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S 518 108th Congress Senate

Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004

Official title: A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy.

Introduced: May 22, 2003 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Oct 7, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 773.
Oct 7, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-387.
Sep 22, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 5, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3166)
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 7, 2004

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 773.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include pancreases procured by an organ procurement organization and used for islet cell transplantation or research to be counted toward organ procurement organization certification.

Establishes the Interagency Committee on Islet Cell Transplantation within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Committee to study related issues, including Federal research funding, the effect of specified policies on transplantation, and data collection.

Instructs the Secretary of HHS to request the Institute of Medicine to provide a study of the impact of islet cell transplantation on juvenile diabetes patients, including their health and the treatment's cost-effectiveness.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a demonstration project to assess the efficacy of pancreatic cell islet transplantation for individuals who: (1) have Type I diabetes; and (2) have end-stage renal disease; and (3) are Medicare beneficiaries. Limits to six the number of eligible facilities that can participate in the project. Directs the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of the outcomes under the project and report to Congress. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirements of titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as are necessary to carry out the project.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3858 Related bill Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 24, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 19, 2003
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 11, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 22, 2003
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 1, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 518: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-518/
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"S. 518: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-518/.
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