[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 29 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2113-S2114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 266. Mr. REID (for Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, 
Mr. Graham, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Pryor,

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Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Kennedy)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
487, to amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney 
paired donation shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a 
human organ for valuable consideration; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Living Kidney Organ Donation 
     Clarification Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 2. 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.''.

     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.
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  SA 267. Mr. REID (for Mr. Salazar) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 188, to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, 
and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments 
Act of 2006; as follows:

       On page 2, line 3, strike ``and William C. Velasquez'' and 
     insert ``William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia.''
       On page 2, line 10, strike ``and William C. Velasquez'' and 
     insert ``William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia.''
       On page 2, line 19, strike ``and William C. Velasquez'' and 
     insert ``William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia.''

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