H.R. 7158 · 110th Congress
To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal…
Full title
To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies.
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Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for the management by federal agencies of biospecimen collections. (Defines "biospecimen" as biologically-derived materials from humans, animals, or plants, including any such materials obtained from non-biological media.)
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 26, 2008
Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for the management by federal agencies of biospecimen collections. (Defines "biospecimen" as biologically-derived materials from humans, animals, or plants, including any such materials obtained from non-biological media.)
Requires such policy to: (1) require that a federal agency, before destroying a biospecimen collection, conduct a review of the research value of the collection and consult with researchers who have used the collection and any other interested parties concerning the collection's value and possible additional uses for the collection; and (2) include procedures for federal agencies to offer biospecimen collections they no longer need to researchers at institutions qualified to possess the collections.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To provide for the establishment of a process for the management of biospecimen collections by Federal agencies.
Latest action (Sep 26, 2008): Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 26, 2008
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No recorded floor vote found.