,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,young introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xi of the ,social   
,security ,act with respect to organ    
procurement organizations4  #a4 ,short  
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,organ ,procurement ,optimization ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,organ procurement       
organizations  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#aach7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#h7;b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting
 the following3  7,c7 relies on a       
standardized performance metric or      
metrics that are objective1 verifiable1 
and not subject to interpretation by    
organ procurement organizations2  2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,not later than #a year after the
 date of enactment of the ,organ        

,procurement ,optimization ,act of      
#bjai1 the ,secretary shall publish in  
the ,federal ,register a final rule to  
establish the metric or metrics         
described in paragraph 7#a77;,c74  4    
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section     
#cga7;b77#a77;,d77ii7 of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgc7;b77#a77;,d77ii77 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71
 by striking #bjjb and inserting #bjba2 
and  7#b7 by striking subclause 7,,ii7  
and inserting the following3  7,,ii7    
rely on the standardized performance    
metric or metrics established under     
section #ahch7;b77#a77;,c72  4