,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bedd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve 
the ,organ ,procurement and             
,transplantation ,network1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,securing the ,u4,s4
 ,organ ,procurement and                
,transplantation ,network ,act4  #b4    
,organ procurement and transplantation  
network ,section #cgb of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,secretary  
shall by contract and inserting ,in     
general--,the ,secretary shall2  7,b7 by
 striking establishment and and         
inserting continued2 and  7,c7 by       
striking the second and third sentences 
and inserting ,the ,secretary may award 
grants1 contracts1 or cooperative       
agreements1 as the ,secretary determines
 appropriate1 for purposes of carrying  
out this section42 and  7#b7 in         

subsection 7b71 by striking 7b77#a7 ,the
 ,organ ,procurement and all that       
follows through the end of subparagraph 
7,a7 of paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the
 following3  7b7 ,composition  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,organ ,procurement and    
,transplantation ,network shall-- 7,a7  
be operated through awards to public or 
private entities made by the ,secretary 
that are distinct from the awards made  
to support the organization tasked with 
supporting the board of directors       
described in subparagraph 7,b72 and  4  
#c4 ,technical amendments ,title ,,iii  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is 
amended-- 7#a7 in section               
#cga7;b77#a77;,h77i77,,iii7 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgc7;b77#a77;,h77i77,,iii771 
by striking histocompatability and      
inserting histocompatibility2  7#b7 in  
section #cgd7;c77#b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bgd;b7c77#b771 by striking section #cga
 or #cgc each place it appears and      
inserting section #cga1 #cgb1 or #cgc2  
7#c7 in section #cge 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#bgd;c7-- 7,a7 by striking the comma at 
the end of each of paragraphs 7#a7 and  
7#b7 and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#c71 by striking            
transplants1 and and inserting          
transplants2 and2 and  7,c7 in paragraph
 7#d71 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 
7ii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71    
respectively2 and  7#d7 in section #cgf 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd;d7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,february #aj of #aiia and of  
each second year thereafter and         
inserting #b years after the date of    
enactment of the ,securing the ,u4,s4   
,organ ,procurement and ,transplantation
 ,network ,act and every second year    
thereafter2 and  7,b7 by striking       
,committee on ,labor and ,human         
,resources of the ,senate4 and inserting
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate14  
#d4 ,,gao review ,not later than #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 to the 

extent data are available1 conduct a    
review of the historical financing of   
the ,organ ,procurement and             
,transplantation ,network described in  
section #cgb of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd71     
including the utilization of            
registration fees among entities that   
have previously been awarded contracts  
under such section #cgb2 and  7#b7      
submit to the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions and   
the ,committee on ,finance of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report on the review 
under paragraph 7#a71 including related 
recommendations1 as applicable4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives ,july   
#be1 #bjbc4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4