[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

122 STAT. 4835

Public Law 110-426
110th Congress

An Act


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal
funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Network. [NOTE: Oct. 15, 2008 -  [H.R. 6469]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, [NOTE: Stephanie
Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008.
SECTION 1. [NOTE: 42 USC 201 note.   SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ
Transplant Authorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND
TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK.

Section 372(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274(a))
is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$7,000,000''.
SEC. 3. [NOTE: 42 USC 274 note.   REPORT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
request that the Executive Director of the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network submit to Congress, not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, a report that shall include--
(1) the identity of transplant programs that have become
inactive or have closed since the heart allocation policy change
of 2006;
(2) the distance to the next closest operational heart
transplant center from such inactivated or closed programs and
an evaluation of whether or not access to care has been reduced
to the population previously serviced by such inactive or closed
program;
(3) the number of patients with rural zip codes that
received transplants after the heart allocation policy change of
2006 as compared with the number of such patients that received
such transplants prior to such heart allocation policy change;
(4) a comparison of the number of transplants performed, the
mortality rate for individuals on the transplant waiting lists,
and the post-transplant survival rate nationally and by region
prior to and after the heart allocation policy change of 2006;
and
(5) specifically with respect to allosensitized patients, a
comparison of the number of heart transplants performed, the
mortality rate for individuals on the heart transplant waiting
lists, and the post heart transplant survival rate nationally
and by region prior to and after the heart allocation policy
change of 2006.

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(b) Limitation on Funding.--The increase provided for in the
amendment made by section 2 shall not apply with respect to contracts
entered into under section 372(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 274(a)) after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act if the Executive Director of the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network fails to submit the report under subsection (a).

Approved October 15, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6469:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
Sept. 23, 25, considered and passed House.
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Oct. 3, House concurred in Senate amendment.