[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 589 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 589

To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone 
        marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2013

   Mr. Young of Florida (for himself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone 
        marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT TO PREVENT 
              THE SALE OF BONE MARROW AND UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD.

    Paragraph 1 of section 301(c) of the National Organ Transplant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 274e(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(as defined in section 379A-1 of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274l-1))'' after ``bone 
        marrow''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, a cord blood unit (as defined in 
        section 2(g) of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 
        2005 (42 U.S.C. 274k note)),'' after ``skin or any subpart 
        therof''.
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