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PUBLIC LAW 109–129—DEC. 20, 2005

marrow and cord blood transplantation, persons with expertise in typing, matching, and transplant outcome data analysis, persons with expertise in the social sciences, basic scientists with expertise in the biology of adult stem cells, and members of the general public; and ‘‘(B) shall include as nonvoting members representatives from the Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program operated by the Department of the Navy, the Division of Transplantation of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. ‘‘(5) Members of the Advisory Council shall be chosen so as to ensure objectivity and balance and reduce the potential for conflicts of interest. The Secretary shall establish bylaws and procedures— ‘‘(A) to prohibit any member of the Advisory Council who has an employment, governance, or financial affiliation with a donor center, recruitment organization, transplant center, or cord blood bank from participating in any decision that materially affects the center, recruitment organization, transplant center, or cord blood bank; and ‘‘(B) to limit the number of members of the Advisory Council with any such affiliation. ‘‘(6) The Secretary, acting through the Advisory Council, shall submit to the Congress— ‘‘(A) an annual report on the activities carried out under this section; and ‘‘(B) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, a report of recommendations on the scientific factors necessary to define a cord blood unit as a high-quality unit. ‘‘(b) ACCREDITATION.—The Secretary shall, through a public process, recognize one or more accreditation entities for the accreditation of cord blood banks. ‘‘(c) INFORMED CONSENT.—The Secretary shall, through a public process, examine issues of informed consent, including— ‘‘(1) the appropriate timing of such consent; and ‘‘(2) the information provided to the maternal donor regarding all of her medically appropriate cord blood options. Based on such examination, the Secretary shall require that the standards used by the accreditation entities recognized under subsection (b) ensure that a cord blood unit is acquired with the informed consent of the maternal donor. ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.— ‘‘(1) BONE MARROW FUNCTIONS.—With respect to bone marrow, the Program shall— ‘‘(A) operate a system for identifying, matching, and facilitating the distribution of bone marrow that is suitably matched to candidate patients; ‘‘(B) consistent with paragraph (3), permit transplant physicians, other appropriate health care professionals, and patients to search by means of electronic access all available bone marrow donors listed in the Program; ‘‘(C) carry out a program for the recruitment of bone marrow donors in accordance with subsection (e), including

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