[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 837 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      December 4, 2007.
    Resolved, That, upon the adoption of this resolution, the House shall be 
considered to have taken from the Speaker's table the bill, H.R. 710, with the 
Senate amendment thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the 
following amendments:



    In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate 
to the text of the bill, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT.

    Section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: ``The 
        preceding sentence does not apply with respect to human organ paired 
        donation.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) The term `human organ paired donation' means the donation and 
        receipt of human organs under the following circumstances:
                    ``(A) An individual (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                `first donor') desires to make a living donation of a human 
                organ specifically to a particular patient (referred to in this 
                paragraph as the `first patient'), but such donor is 
                biologically incompatible as a donor for such patient.
                    ``(B) A second individual (referred to in this paragraph as 
                the `second donor') desires to make a living donation of a human 
                organ specifically to a second particular patient (referred to 
                in this paragraph as the `second patient'), but such donor is 
                biologically incompatible as a donor for such patient.
                    ``(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), the first donor is 
                biologically compatible as a donor of a human organ for the 
                second patient, and the second donor is biologically compatible 
                as a donor of a human organ for the first patient.
                    ``(D) If there is any additional donor-patient pair as 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B), each donor in the group of 
                donor-patient pairs is biologically compatible as a donor of a 
                human organ for a patient in such group.
                    ``(E) All donors and patients in the group of donor-patient 
                pairs (whether 2 pairs or more than 2 pairs) enter into a single 
                agreement to donate and receive such human organs, respectively, 
                according to such biological compatibility in the group.
                    ``(F) Other than as described in subparagraph (E), no 
                valuable consideration is knowingly acquired, received, or 
                otherwise transferred with respect to the human organs referred 
                to in such subparagraph.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that details the progress made 
towards understanding the long-term health effects of living organ donation.

SEC. 4. NO IMPACT ON SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND.

    Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed to 
alter or amend the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) (or any 
regulation promulgated under that Act).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the 
        National Organ Transplant Act to provide that criminal 
        penalties do not apply to human organ paired donation, and for 
        other purposes.''.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.