[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3584 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3584

   To delay the effective date of the final rule promulgated by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Organ Procurement 
                      and Transplantation Network.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 1998

 Mr. Boswell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To delay the effective date of the final rule promulgated by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Organ Procurement 
                      and Transplantation Network.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING ORGAN 
              PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK.

    During the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not modify 
regulations that, as of such date, are in effect with respect to the 
operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network under 
section 372 of the Public Health Service Act, including regulations 
under section 1138 of the Social Security Act with respect to such 
Network. During such one-year period, the final rule published in the 
Federal Register to establish part 121 in title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations, has no legal effect.
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