,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjae,mr4 ,casey introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to promote awareness of   
organ donation and the need to increase 
the pool of available organs4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,organ ,donation ,awareness and     
,promotion ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress makes the following findings3
  7#a7 ,in ,may #bjae1 over #abc1djj    
individuals were on the official waiting
 list for organ donation managed by the 
,organ ,procurement and ,transplantation
 ,network4  7#b7 ,in #bjad1 the most    
recent year for which complete data are 
available1 #ad1dac individuals became   
organ donors leading to #bi1eca         
transplants1 while #f1aih individuals   
died while waiting for a transplant4    

7#c7 ,on average1 #ba people die every  
day of every year while waiting for an  
organ donation4  7#d7 ,over #ajj1jjj1jjj
 people in the ,united ,states are      
registered to be organ and tissue       
donors1 yet the demand for donated      
organs still outweighs the supply of    
organs made available each day4  7#e7   
,many people do not know about their    
options for organ and tissue donation1  
or have not made their wishes clear to  
their families4  7#f7 ,organ and tissue 
donation can give meaning to the tragic 
loss of a loved one by enabling up to   
eight people to receive the gift of life
 from a single deceased donor4  7#g7    
,living donors can donate a kidney or a 
portion of a lung or liver to save the  
life of another individual4  #c4 ,sense 
of ,congress  7a7 ,public ,awareness of 
,need for ,organ ,donation ,it is the   
sense of ,congress that the ,federal    
,government should carry out programs to
 educate the public with respect to     
organ donation1 including the need to   

provide for an adequate rate of such    
donations4  7b7 ,family ,discussions of 
,organ ,donations ,it is the sense of   
,congress that individuals pledging to  
share their lives as organ and tissue   
donors should be honored1 and the       
importance of discussing an individual's
 wishes regarding organ and tissue      
donation with family members should be  
encouraged4  7c7 ,deceased ,donations of
 ,organs ,it is the sense of ,congress  
to-- 7#a7 recognize the generous gift of
 life provided by individuals who       
indicate their wish to become organ     
donors2  7#b7 acknowledge the grief of  
families facing the loss of a loved one2
 and  7#c7 commend those families who1  
in their grief1 choose to donate the    
organs of their deceased family member4 
7d7 ,living ,donations of ,organs ,it is
 the sense of ,congress to-- 7#a7       
recognize the generous contribution made
 by each living individual who has      
donated an organ to save a life2  7#b7  
acknowledge the advances in medical     

technology that have enabled organ      
transplantation with organs donated by  
living individuals to become a viable   
treatment option for an increasing      
number of patients2 and  7#c7 commend   
the medical professionals and organ     
transplantation experts who have worked 
to improve the process of living organ  
donation and increase the number of     
living donors4  #d4 ,organ donation     
public awareness program1 studies and   
demonstrations ,section #cgg;,a of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bgd;f-#a7 is amended to read 
as follows3  #cgg;,a4 ,public awareness2
 studies and demonstrations  7a7 ,organ 
donation public awareness program ,the  
,secretary shall1 directly or through   
grants or contracts1 establish a public 
education program in cooperation with   
existing national public awareness      
campaigns to increase awareness about   
organ donation and the need to provide  
for an adequate rate of such donations4 
7b7 ,studies and demonstrations ,the    

,secretary may make peer-reviewed grants
 to1 or enter into peer-reviewed        
contracts with1 public and nonprofit    
private entities for the purpose of     
carrying out studies and demonstration  
projects to increase organ donation and 
recovery rates1 including living        
donation4  7c7 ,grants to ,states  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary may make    
grants to ,states for the purpose of    
assisting ,states in carrying out organ 
donor awareness1 public education1 and  
outreach activities and programs        
designed to increase the number of organ
 donors within the ,state1 including    
living donors4  7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be
 eligible to receive a grant under this 
subsection1 a ,state shall--  7,a7      
submit an application to the ,department
 in the form prescribed2  7,b7 establish
 yearly benchmarks for improvement in   
organ donation rates in the ,state2 and 
7,c7 report to the ,secretary on an     
annual basis a description and          
assessment of the ,state's use of funds 

received under this subsection1         
accompanied by an assessment of         
initiatives for potential replication in
 other ,states4  7#c7 ,use of funds     
,funds received under this subsection   
may be used by the ,state1 or in        
partnership with other public agencies  
or private sector institutions1 for     
education and awareness efforts1        
information dissemination1 activities   
pertaining to the ,state donor registry1
 and other innovative donation specific 
initiatives1 including living donation4 
7d7 ,educational activities ,the        
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,organ ,procurement and ,transplantation
 ,network and other appropriate         
organizations1 shall support the        
development and dissemination of        
educational materials to inform health  
care professionals and other appropriate
 professionals in issues surrounding    
organ1 tissue1 and eye donation         
including evidence-based proven methods 
to approach patients and their families1

 cultural sensitivities1 and other      
relevant issues4  7e7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated-- 7#a7 for the ,organ   
,donation ,public ,awareness ,program   
under subsection 7a71 #e1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjae through      
#bjai2  7#b7 for the studies and        
demonstrations under subsection 7b71    
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjae through #bjai2  7#c7 for the      
grants to ,states under subsection 7c71 
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjae through #bjai2 and  7#d7 for the  
educational activities under subsection 
7d71 #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years
 #bjae through #bjai4  4