PUBLIC LAW 110–413—OCT. 14, 2008 

STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES GIFT OF LIFE 

MEDAL ACT OF 2008 


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122 STAT. 4338 PUBLIC LAW 110–413—OCT. 14, 2008 

Public Law 110–413 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and 

the family of organ donors. 

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 ‘‘Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift 

of Life Medal Act of 2008’’. 

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES 

GIFT OF LIFE MEDAL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this section and 

the availability of funds under this Act, any organ donor, or the 

family of any organ donor, shall be eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs 

Jones Gift of Life Medal (hereafter in this Act referred to as a 

‘‘medal’’). 

(b) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

Services shall direct the entity operating the Organ Procurement 

and Transplantation Network to— 

(1) establish an application procedure requiring the relevant organ procurement organization through which an individual or family of the individual made an organ donation, 

to submit to such entity documentation supporting the eligibility of the individual or the family, respectively, to receive 

a medal; 

(2) determine through the documentation provided and, 

if necessary, independent investigation whether the individual 

or family, respectively, is eligible to receive such a medal; 

and 

(3) arrange for the presentation to the relevant organ 

procurement organization all medals struck pursuant to section 

4 to individuals or families that are determined to be eligible 

to receive medals. 

(c) LIMITATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), only 

1 medal may be presented to a family under subsection (b). 

Such medal shall be presented to the donating family member, 

or in the case of a deceased donor, the family member who 

signed the consent form authorizing, or who otherwise authorized, the donation of the organ involved. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a family in which more 

than 1 member is an organ donor, a medal may be presented 

for each such organ donor. 

42 USC 274i. 

42 USC 201 note. 

Stephanie Tubbs 

Jones Gift of Life 

Medal Act of 

2008. 

Oct. 14, 2008 

[H.R. 7198] 


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PUBLIC LAW 110–413—OCT. 14, 2008 122 STAT. 4339 

SEC. 3. SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Organ Procurement and Transplantation 

Network may collect funds to offset expenditures relating to the 

issuance of medals authorized under this Act. 

(b) PAYMENT OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), all 

funds received by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 

Network under subsection (a) shall be promptly paid by the 

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of purchasing medals under this Act for distribution and paying 

the administrative costs of the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services and the Secretary of the Treasury in carrying out 

this Act. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 7 percent of any funds 

received under subsection (a) may be used to pay administrative 

costs, and fundraising costs to solicit funds under subsection 

(a), incurred by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 

Network in carrying out this Act. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No Federal funds 

(including amounts appropriated for use by the Organ Procurement 

and Transplantation Network) may be used for purposes of carrying 

out this Act, including purchasing medals under this Act or paying 

the administrative costs of the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services or the Secretary of the Treasury in carrying out this 

Act. 

SEC. 4. DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF MEDAL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this section, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike the Stephanie 

Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals, each of which shall— 

(1) weigh 250 grams; 

(2) have a diameter of 3 inches; and 

(3) consist of bronze. 

(b) DESIGN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the medals shall commemorate the compassion and courage manifested by and the sacrifices made by organ donors and their families, and the medals 

shall bear suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. 

(2) SELECTION.—The design of medals struck under this 

section shall be— 

(A) selected by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 

interested members of the family of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 

Dr. William H. Frist, and the Commission of Fine Arts; 

and 

(B) reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee. 

(c) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursuant to this 

section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 

31, United States Code. 

(d) STRIKING AND DELIVERY OF MINIMUM-SIZED LOTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike and deliver to the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services no fewer than 100 medals at any 

time pursuant to an order by such Secretary. 

42 USC 274i–2. 

42 USC 274i–1. 


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122 STAT. 4340 PUBLIC LAW 110–413—OCT. 14, 2008 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7198: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 

Sept. 29, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate. 

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(e) COST OF MEDALS.—Medals struck under this section and 

sold to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for distribution 

in accordance with this Act shall be sold to the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services at a price sufficient to cover the cost of 

designing and striking the medals, including labor, materials, dies, 

use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 

(f) NO EXPENDITURES IN ADVANCE OF RECEIPT OF FUND.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall not 

strike or distribute any medals under this Act until such time 

as the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that 

sufficient funds have been received by such Secretary to cover 

the cost of the medals ordered. 

(2) DESIGN IN ADVANCE OF ORDER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may begin designing 

the medal at any time after the date of the enactment of 

this Act and take such other action as may be necessary to 

be prepared to strike such medals upon receiving the certification described in such paragraph, including preparing dies 

and striking test pieces. 

SEC. 5. MEDALS NOT TREATED AS VALUABLE CONSIDERATION. 

A medal under this Act shall not be treated as valuable consideration for purposes of section 301(a) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(a)). 

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

For purposes of this Act: 

(1) ORGAN.—The term ‘‘organ’’ has the meaning given such 

term in section 121.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(2) ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘organ 

procurement organization’’ means a qualified organ procurement organization described in section 371(b)(1) of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)). 

(3) ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK.— The term ‘‘Organ Procurementand Transplantation 

Network’’ means the Organ Procurement and Transplantation 

Network established under section 372 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274). 

Approved October 14, 2008. 

42 USC 274i–4. 

42 USC 274i–3. 


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