Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008
PL 110-413 (H.R.7198), enacted 10/14/2008

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 rel-
evant organ procurement organization through which an indi-
vidual or family of the individual made an organ donation, 
to submit to such entity documentation supporting the eligi-
bility 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 author-
ized, 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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122 STAT. 4339 
PUBLIC LAW 110–413—OCT. 14, 2008 
SEC. 3. SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS; PROHIBITION ON USE OF FED-
ERAL 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 Sec-
retary 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 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 commemo-
rate the compassion and courage manifested by and the sac-
rifices 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 con-
sultation 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 Sec-
retary 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. 
(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 para-
graph (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 certifi-
cation 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 consid-
eration for purposes of section 301(a) of the National Organ Trans-
plant 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 procure-
ment 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
NET-
WORK.— 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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