Trent Lott: “The amendment (No. 3628), as modified, was agreed to, as follows: At the appropriate place, add the following: ``SEC. .…”

“The amendment (No. 3628), as modified, was agreed to, as follows: At the appropriate place, add the following: ``SEC. . FETAL TISSUE. The General accounting Office shall conduct a comprehensive study into Federal involvement in the use of fetal tissue, for research purposes within the scope of this bill, be completed by September 1, 2000. The study shall include but not be limited to-- (a) The annual number of orders for fetal tissue filed in conjunction with Federally funded fetal tissue research or programs over the last 3 years; (b) the costs associated with the procurement, dissemination, and other use of fetal tissue, including but not limited to the cots associated with the processing, transportation, preservation, quality control, and storage, of such tissue; (c) The manner in which Federal agencies ensure that intramural and extramural research facilities and their employees comply with Federal fetal tissue law; (d) The number of fetal tissue procurement contractors and tissue resource sources, or other entities or individuals that are used to obtain, transport, process, preserve, or store fetal tissue, which receive Federal funds and the quantity, form, and nature of the services provided, and the amount…”