AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Encourage capital investment and the creation of new jobs through the development of research and industry in anticipated emerging and growth sectors in biosciences.

DEL. NIXON

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F. No award from the Fund may be provided if the otherwise qualified business performs research on human cells or tissue derived from induced abortions, or from stem cells directly obtained from human embryos; excluding research conducted using stem cells other than embryonic stem cells.

DEL. MARSHALL R. [Amendments severed]

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[Rejected] F. No moneys from the Fund may be provided for conducting research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death, or to an entity that conducts such research in Virginia.

[Agreed to] G. No moneys from the Fund may be provided for conducting research on cells or tissues derived from induced abortions on humans, or to an entity that conducts such research in Virginia.