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Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003

Introduced: October 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 3, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12469)
Oct 3, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to enter into contracts with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the establishment, provision, and maintenance of a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network of at least 150,000 units of human cord blood stem cells. Lists the purposes of qualifying donor banks and requirements qualifying donor banks must meet.

Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator, to establish as part of the Network a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Registry. Sets forth the functions of the Registry, which shall include: (1) operating a system for identifying, acquiring, and distributing donated units or cord blood; (2) maintaining a database with certain information, including the clinical outcomes of all transplantations related to the Network; and (3) providing transplant physicians and other health care professionals with the ability to search for donor matches.

What's happening now October 3, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1