Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act

Bill: 118-hr-4362
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2023-06-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Transportation

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly issue regulations, as necessary, to enable air carriers to transport human organs for transplant above wing (i.e., in the cabin of an aircraft). </p> <p>Among other things, the regulations must include</p> <ul> <li>consideration of protocols for air control outages;</li> <li>a requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for a person to accompany organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights; and</li> <li>a standardized process for commercial air carriers to accept, handle, and manage organs in transit.</li> </ul> <p>The TSA and the FAA must also consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to identify metrics for the handling of organs and organ-related tissue by air carriers.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4362 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2023 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Collins , and Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to jointly issue regulations relating to air carrier transport of human organs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Organs One Flight at a Time Act . 2. Regulations relating to air carrier transport of human organs (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly take such actions as may be necessary to issue regulations to enable air carriers to efficiently and safely carry organs for transplant above wing. Such regulations shall include the following: (1) A definition of covered materials that includes organs and containers associated with the transfer of such organs. (2) Consideration of protocols for air control outages that impact timeliness of flights transporting organs for transplant. (3) A requirement that air carriers implement a protocol for human person accompaniment of organs to and from the aircraft and between connecting flights. (4) A standardized process for commercial air carrier acceptance, handling, and management of organs in transit. (5) Consistent use of flight notes to indicate organs on board to permit air traffic control to ensure priority takeoff and landing of flights transporting organs for transplant. (b) Consultation In promulgating the regulations required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administrator and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly consult with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) to identify metrics regarding air carrier handling of organs and organ-related tissue in order to increase transparency and aid the development of best practices and improvement initiatives. (c) Definition In this Act, the term organ has the meaning given such term in section 121.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.