,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ac1 #bjah,mr4
 ,posey introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to establish a preference1 in the       
allocation of donated organs1 for       
individuals who are lawfully present in 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,preference for lawfully 
present individuals in the allocation of
 donated organs  7a7 ,organ ,procurement
 ,organizations ,subparagraph 7,e7 of   
section #cga7;b77#c7 of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgc7;b77#c77 is amended to read as     
follows3  7,e7 have a system to allocate
 donated organs equitably among         
transplant patients according to        
established medical criteria and1 in so 
allocating donated organs1 give         
preference to individuals who are       
lawfully present in the ,united ,states 

over individuals who are unlawfully     
present in the ,united ,states1  4  7b7 
,organ ,procurement and ,transplantation
 ,network ,section #cgb7;b77#b77;,b7 of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgd7;b77#b77;,b77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7,b7 establish     
membership criteria and medical criteria
 for allocating organs1 provide to      
members of the public an opportunity to 
comment with respect to such criteria1  
and include in such criteria a          
preference for allocating donated organs
 to individuals who are lawfully present
 in the ,united ,states over individuals
 who are unlawfully present in the      
,united ,states1  4