National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Programs Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Programs Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act by establishing the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Programs. Specifies that the 12 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President from individuals distinguished in specified fields including medicine, law, ethics, theology, philosophy, and the humanities with no more than five members being selected from individuals who are or have been engaged in biomedical or behavioral research involving human subjects. Provides that the Commission may undertake, or contract for the undertaking of, studies on the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral programs and on research activities (such as research on recombinant DNA) which have or are likely to have significant implications for human health, as it deems appropriate. Requires the Commission's study to include the following: (1) identification of the basic ethic principles which should underlie the conduct of biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects; (2) identification of the requirements for an ind…