124 STAT. 2792 PUBLIC LAW 111–264—OCT. 8, 2010 on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives for expanding remote collection of high quality cord blood units, consistent with the requirements under the National Cord Blood Inventory program under section 2 of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 and the inven- tory goal. Each such plan shall be made available to the public. ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘remote collection’ means the collection of cord blood units at loca- tions that do not have written contracts with cord blood banks for collection support.’’; and (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’; and (3) by striking subsection (f)(5)(A) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(A) require the establishment of a system of strict confidentiality to protect the identity and privacy of patients and donors in accordance with Federal and State law; and’’. (c) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.— (1) INTERIM REPORT.—In addition to the annual report required under section 379(a)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(a)(6)), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with the Advisory Council established under such section 379, shall submit to Congress an interim report not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act describing— (A) the methods to distribute Federal funds to cord blood banks used at the time of submission of the report; (B) how cord blood banks contract with collection sites for the collection of cord blood units; and (C) recommendations for improving the methods to distribute Federal funds described in subparagraph (A) in order to encourage the efficient collection of high-quality and diverse cord blood units. (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council shall submit recommendations to the Secretary with respect to— (A) whether models for remote collection of cord blood units should be allowed only with limited, scientifically- justified safety protections; and (B) whether the Secretary should allow for cord blood unit collection from routine deliveries without temperature or humidity monitoring of delivery rooms in hospitals approved by the Joint Commission. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 379B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274m) is amended by striking ‘‘$34,000,000’’ and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014 and $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. (e) REPORT ON CORD BLOOD UNIT DONATION AND COLLECTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Public information.
