[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1889 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1889

  To encourage organ donation by enclosing information in income tax 
                         refund check mailings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 1995

 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Camp) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To encourage organ donation by enclosing information in income tax 
                         refund check mailings.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Organ Donation Insert Card Act''.

SEC. 2. ORGAN DONATION INFORMATION INCLUDED WITH INCOME TAX REFUND 
              PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall include with 
any payment of a refund of individual income tax made during the period 
beginning on February 1, 1996, and ending on June 30, 1996, a copy of 
the document described in subsection (b).
    (b) Text of Document.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
organizations promoting organ donation, prepare a document suitable for 
inclusion with individual income tax refund payments which--
            (1) encourages organ donation;
            (2) includes a detachable organ donor card; and
            (3) urges recipients to--
                    (A) sign the organ donor card;
                    (B) discuss organ donation with family members and 
                tell family members about the recipient's desire to be 
                an organ donor if the occasion arises; and
                    (C) encourage family members to request or 
                authorize organ donation if the occasion arises.
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