I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7198 
To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors 
and the family of organ donors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. CAMP of Michigan, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. 
MCCRERY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 indi-
vidual 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 pro-
vided and, if necessary, independent investigation 
whether the individual or family, respectively, is eli-
gible 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), only 1 medal may be presented to a fam-
ily under subsection (b). Such medal shall be pre-
sented 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 au-
thorized, 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. 
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 ex-
penditures relating to the issuance of medals authorized 
under this Act. 
(b) PAYMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), all funds received by the Organ Procure-
ment and Transplantation Network under subsection 
(a) shall be promptly paid by the Organ Procure-
ment and Transplantation Network to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services for purposes of pur-
chasing medals under this Act for distribution and 
paying the administrative costs of the Secretary of 
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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, includ-
ing purchasing medals under this Act or paying the ad-
ministrative 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the medals 
shall commemorate the compassion and courage 
manifested by and the sacrifices made by organ do-
nors 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 Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, the Organ Pro-
curement and Transplantation Network, inter-
ested 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 pursu-
ant 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 de-
liver to the Secretary of Health and Human Services no 
fewer than 100 medals at any time pursuant to an order 
by such Secretary. 
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(e) COST OF MEDALS.—Medals struck under this sec-
tion and sold to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices 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 strik-
ing the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of ma-
chinery, and overhead expenses. 
(f) NO EXPENDITURES IN ADVANCE OF RECEIPT OF 
FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury 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.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury 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. 
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SEC. 5. MEDALS NOT TREATED AS VALUABLE CONSIDER-
ATION. 
A medal under this Act shall not be treated as valu-
able 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 mean-
ing 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 de-
scribed in section 371(b)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)). 
(3) ORGAN
PROCUREMENT
AND
TRANSPLAN-
TATION NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Organ Procurement 
and Transplantation Network’’ means the Organ 
Procurement and Transplantation Network estab-
lished under section 372 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 274). 
Æ 
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