,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 
,rice of ,south ,carolina introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to revise and extend the 
national organ transplantation          
procurement program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,national
 ,organ ,transplant ,act ,amendments of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,organ procurement and      
transplantation network  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #cgb7;b7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgd7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 by           
redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as   
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 respectively2   
7,b7 by inserting before clause 7ii7 7as
 so redesignated7 the following new     
clause3  7i7 that is elected in a       
transparent process with voting         
representatives from across the ,united 

,states and from all key constituencies 
within the transplant community2  2 and 
7,c7 in clause 7iii7 7as so             
redesignated71 by inserting before whose
 chairpersons the following3 through the
 election process described in clause   
7i712  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking ,network shall and         
inserting the following3 ,network's     
primary goal shall be to increase the   
number of successful transplants by     
establishing policies1 collecting data1 
and conducting studies and              
demonstrations to2  7,b7 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,j7 as subparagraphs 7,p7 through     
7,y71 respectively2  7,c7 by striking   
subparagraph 7,k72  7,d7 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,l71 7,m71 
7,n71 and 7,o7 as subparagraphs 7,z71   
7,,aa71 7,,cc71 and 7,,dd71             
respectively2  7,e7 by inserting before 
subparagraph 7,p7 7as so redesignated7  
the following3  7,a7 increase organ     

donation by--  7i7 working actively to  
increase the supply of donated organs1  
7ii7 providing information to physicians
 and other health professionals         
regarding organ donation1  7iii7        
establishing a process and procedures   
for adopting best practices in organ    
donation1 and  7iv7 establishing        
processes1 procedures1 and requirements 
for continuing education for transplant 
community personnel to implement best   
practices1  7,b7 increase access to     
transplantation for underserved         
minorities1  7,c7 reduce barriers to    
transplantation based on socio-economic 
status1  7,d7 increase access to        
transplantation for children1  7,e7     
promote innovation in transplantation   
science1  7,f7 promote innovation in    
organ donation and allocation1  7,g7    
increase organ utilization and reduce   
organ discards by eliminating transplant
 policies and regulations that encourage
 transplant centers to avoid the use of 
certain organs1  7,h7 reward local      

communities for donation efforts by     
ensuring local access to donated organs1
  7,i7 facilitate collaboration between 
transplant centers and local ,organ     
,procurement ,organizations to maximize 
organ donation and utilization1  7,j7   
establish policies and procedures to    
increase the use of marginal or         
high-risk donors consistent with sound  
medical judgement and informed consent1 
and ensure transplant centers are not   
penalized for such use1  7,k7 establish 
uniform criteria for determining patient
 medical status1  7,l7 incorporate      
outcome measures into allocation policy 
to ensure maximum benefit to the        
population from transplantation1  7,m7  
increase transparency of data collection
 and modeling for organ donation and    
organ allocation1  7,n7 establish       
policies and regulations that decrease  
the cost of organ procurement and       
transplantation1  7,o7 eliminate        
regulatory duplication between agencies 
resulting in inefficiency in the        

transplant process1  2  7,f7 in         
subparagraph 7,q7 7as so redesignated71 
by inserting 1 which shall consider     
outcomes as well as waiting list        
mortality1 after allocating organs2 and 
7,g7 by inserting after subparagraph    
7,,aa7 7as so redesignated7 the         
following3  7,,bb7 recognize the        
differences in health and in organ      
transplantation issues between patients 
who live close to transplant centers and
 rural patients who live far from       
transplant centers1 and adopt criteria1 
polices1 and procedures that address the
 unique health care needs of patients   
living in rural areas far from          
transplant centers1  2 and  7#c7 by     
striking paragraph 7#c74  7b7           
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services shall promulgate   
regulations to implement the amendments 
made by this ,act4