110th CONGRESS
1st Session

S. 362

To expand the number of embryonic stem cell lines available for federally funded research.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 23, 2007

Mr. COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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A BILL

To expand the number of embryonic stem cell lines available for federally funded research.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Stem Cell Research Expansion Act'.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.

(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide funding for the following:

(1) Research on embryonic stem cell lines that were created prior to January 23, 2006 that does not result in the use of Federal funding to destroy an embryo or embryos.

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