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There are now 15 co-sponsors - the newest is Sen Levin, Carl - 5/15/2001 Please contact your senators and ask them to co-sponsor S.723 Linda Herman S.723 Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen (introduced 4/5/2001) Latest Major Action: 4/5/2001 Referred to Senate committee Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell generation and research. COSPONSORS(15), BY DATE Sen Harkin, Tom - 4/5/2001 Sen Thurmond, Strom - 4/5/2001 Sen Chafee, Lincoln D. - 4/5/2001 Sen Smith, Gordon - 4/5/2001 Sen Hollings, Ernest F. - 4/5/2001 Sen Reid, Harry M. - 4/5/2001 Sen Murray, Patty - 4/5/2001 Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 4/5/2001 Sen Corzine, Jon - 4/5/2001 Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 4/5/2001 Sen Kerry, John F. - 4/5/2001 Sen Inouye, Daniel K. - 4/5/2001 Sen Jeffords, James M. - 5/1/2001 Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 5/1/2001 Sen Levin, Carl - 5/15/2001 Stem Cell Research Act of 2001 (Introduced in the Senate) S 723 IS 107th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 723 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell generation and research. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5, 2001 Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. REID, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. CORZINE, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. INOUYE) 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 provide for human embryonic stem cell generation and research. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the 'Stem Cell Research Act of 2001'. SEC. 2. HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL GENERATION AND RESEARCH. Part H of the Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 498B the following: 'SEC. 498C. HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL GENERATION AND RESEARCH. '(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may only conduct, support, or fund research on human embryos for the purpose of generating embryonic stem cells and utilizing stem cells that have been derived from embryos in accordance with this section. '(b) SOURCES OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS- For purposes of carrying out research under subsection (a), the human embryonic stem cells involved shall be derived only from embryos that have been donated from in-vitro fertilization clinics after compliance with the following: '(1) Prior to the consideration of embryo donation and through consultation with the progenitors, it is determined that the embryos will never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be discarded. '(2) The embryos are donated with the written informed consent of the progenitors. '© RESTRICTIONS- '(1) IN GENERAL- The following restriction shall apply with respect to human embryonic stem cell research conducted or supported under subsection (a): '(A) The research involved shall not result in the creation of human embryos. '(B) The research involved shall not result in the reproductive cloning of a human being. '(2) PROHIBITION- '(A) IN GENERAL- It shall be unlawful for any person receiving Federal funds to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human embryos for valuable consideration if the acquisition, receipt, or transfer affects interstate commerce. '(B) DEFINITION- In subparagraph (A), the term 'valuable consideration' does not include reasonable payments associated with transportation, transplantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage. '(d) GUIDELINES- The Secretary, in conjunction with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall issue guidelines that expand on the rules governing human embryonic stem cell research (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section) to include rules that govern the derivation of stem cells from donated embryos under this section. '(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.- The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year, and including a description of whether and to what extent research under subsection (a) has been conducted in accordance with this section.'. Source; THOMAS thomas.loc.gov ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn