Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008
PL 110-426 (H.R.6469), enacted 10/15/2008

122 STAT. 4835 
PUBLIC LAW 110–426—OCT. 15, 2008 
Public Law 110–426 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding 
for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. 
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 Organ 
Transplant Authorization Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND 
TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK. 
Section 372(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
274(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall request that the Executive Director of the Organ Procurement 
and Transplantation Network submit to Congress, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report that shall 
include— 
(1) the identity of transplant programs that have become 
inactive or have closed since the heart allocation policy change 
of 2006; 
(2) the distance to the next closest operational heart trans-
plant center from such inactivated or closed programs and 
an evaluation of whether or not access to care has been reduced 
to the population previously serviced by such inactive or closed 
program; 
(3) the number of patients with rural zip codes that received 
transplants after the heart allocation policy change of 2006 
as compared with the number of such patients that received 
such transplants prior to such heart allocation policy change; 
(4) a comparison of the number of transplants performed, 
the mortality rate for individuals on the transplant waiting 
lists, and the post-transplant survival rate nationally and by 
region prior to and after the heart allocation policy change 
of 2006; and 
(5) specifically with respect to allosensitized patients, a 
comparison of the number of heart transplants performed, the 
mortality rate for individuals on the heart transplant waiting 
lists, and the post heart transplant survival rate nationally 
and by region prior to and after the heart allocation policy 
change of 2006. 
42 USC 274 note. 
42 USC 201 note. 
Stephanie Tubbs 
Jones Organ 
Transplant 
Authorization 
Act of 2008. 
Oct. 15, 2008 
[H.R. 6469] 
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122 STAT. 4836 
PUBLIC LAW 110–426—OCT. 15, 2008 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6469: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 
Sept. 23, 25, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 3, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—The increase provided for in the 
amendment made by section 2 shall not apply with respect to 
contracts entered into under section 372(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274(a)) after the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act if the Executive Director of 
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network fails to 
submit the report under subsection (a). 
Approved October 15, 2008. 
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