,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iici  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #d1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wittman 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1  
,mr4 ,co/a1 & ,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,plann+ &         
,evaluation1 to conduct a /udy on exi/+ 
ef=ts ( hospitals ) respect to          
electronic automat$ ref]rals = purposes 
( organ donation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,organ ,donation ,ref]ral ,improvem5t   
,act4  #b4 ,/udy+ electronic automat$   
ref]ral = organ donations  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,plann+ &         
,evaluation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !   
,secret>y71 %all conduct & complete a   
/udy on exi/+ ef=ts ( hospitals )       

respect to electronic automat$ ref]rals 
= purposes ( organ donation4  7b7 ,/udy 
compon5ts ,! /udy conduct$ "u subsection
 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 id5tify sav+s 9 /aff   
"t1 v>iation 9 timel9ess to det]m9e     
eligibility = organ donation1 z well z  
pot5tial improvem5t ov] human int]action
 = ! id5tification ( pot5tial organ     
donors1 if any1 atta9$ ?r\gh ! use (    
electronic automat$ ref]rals2  7#b7     
id5tify b5efits1 if any1 9 id5tify+     
pot5tial organ donors ?r\gh ! use (     
electronic m$ical records & /&>diz$     
cl9ical crit]ia2  7#c7 review ! impact (
 su* electronic automat$ ref]rals1 )\t !
 ne$ = manual report+1 on donation      
volumes2  7#d7 assess publi%$           
pe]-review$ cl9ical lit]ature on su*    
electronic automat$ ref]rals2  7#e7     
review be/ practices = us+ su*          
electronic automat$ ref]rals2  7#f7     
review in=mation te*nology practices to 
ensure ! secure transmission ( in=mation
 = purposes ( su* ref]rals2  7#g7       
develop recomm5dations to promote ! use 

( su* electronic automat$ ref]rals2 &   
7#h7 id5tify :at actions are ne$$ to    
e/abli% ! use ( su* electronic automat$ 
ref]rals nationwide4  7c7 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,f9ance & ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate a report on ! results ( ! /udy   
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7        
,electronic automat$ ref]ral def9$ ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m electronic automat$  
ref]ral means an electronic sy/em t     
id5tifies pot5tial deceas$ organ donors 
via cl9ical crit]ia 9 a pati5t's        
electronic heal? record & automatically 
ref]s su* pati5ts to ! hospital's       
collaborat+ organ procurem5t            
organization4