,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4  
,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to revise &
 ext5d ! national organ transplantation 
procurem5t program4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,national     
,organ ,transplant ,act ,am5dm5ts (     
#bjah4  #b4 ,organ procurem5t &         
transplantation network  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #cgb7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd7;b77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7--   
7,a7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 z 
clauses 7ii7 & 7iii71 respectively2     
7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e clause 7ii7 7z s    
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+ new clause3  7i7 t 
is elect$ 9 a transp>5t process ) vot+  
repres5tatives f across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& f all key con/itu5cies )9 ! transplant
 community2  2 &  7,c7 9 clause 7iii7 7z
 s r$esignat$71 by ins]t+ be=e ^:       

*airp]sons ! foll[+3 ?r\gh ! election   
process describ$ 9 clause 7i712  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,network %all
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,network's prim>y   
goal %all be to increase ! numb] (      
successful transplants by e/abli%+      
policies1 collect+ data1 & conduct+     
/udies & demon/rations to2  7,b7 by     
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,j7 
z subp>agraphs 7,p7 ?r\gh 7,y71         
respectively2  7,c7 by /rik+ subp>agraph
 7,k72  7,d7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 
7,l71 7,m71 7,n71 & 7,o7 z subp>agraphs 
7,z71 7,,aa71 7,,cc71 & 7,,dd71         
respectively2  7,e7 by ins]t+ be=e      
subp>agraph 7,p7 7z s r$esignat$7 !     
foll[+3  7,a7 increase organ donation   
by--  7i7 work+ actively to increase !  
supply ( donat$ organs1  7ii7 provid+   
in=mation to physicians & o!r heal?     
pr(essionals reg>d+ organ donation1     
7iii7 e/abli%+ a process & proc$ures =  
adopt+ be/ practices 9 organ donation1 &
  7iv7 e/abli%+ processes1 proc$ures1 & 

requirem5ts = cont9u+ education =       
transplant community p]sonnel to        
implem5t be/ practices1  7,b7 increase  
access to transplantation = und]s]v$    
m9orities1  7,c7 r$uce b>ri]s to        
transplantation bas$ on socio-economic  
/atus1  7,d7 increase access to         
transplantation = *ildr51  7,e7 promote 
innovation 9 transplantation sci5ce1    
7,f7 promote innovation 9 organ donation
 & allocation1  7,g7 increase organ     
utilization & r$uce organ disc>ds by    
elim9at+ transplant policies &          
regulations t enc\rage transplant c5t]s 
to avoid ! use ( c]ta9 organs1  7,h7    
rew>d local communities = donation ef=ts
 by ensur+ local access to donat$       
organs1  7,i7 facilitate collaboration  
betwe5 transplant c5t]s & local ,organ  
,procurem5t ,organizations to maximize  
organ donation & utilization1  7,j7     
e/abli% policies & proc$ures to increase
 ! use ( m>g9al or high-risk donors     
consi/5t ) s\nd m$ical judgem5t & in=m$ 
cons5t1 & ensure transplant c5t]s are n 

p5aliz$ = su* use1  7,k7 e/abli% uni=m  
crit]ia = det]m9+ pati5t m$ical /atus1  
7,l7 incorporate outcome measures into  
allocation policy to ensure maximum     
b5efit to ! population f                
transplantation1  7,m7 increase         
transp>5cy ( data collection & model+ = 
organ donation & organ allocation1  7,n7
 e/abli% policies & regulations t       
decrease ! co/ ( organ procurem5t &     
transplantation1  7,o7 elim9ate         
regulatory duplication betwe5 ag5cies   
result+ 9 ineffici5cy 9 ! transplant    
process1  2  7,f7 9 subp>agraph 7,q7 7z 
s r$esignat$71 by ins]t+ 1 :i* %all     
consid] outcomes z well z wait+ li/     
mortality1 aft] allocat+ organs2 &  7,g7
 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,,aa7 7z s 
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7,,bb7 recognize 
! diff]5ces 9 heal? & 9 organ           
transplantation issues betwe5 pati5ts :o
 live close to transplant c5t]s & rural 
pati5ts :o live f> f transplant c5t]s1 &
 adopt crit]ia1 polices1 & proc$ures t  
address ! unique heal? c>e ne$s (       

pati5ts liv+ 9 rural areas f> f         
transplant c5t]s1  2 &  7#c7 by /rik+   
p>agraph 7#c74  7b7 ,regulations ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all promulgate regulations to implem5t 
! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4