,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
provide for an operation on a live donor
 for purposes of conducting a transplant
 procedure for a veteran1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans           
,transplant ,coverage ,act of #bjaf4    
#b4 ,authorization to provide for       
operations on live donors for purposes  
of conducting transplant procedures for 
veterans  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,viii of chapter #ag of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #aghh4 ,transplant procedures 
with live donors and related services   

7a7 ,in general ,in a case in which a   
veteran is eligible for a transplant    
procedure from the ,department1 the     
,secretary may provide for an operation 
on a live donor to carry out such       
procedure for such veteran              
notwithstanding that the live donor may 
not be eligible for health care from the
 ,department4  7b7 ,other services ,the 
,secretary shall furnish to a live donor
 any care or services before and after  
conducting the transplant procedure     
under subsection 7a7 that may be        
required in connection with such        
procedure4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #ag of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #aghg the following new item3   
#aghh4 ,transplant procedures with live 
donors and related services4  4