Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2023
This bill restricts research that uses human fetal tissue from an induced abortion.
Specifically, it prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting such research. Additionally, the bill applies requirements on the research of transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes to research on fetal tissue in general.
The bill also prohibits soliciting or acquiring a donation of human fetal tissue from an induced abortion, other than for purposes of an autopsy or burial.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 398 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 398
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of
Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research
involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced
abortion, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 20, 2023
Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Johnson of
Louisiana, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Cloud, Mr.
Clyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Posey, Mrs.
Miller of Illinois, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Santos, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Ms.
De La Cruz, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Alford, Mr. Self, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Williams of
Texas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Wenstrup, and Mr. Burlison)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of
Health and Human Services from conducting or supporting any research
involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced
abortion, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Life and Integrity in
Research Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. NO RESEARCH BY HHS INVOLVING HUMAN FETAL TISSUE OBTAINED
PURSUANT TO AN INDUCED ABORTION.
(a) In General.--The Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 498A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 289g-1) the
following:
``SEC. 498A-1. NO RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN FETAL TISSUE OBTAINED
PURSUANT TO AN INDUCED ABORTION.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may not conduct or support any
research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an
induced abortion.
``(b) Development of New, Ethical Cell Lines.--Subsection (a) does
not limit the authority of the Secretary to develop or support the
development of new, high-efficiency cell lines, including for the
production of vaccines and genetic vectors, so long as the cell lines
are not derived from human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an
induced abortion.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 498A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g-1) is amended--
(1) in subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(B), and (g), by striking
``or induced'' each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
(A) and (B), respectively.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST SOLICITATION OR KNOWING ACQUISITION,
RECEIPT, OR ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF HUMAN FETAL
TISSUE KNOWING THAT THE TISSUE WAS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO
AN INDUCED ABORTION.
(a) In General.--Section 498B(c)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 289g-2(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a
donation (excluding any transfer for purposes of autopsy or
burial) of human fetal tissue knowing that--
``(A) a human pregnancy was deliberately initiated
to provide such tissue; or
``(B) the tissue was obtained pursuant to an
induced abortion; or''.
(b) Conforming Changes.--Section 498B of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 289g-2), as amended by subsection (a), is further
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as
subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
(3) in subsection (c), as redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(a), (b), or
(c)'' and inserting ``(a) or (b)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or (b)(3)'';
and
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) The term `human fetal tissue' means tissue or cells
obtained from a dead human embryo or fetus after a spontaneous
or induced abortion, or after a stillbirth.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR HHS RESEARCH ON FETAL TISSUE AND
CORRESPONDING REPORTING.
Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g-1) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``research on
transplantation of fetal tissue'' and inserting ``research on
fetal tissue'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``research on the transplantation
of human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes'' and
inserting ``research on human fetal tissue''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
research of the Department of Health and Human Services
on human fetal tissue shall be conducted or supported
in accordance with this section.''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ``if the fetal
tissue is intended for transplantation,'' before ``the donation
is made''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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