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LOST Organs Act of 2020
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S. 3317 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3317


To improve the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 13, 2020

Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To improve the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Lost Opportunities to Supply Transplantable Organs Act of 2020” or the “LOST Organs Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

Section 372(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274(b)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (E), by inserting “and practice” after “quality”;

(2) by moving subparagraphs (M) through (O) 2 ems to the left;

(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (J) through (Q), respectively; and

(4) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:

“(H) track and publicly report, with redactions of personal identifiers of donors, waitlist candidates, and recipients, on the status of all organs in transport from organ procurement organizations to any location within the transplant supply chain, including transplant centers,

“(I) in the event that an organ is lost, damaged, or delayed in transport, establish an open and transparent process to determine cause, corrective action, and recommendations for updates to the standards of quality and practice under subparagraph (E) to prevent organs from being lost, damaged, or delayed,”.