House
Dec 20, 2012

To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes.

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Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Dec 20, 2012