EO 13435 Title 3--The President Executive Order 13435 of June 20, 2007 Expanding Approved Stem Cell Lines in Ethically Responsible Ways By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to provide leadership with respect to research on pluripotent stem cells derived by ethically responsible tech- niques so that the potential of pluripotent stem cells can be explored with- out violating human dignity or demeaning human life, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Research on Alternative Sources of Pluripotent Stem Cells. (a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) shall conduct and support research on the isolation, derivation, production, and testing of stem cells that are capable of producing all or almost all of the cell types of the developing body and may result in improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions, but are derived without creating a human embryo for research purposes or destroying, dis- carding, or subjecting to harm a human embryo or fetus. (b) Within 90 days of this order, the Secretary, after such consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health (Director), shall issue a plan, including such mechanisms as requests for proposals, requests for ap- plications, program announcements and other appropriate means, to imple- ment subsection (a) of this section, that: (i) specifies and reflects a determination of the extent to which specific techniques may require additional basic or animal research to ensure that any research involving human cells using these techniques is clearly consistent with the standards established under this order and applicable law; (ii) prioritizes research with the greatest potential for clinical benefit; (iii) takes into account techniques outlined by the President's Council on Bioethics, and any other appropriate techniques and research, provided they clearly meet the standard set forth in subsection (a) of this section; (iv) renames the "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry" the "Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry;" and (v) adds to the registry new human pluripotent stem cell lines that clear- ly meet the standard set forth in subsection (a) of this section. (c) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall report to the President on the activities carried out under this order during the past fiscal year, including a description of the research carried out or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, and other developments in the science of pluripotent stem cells not derived from human embryos. Sec. 2. Policy. The activities undertaken and supported by and under the direction of the Secretary shall be clearly consistent with the following policies and principles: (a) the purposes of this order are (i) to direct the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, to intensify 222
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