110 HR 710 IH: To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2007 Mr. Norwood (for himself and Mr. Inslee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act.

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Amendment to the national organ transplant act

Section 301(a) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, kidney paired donation shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration..