[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 710 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 710 To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2007 Mr. Norwood (for himself and Mr. Inslee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration. 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 ``Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT. Section 301(a) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this section, kidney paired donation shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration.''. <all>