US HB698 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-11)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-07-30 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

HIV Organ Policy Equity Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal the requirement that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs that include standards for preventing the acquisition of organs infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Replaces this requirement with authorization for the Network to adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), provided that any such standards ensure that organs infected with HIV may be transplanted only into individuals who are infected with such virus before receiving such an organ. Revises similarly the requirement that organ procurement organizations arrange for testing to prevent the acquisition of organs infected with the AIDS etiologic agent to require that they arrange for testing to identify organs infected with HIV. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from HIV-infected donors. Requires the Network to revise its standards of quality regarding HIV-infected organs and the Secretary to revise related regulations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) review annually the results of scientific research in conjunction with the Network to determine whether they warrant revision of quality standards relating to donated HIV-infected organs and to the safety of cross-strain transplantation; and (2) direct the Network, if the review so warrants, to revise its standards in a way that ensures the changes will not reduce the safety of organ transplantation. Amends the federal criminal code to declare that an organ donation does not violate the prohibition against a knowing organ donation by an HIV-infected individual if the donation is made in accordance with this Act.

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Title

HIV Organ Policy Equity Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-07-30HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
2013-07-30HouseCommittee on Judiciary discharged.
2013-07-30HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-181, Part I.
2013-07-17HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2013-07-17HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-07-16HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-04-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-02-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-14HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2013-02-14HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-02-14HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

SB330 (Same As) 2013-11-21 - Became Public Law No: 113-51.

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