42 U.S.C. § 274c — Administration

Page 511 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 274d in considering applications for section 273 grants, re- designated par. (3) as (2) and substituted ‘‘section 273(a)(2)’’ for ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 273(a)’’, and added par. (3). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–616, § 203(3), inserted ‘‘or con- tract’’ after ‘‘grant’’ wherever appearing and ‘‘and con- tracts’’ after ‘‘grants’’ wherever appearing. 1988—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–607 substituted ‘‘para- graphs (2) and (3) of section 273(a) of this title’’ for ‘‘section 273 of this title for the establishment, initial operation, or expansion of organ procurement organiza- tions’’. § 274c. Administration The Secretary shall designate and maintain an identifiable administrative unit in the Public Health Service to— (1) administer this part and coordinate with the organ procurement activities under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.]; (2) conduct a program of public information to inform the public of the need for organ do- nations; (3) provide technical assistance to organ pro- curement organizations, the Organ Procure- ment and Transplantation Network estab- lished under section 274 of this title, and other entities in the health care system involved in organ donations, procurement, and trans- plants; and (4) provide information— (A) to patients, their families, and their physicians about transplantation; and (B) to patients and their families about the resources available nationally and in each State, and the comparative costs and patient outcomes at each transplant center affiliated with the organ procurement and transplantation network, in order to assist the patients and families with the costs as- sociated with transplantation. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 375, as added Pub. L. 98–507, title II, § 201, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 100–607, title IV, § 405, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3116; Pub. L. 101–616, title II, § 204, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3285; Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3), Sept. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 69.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Social Security Act, referred to in par. (1), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XVIII of the So- cial Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§ 1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 375 of act July 1, 1944, added by act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962, which related to definitions, was renumbered section 385 and classified to section 279 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879. AMENDMENTS 2023—Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(A), substituted semicolon for comma at end. Par. (3). Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(B), substituted ‘‘trans- plants; and’’ for ‘‘transplants, and’’. Par. (4). Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(C), redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively. 1990—Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(a), struck out ‘‘, during fis- cal years 1985 through 1990,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary shall’’. Par. (3). Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(b)(1), struck out ‘‘receiv- ing funds under section 273 of this title’’ after ‘‘organ procurement organizations’’. Par. (4). Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(b)(2), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: ‘‘not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report on the status of organ donation and coordination services and include in the report an analysis of the efficiency and effective- ness of the procurement and allocation of organs and a description of problems encountered in the procure- ment and allocation of organs.’’ 1988—Pub. L. 100–607, in introductory provisions, sub- stituted ‘‘1985 through 1990’’ for ‘‘1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988’’ and, in par. (4), substituted ‘‘not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Con- gress a report’’ for ‘‘one year after the date on which the Task Force on Organ Transplantation transmits its final report under section 104(c) of the National Organ Transplant Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 1988, submit to Congress an annual report’’. § 274d. Report Not later than 2 years after September 22, 2023, and every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish, and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a re- port on the scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation. The Secretary shall con- sult with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in the preparation of the report. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 376, as added Pub. L. 98–507, title II, § 201, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 100–607, title IV, § 406, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3116; Pub. L. 101–616, title II, § 205, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3285; Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(4), Sept. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 70.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 376 of act July 1, 1944, added by act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1, 70 Stat. 962, which related to Li- brary facilities, was renumbered section 386 and classi- fied to section 280 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879. AMENDMENTS 2023—Pub. L. 118–14 substituted ‘‘2 years after Sep- tember 22, 2023, and every second year thereafter’’ for ‘‘February 10 of 1991 and of each second year there- after’’ and ‘‘Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,’’ for ‘‘Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.’’. 1990—Pub. L. 101–616 substituted ‘‘Not later than Feb- ruary 10 of 1991 and of each second year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish, and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Labor and Human Re- sources of the Senate.’’ for ‘‘The Secretary shall, not later than October 1 of each year, publish’’. 1988—Pub. L. 100–607 substituted ‘‘shall, not later than October 1 of each year,’’ for ‘‘shall annually’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on