[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Public Law 110-144
110th Congress

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. [NOTE: Dec. 21, 2007 -  [H.R. 710]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress [NOTE: Charlie W. Norwood Living
Organ Donation Act. 42 USC 201 note. assembled,
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.

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``(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. [NOTE: 42 USC 273b. 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. [NOTE: 42 USC 274e note. 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).

Approved December 21, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 710 (S. 487):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
Mar. 6, 7, considered and passed House.
July 9, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Dec. 4, House concurred in Senate amendment with amendments
pursuant to H. Res. 837.
Dec. 6, Senate concurred in House amendments.