March 17, 2026
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, 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 Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026
.
Sec. 2. Reauthorization of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
Section 379B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274m) is amended—
(1)
by striking appropriated $31,009,000
and inserting the following:
appropriated—
(1)
$31,009,000;
(2)
in paragraph (1), as so inserted, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
$33,009,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Sec. 3. Cord blood inventory
Section 2(g) of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 274k note) is amended by striking 2026
and inserting 2031
.