance with existing Federal 
                and State law, and consistent with the regulations 
                promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
                Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
                for the release of the identity of donors, recipients, 
                or identifiable records;
                    ``(D) has established a system for encouraging 
                donation by an ethnically diverse group of donors;
                    ``(E) has developed adequate systems for 
                communication with other cord blood stem cell banks, 
                transplant centers, and physicians with respect to the 
                request, release, and distribution of cord blood units 
                nationally, and has developed such systems, consistent 
                with the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) 
                of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
                Act of 1996, to track recipients' clinical outcomes for 
                distributed units; and
                    ``(F) has developed a system for educating the 
                public, including patient advocacy organizations, about 
                the benefits of donating and utilizing cord blood stem 
                cells in appropriate circumstances.
    ``(c) Administration of the Network.--
            ``(1) Board of directors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
                the establishment of a Board of Directors, including a 
                chairperson, who shall administer the National Cord 
                Blood Stem Cell Network, including establishing a 
                national cord blood stem cell registry within the 
                Network and coordinating the donor banks in the 
                Network.
                    ``(B) Composition.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Board of Directors 
                        shall be composed of members to be appointed by 
                        the Secretary who shall serve 3-year terms, and 
                        shall include representatives from--
                                    ``(I) cord blood stem cell 
                                transplant centers;
                                    ``(II) physicians from 
                                participating birthing hospitals;
                                    ``(III) the cord blood stem cell 
                                research community;
                                    ``(IV) recipients of cord blood 
                                stem cell transplants;
                                    ``(V) patients or family members of 
                                a patient who has requested the 
                                assistance of the national cord blood 
                                stem cell registry in searching for 
                                donor cord blood;
                                    ``(VI) individuals with expertise 
                                in the social sciences;
                                    ``(VII) members of the general 
                                public;
                                    ``(VIII) the Health Resources and 
                                Services Administration, who shall 
                                serve as a nonvoting member; and
                                    ``(IX) the network donor banks.
                            ``(ii) Terms of service.--Each member 
                        appointed under clause (i) may serve up to 2 
                        consecutive 3-year terms, except that this 
                        clause shall not apply to the member appointed 
                        under subclause (VIII) of clause (i).
                    ``(C) Continuity.--In order to ensure the 
                continuity of the Board of Directors, the Board shall 
                be appointed so that each year the terms of 
                approximately \1/3\ of the Board members expire. A 
                member of the Board may continue to serve after the 
                expiration of the term of such a member until a 
                successor is appointed.
            ``(2) National cord blood stem cell registry.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through 
                the Administrator, shall establish as part of the 
                Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry. The 
                Registry shall--
                            ``(i) operate a system for identifying, 
                        acquiring, and distributing donated units of 
                        cord blood that are suitably matched to 
                        candidate patients;
                            ``(ii) provide transplant physicians and 
                        other appropriate health care professionals the 
                        ability to search the entire registry for a 
                        suitable donor match for patients; and
                            ``(iii) maintain a database to document the 
                        collection, storage, distribution, and clinical 
                        outcomes related to the Network.
                    ``(B) Database.--The database maintained under 
                subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be operated according to 
                standards of consent, disclosure, and confidentiality, 
                including those applicable under the regulations 
                promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
                Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. 
                The Administrator, using the database, shall report to 
                the Secretary on a periodic basis regarding the safety, 
                efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of the clinical, 
                research, and educational activities of the Network. 
                The Secretary shall make such information available to 
                the public.
            ``(3) Network standards.--The Board of Directors shall 
        ensure that--
                    ``(A) the donor banks within the National Cord 
                Blood Stem Cell Bank Network meet the requirements of 
                subsection (b)(3); and
                    ``(B) the National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank 
                Network is geographically distributed throughout the 
                United States.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2008.''.

A:
Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the establishment, provision, and maintenance of a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network of at least 150,000 units of human cord blood stem cells. Lists the purposes of qualifying donor banks and requirements qualifying donor banks must meet.

Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator, to establish as part of the Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry. Sets forth the functions of the Registry, which shall include: (1) operating a system for identifying, acquiring, and distributing donated units or cord blood; (2) maintaining a database with certain information, including the clinical outcomes of all transplantations related to the Network; and (3) providing transplant physicians and other health care professionals with the ability to search for donor matches.
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