S 1062
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Awards, medals, prizes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Communication in medicine
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Data banks
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health education
Health information systems
Hospitals
DONATE Act
Introduced: June 19, 2001
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Became law
Jun 19, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 19, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6453-6455)
Jun 19, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
The Donor Outreach, Network, and Timely Exchange Act, or the DONATE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center which shall: (1) advance the development of, and information access and exchange between, State donor registries; (2) develop registry guidelines; and (3) maintain a registry clearinghouse.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide grants for State organ and tissue donor registries; (2) establish a State registry advisory task force; (3) establish an organ donation public awareness program; and (4) contract with the Institute of Medicine to evaluate successful organ procurement agency practices.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants for living organ donation expenses.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike a congressional medal to commemorate organ donors and their families.
Amends the Act to authorize the Secretary to award grants for coordination of hospital organ donation activities.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1