116 HR 573 IH: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-01-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 116th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2019 Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Harris, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Olson, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Banks, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Walker, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Posey, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Long, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Norman, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Allen, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Palazzo) 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 2019.

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 (B)in paragraph (2), by striking or (b)(3).

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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.