text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Joe Testaverde Adult Stem Cell 
  Research Act of 2005''.
  
  SEC. 2. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES OF 
                NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH REGARDING QUALIFYING ADULT 
                STEM CELL RESEARCH.
  
      Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 
  et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 409J. QUALIFYING ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH.
  
      ``(a) In General.--
              ``(1) Expansion of activities.--The Director of NIH shall 
          expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the 
          National Institutes of Health regarding qualifying adult stem 
          cell research.
              ``(2) Collaboration among agencies.--The Director shall 
          carry out this section in collaboration with any other agencies 
          that the Director determines appropriate.
      ``(b) Centers of Excellence.--
              ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the 
          Director shall make awards of grants and contracts to public or 
          nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of 
          planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic 
          operating support for centers of excellence regarding 
          qualifying adult stem cell research.
              ``(2) Research.--Each center shall conduct basic and 
          clinical research regarding qualifying adult stem cells. Such 
          research should include investigations into the cause, 
          diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment 
          of disease.
              ``(3) Services for patients.--
                      ``(A) In general.--A center may expend amounts 
                  provided under paragraph (1) to carry out a program to 
                  make individuals aware of opportunities to participate 
                  as subjects in research conducted by the centers.
                      ``(B) Referrals and costs.--A program under 
                  subparagraph (A) may, in accordance with such criteria 
                  as the Director may establish, provide to the subjects 
                  described in such subparagraph, referrals for health 
                  and other services, and such patient care costs as are 
                  required for research.
                      ``(C) Availability and access.--The extent to which 
                  a center can demonstrate availability and access to 
                  clinical services shall be considered by the Director 
                  in decisions about awarding grants to applicants which 
                  meet the scientific criteria for funding under this 
                  section.
              ``(4) Coordination of centers; reports.--The Director 
          shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of 
          information among centers and ensure regular communication 
          between such centers, and may require the periodic preparation 
          of reports on the activities of the centers and the submission 
          of the reports to the Director.
              ``(5) Organization of centers.--Each center shall use the 
          facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a 
          consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such 
          requirements as may be prescribed by the Director.
              ``(6) Number of centers; duration of support.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Director shall provide for 
                  the establishment of not less than five centers under 
                  paragraph (1).
                      ``(B) Duration.--Support for a center may be 
                  provided under this section for a period of not to 
                  exceed 5 years. Such period may be extended for one or 
                  more additional periods not exceeding 5 years if the 
                  operations of such center have been reviewed by an 
                  appropriate technical and scientific peer review group 
                  established by the Director and if such group has 
                  recommended to the Director that such period should be 
                  extended.
      ``(c) Facilitation of Research.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1), 
  the Director shall provide for a program under which samples of tissues 
  and genetic materials that are of use in qualifying adult stem cell 
  research are donated, collected, preserved, and made available for such 
  research. The program shall be carried out in accordance with accepted 
  scientific and medical standards for the donation, collection, and 
  preservation of such samples.
      ``(d) Public Input.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the 
  Director shall provide for means through which the public can obtain 
  information on the existing and planned programs and activities of the 
  National Institutes of Health regarding qualifying adult stem cell 
  research and through which the Director can receive comments from the 
  public regarding such programs and activities.
      ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
              ``(1) The term `center' means a center of excellence under 
          subsection (b)(1).
              ``(2) The term `Director' means the Director of NIH.
              ``(3) The term `qualifying adult stem cell' means a human 
          stem cell obtained from a human placenta, umbilical cord blood, 
          an organ or tissue of a living or deceased human being who has 
          been born, or an organ or tissue of unborn human offspring who 
          died of natural causes (such as spontaneous abortion).
      ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
  there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
  for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal year. Such 
  authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other 
  authorization of appropriations that is available for activities of the 
  National Institutes of Health regarding qualifying adult stem cell 
  research.''.
target: Joe Testaverde Adult Stem Cell Research Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities regarding qualifying adult stem cell research. Defines "qualifying adult stem cell" to mean a human stem cell obtained from a human placenta, umbilical cord blood, an organ or tissue of a living or deceased human being who has been born, or an organ or tissue of unborn human offspring who died of natural causes (such as spontaneous abortion).
  
  Requires the Director to award grants and contracts to plan, establish, improve, and provide basic operating support for no less than five centers of excellence regarding such research. Requires each center to conduct basic and clinical research, including investigations into the cause, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of disease. Allows a center to: (1) make individuals aware of opportunities to participate as subjects in research; and (2) provide referrals for health and other services.
  
  Requires the Director to provide for: (1) a program under which samples of tissues and genetic materials that are of use in qualifying adult stem cell research are donated, collected, preserved, and made available for such research; and (2) means through which the public can obtain information on NIH programs and activities related to such research and through which the Director can receive comments from the public.
feat_title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the activities of the National Institutes of Health regarding qualifying adult stem cell research, and for other purposes.