,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #afb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aa1 #bjai,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and 
,ms4 ,collins7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting the designation of ,april   
#bjai as ,national ,donate ,life ,month4
  ,whereas1 in ,april #bjai1 more than  
#aac1jjj individuals were on the        
official waiting list for organ donation
 managed by the ,organ ,procurement and 
,transplantation ,network established   
under section #cgb of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgd7 7referred to in this preamble as  
the national transplant waiting list72  
,whereas1 in #bjah1 #cf1ebi transplant  
procedures were performed in the ,united
 ,states with organs from #aj1gba       
deceased donors and #f1hda living       
donors1 yet on average1 #bj people die  
each day while waiting for an organ     

donation2 ,whereas more than            
#aej1jjj1jjj people in the ,united      
,states are registered to be organ and  
tissue donors1 yet the demand for       
donated organs outweighs the supply of  
organs made available each day2         
,whereas1 in #bjah1 a record was set for
 the number of organ transplants        
performed in a single year1 for the     
sixth consecutive year1 yet every #aj   
minutes1 #a person is added to the      
national transplant waiting list2       
,whereas organ donation from a single   
deceased donor can benefit up to #h     
individuals1 and tissue donation from a 
single deceased donor can benefit an    
additional #ge individuals2 ,whereas a  
living donor can donate a kidney or a   
portion of a lung or the liver to save  
the life of another individual2 and     
,whereas ,april is traditionally        
recognized as ,national ,donate ,life   
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation
 of ,april #bjai as ,national ,donate   

,life ,month2  7#b7 supports the goals  
and ideals of ,national ,donate ,life   
,month2  7#c7 supports promoting        
awareness of organ and tissue donation  
by increasing public awareness2  7#d7   
encourages ,states1 localities1 and     
territories of the ,united ,states to   
support the goals and ideals of         
,national ,donate ,life ,month by       
issuing a proclamation to designate     
,april as ,national ,donate ,life       
,month2  7#e7 commends each individual  
who-- 7,a7 is a registered organ donor  
who may have a positive effect on the   
life of another individual2 or  7,b7    
indicates a wish to become an organ and 
tissue donor2  7#f7 acknowledges the    
grief of families who face the loss of  
loved ones and commends the families    
who1 in their grief1 choose to donate   
the organs and tissues of deceased      
family members2  7#g7 recognizes the    
generous contribution made by each      
living individual who has donated an    
organ or tissue to save and enhance the 

life of another individual2  7#h7       
acknowledges the advances in medical    
technology that have enabled organ      
transplantation with organs donated by  
living individuals to become a viable   
treatment option for an increasing      
number of patients2  7#i7 commends the  
medical professionals and organ donation
 and transplantation experts who have   
worked to improve organ donation of     
deceased and living individuals and to  
increase the number of deceased and     
living donors1 thus saving more lives2  
and  7#aj7 salutes each individual who  
has helped to give the gift of life by  
supporting1 promoting1 and encouraging  
organ and tissue donation4