[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6948 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6948

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
   the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to promulgate rules to update 
certain regulations relating to human cells, tissues, and cellular and 
             tissue-based products, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2022

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself and Mr. Burgess) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
   the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to promulgate rules to update 
certain regulations relating to human cells, tissues, and cellular and 
             tissue-based products, 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. UPDATING CERTAIN REGULATIONS RELATING TO HUMAN CELLS, 
              TISSUES, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall update the 
regulations in part 1271 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), including such 
revisions as may be necessary to update the definition of the term 
``minimal manipulation'' specified in section 1271.3 of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment).
    (b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) issue proposed regulations to carry out the updates 
        required under subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) finalize such proposed regulations not later than 1 
        year after the date on which such proposed regulations are 
        issued.
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