II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 487 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2007 Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donations shall not be considered to 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 of 2007.

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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 donations shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration..