102 STAT. 3114

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

Organ

Transplant
Amendments
Act of 1988.

42 USC 201 note.

(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1701(a) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by subsection (bXIXA) of
this section), by striking "paragraph (7)" and inserting "para-
graph (8)"; and

(2) in the matter after and below paragraph (11XD) (as so
redesignated)—

(A) by striking the first sentence; and

(B) by striking "paragraph (10)" and inserting "para-
graph (11)".

TITLE IV—ORGAN TRANSPLANT

AMENDMENTS OF 1988

SEC 401. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the "Organ Trans-
plant Amendments Act of 1988".

(b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act.

SEC 402. ASSISTANCE FOR ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) ADDITIONAL GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 371(a) (42 U.S.C.
273(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting "consolidation,'1 after "oper-
ation,";

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and insert-
ing after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

"(3) The Secretary may make grants for special projects designed
to increase the number of organ donors."; and

(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in paragraph (2) of this
subsection)—

(A) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (A);

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ",
and'1; and

(Q by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
"(Q with respect to carrying out paragraph (3), give special
consideration to proposals from existing organ procurement
organizations.".

(b) LIMITATIONS ON ADDITIONAL GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section
374(bX3) (42 U.S.C, 274b(bX3)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking "section 371" and all that follows through "organizations
and inserting "paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 371(a)".

(c) DESCRIPTION OF ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION.—

(1) Section 371(b) (42 U.S.C. 273(b)) is amended-

(A) in paragraph (IKE)—

(i) by striking "size which" and inserting "size such
that"; and

(ii) by striking "will include" and all that follows
through "year" and inserting the following: "the
organization can reasonably expect to procure organs
from not less than 50 donors each year";

(B) in paragraph (2XO, by striking "372(bX2XD)," and
inserting the following: "372(bX2XE), including arranging