3.0.0 7158 2019-11-15T21:42:03Z 2019-11-15T21:42:03Z House H HR 2008-09-26 110 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy14 Research Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-26T13:31:28Z Referred to 2008-09-26T13:04:10Z 2008-09-26 hssy14 Research Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. Committee 2008-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Biological and life sciences Government buildings, facilities, and property Office of Science and Technology Policy Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Science, Technology, Communications 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in House 2009-02-03T22:30:58Z Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for the management by federal agencies of biospecimen collections. (Defines "biospecimen" as biologically-derived materials from humans, animals, or plants, including any such materials obtained from non-biological media.)

Requires such policy to: (1) require that a federal agency, before destroying a biospecimen collection, conduct a review of the research value of the collection and consult with researchers who have used the collection and any other interested parties concerning the collection's value and possible additional uses for the collection; and (2) include procedures for federal agencies to offer biospecimen collections they no longer need to researchers at institutions qualified to possess the collections.

]]> To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies. Display Title To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies. Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies. Introduced in House 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7158ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7158ih.xml 2008-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.