102 STAT. 3116
PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988
"(J) carry out studies and demonstration projects for the purpose of improving procedures for organ procurement and allocation.". (b) CONSIDERATION OP CRITICAL COMMENTS.—Section 372 (42 U.S.C. 274) is smfiended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
- (c) The Secretary shall establish procedures for—
"(1) receiving from interested persons critical comments relating to the manner in which the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is carrying out the duties of the Network under subsection (b); and "(2) the consideration by the Secretary of such critical comments.". SEC. 404. REQUIREMENT REGISTRY.
Grants. Contracts. Appropriation authorization.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 373 (42 U.S.C. 274a) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after the section designation; arid (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b)(1) Not later than October 1, 1988, the Secretary shall, by grant or contract, establish a registry of voluntary bone marrow donors. "(2) For the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1989 and $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1990.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 373 (42 U.S.C. 274a) is amended in the title by inserting "AND BONE MARROW REGISTRY" after "REGISTRY". SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION.
Reports.
Section 375 (42 U.S.C. 274c) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988," and inserting "1985 through 1990,"; and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking "one year" and all that follows through "annual report" and inserting the following: "not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report". SEC. 406. REPORT.
Section 376 (42 U.S.C. 274d) is amended by striking "shall annually" and inserting the following: "shall, not later than October 1 of each year,". SEC. 407. FETAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
Section 301(c)(l) of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(l)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) The term 'human organ' means the human (including fetal) kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, cornea, eye, bone, and skin or any subpart thereof and any other human organ (or any subpart thereof, including that derived from a fetus) specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services by regulation.". SEC. 408. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300w et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part:
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