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Union Calendar No. 289 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1133 

[Report No. 115–393] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of 

conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2017 

Mr. CARTER of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. POE of 

Texas, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. FLORES, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 

VALADAO, Mr. YOHO, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. JONES, Mr. COLE, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. HURD, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. 

COOK, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

ADERHOLT, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MARINO, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. BLACK, 

Mr. CALVERT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. LONG, 

and Mr. MACARTHUR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

YOUNG of Iowa, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MAST, 

Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 

Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. PALMER, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 

GALLAGHER, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. BUCSHON, 

Mr. PEARCE, Mr. DUNN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. GARRETT, 

Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto 

Rico, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. MESSER


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Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 16, 2017] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation 

on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant 

procedure for a veteran, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Transplant 

5 Coverage Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS ON 

7 LIVE DONORS FOR PURPOSES OF CON8 DUCTING TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES FOR 

9 VETERANS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 of 

11 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

12 end the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 1788. Transplant procedures with live donors and 

14 related services 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In a case in which a veteran is 

16 eligible for a transplant procedure from the Department, 

17 the Secretary may provide for an operation on a live donor 

18 to carry out such procedure for such veteran, notwith19 standing that the live donor may not be eligible for health 

20 care from the Department. 

21 ‘‘(b) OTHER SERVICES.—Subject to the availability of 

22 appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall furnish 

23 to a live donor any care or services before and after con24 ducting the transplant procedure under subsection (a) that 

25 may be required in connection with such procedure. 


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1 ‘‘(c) USE OF DEPARTMENT OR NON-DEPARTMENT FA2 CILITIES.—The Secretary may provide for the operation de3 scribed in subsection (a) on a live donor and furnish to 

4 the live donor the care and services described in subsection 

5 (b) at a facility of the Department or at a non-Department 

6 facility pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Sec7 retary under section 1703 or 8153 of this title, section 101 

8 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 

9 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note), or any 

10 other authority of the Secretary to furnish care at non-De11 partment facilities. The live donor shall be deemed to be 

12 an individual eligible for hospital care and medical services 

13 at a non-Department facility pursuant to such an agree14 ment solely for the purposes of receiving such operation, 

15 care, and services at the non-Department facility.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

17 the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by in18 serting after the item relating to section 1787 the following 

19 new item: 

‘‘1788. Transplant procedures with live donors and related services.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 289 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1133 

[Report No. 115–393] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorand for other purposes. conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran, for an operation on a live donor for purposes of ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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