S. 2946 · 101st Congress · enacted
Transplant Amendments Act of 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-616.
Latest official action 1990-11-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Transplant Amendments Act of 1990 - Title I: National Bone Marrow Donor Registry - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, by contract, to establish and maintain a National Bone Marrow Donor Registry to take specified actions, including: (1) establish a system for finding donors; (2) establish a system of patient advocacy separate from mechanisms for donor advocacy; and (3) increase the representation of racial and ethnic minority groups in the potential donor pool. Provides for confidentiality of records, establishing criminal monetary and imprisonment penalties for violations. Authorizes appropriations. Removes provisions directing the Secretary, by grant or contract, to establish a bone marrow registry. Title II: Organ Transplants - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, qualified organ procurement organizations and other nonprofit entities for special projects to increase the number of organ donors. (Current law authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the same purpose but makes no reference to contracts or to the recipients of the grants or the contractees.) Removes provisions specifying matters the Secretary must consider in making grants. Replaces a requirement that an organ procurement organization (OPO) be of suf…
Congressional Research Service · 1990-10-25
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