42 U.S.C. § 272 — Administration of oaths by quarantine offi-

Page 504 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 272 1 See References in Text note below. or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of quarantine rules and regulations or without per- mission of the quarantine officer in charge, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. (b) Penalties for vessels violating quarantine laws Any vessel which violates section 269 of this title, or any regulations thereunder or under section 267 of this title, or which enters within or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of the quarantine rules and regulations or without per- mission of the officer in charge, shall forfeit to the United States not more than $5,000, the amount to be determined by the court, which shall be a lien on such vessel, to be recovered by proceedings in the proper district court of the United States. In all such proceedings the United States attorney shall appear on behalf of the United States; and all such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and laws governing cases of seizure of vessels for vio- lation of the revenue laws of the United States. (c) Remittance or mitigation of forfeitures With the approval of the Secretary, the Sur- geon General may, upon application therefor, remit or mitigate any forfeiture provided for under subsection (b) of this section, and he shall have authority to ascertain the facts upon all such applications. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 368, 58 Stat. 706; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel- fare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education. Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted ‘‘United States attorney’’ for ‘‘United States district attorney’’. See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Ju- dicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision note thereunder. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Surgeon General abolished by section 3 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, and functions thereof transferred to Sec- retary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, set out as a note under sec- tion 202 of this title. Office of Surgeon General reestab- lished within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, see Notice of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Mar. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 11754. Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans- ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title. Federal Security Agen- cy and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. § 272. Administration of oaths by quarantine offi- cers Medical officers of the United States, when performing duties as quarantine officers at any port or place within the United States, are au- thorized to take declarations and administer oaths in matters pertaining to the administra- tion of the quarantine laws and regulations of the United States. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 369, 58 Stat. 706.) PART H—ORGAN TRANSPLANTS Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior part H related to grants to Alaska for mental health, prior to the general revision of part H by Pub. L. 98–507, title II, § 201, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2342. Another prior part H, entitled ‘‘National Library of Medicine’’, as added by act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, 70 Stat. 960, was redesignated part I and classified to section 275 et seq. of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158. § 273. Organ procurement organizations (a) Grant authority of Secretary (1) The Secretary may make grants for the planning of qualified organ procurement organi- zations described in subsection (b). (2) The Secretary may make grants for the es- tablishment, initial operation, consolidation, and expansion of qualified organ procurement organizations described in subsection (b). (b) Qualified organizations (1) A qualified organ procurement organiza- tion for which grants may be made under sub- section (a) is an organization which, as deter- mined by the Secretary, will carry out the func- tions described in paragraph (2) 1 and— (A) is a nonprofit entity, (B) has accounting and other fiscal proce- dures (as specified by the Secretary) necessary to assure the fiscal stability of the organiza- tion, (C) has an agreement with the Secretary to be reimbursed under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.] for the procurement of kidneys, (D) notwithstanding any other provision of law, has met the other requirements of this section and has been certified or recertified by the Secretary within the previous 4-year pe- riod as meeting the performance standards to be a qualified organ procurement organization through a process that either— (i) granted certification or recertification within such 4-year period with such certifi- cation or recertification in effect as of Janu- ary 1, 2000, and remaining in effect through the earlier of— (I) January 1, 2002; or (II) the completion of recertification under the requirements of clause (ii); or (ii) is defined through regulations that are promulgated by the Secretary by not later than January 1, 2002, that— (I) require recertifications of qualified organ procurement organizations not more frequently than once every 4 years;