US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 274c

Administration

The Secretary shall designate and maintain an identifiable administrative unit in the Public Health Service to—
(1)
42 U.S.C. 1395 administer this part and coordinate with the organ procurement activities under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [ et seq.];
(2)
conduct a program of public information to inform the public of the need for organ donations;
(3)
section 274 of this title provide technical assistance to organ procurement organizations, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network established under , and other entities in the health care system involved in organ donations, procurement, and transplants; and
(4)
provide information—
(A)
to patients, their families, and their physicians about transplantation; and
(B)
to patients and their families about the resources available nationally and in each State, and the comparative costs and patient outcomes at each transplant center affiliated with the organ procurement and transplantation network, in order to assist the patients and families with the costs associated with transplantation.

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 98–507, title II, § 20198 Stat. 2346 Pub. L. 100–607, title IV, § 405102 Stat. 3116 Pub. L. 101–616, title II, § 204104 Stat. 3285 Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)137 Stat. 69 (, title III, § 375, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 49 Stat. 620 section 1305 of this titleThe Social Security Act, referred to in par. (1), is , . Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§ 1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1 70 Stat. 962 section 279 of this titlePub. L. 99–158, § 3(b)99 Stat. 879 A prior section 375 of act , added by , , which related to definitions, was renumbered section 385 and classified to , prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(A)2023—Pars. (1), (2). , substituted semicolon for comma at end.

Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(B)Par. (3). , substituted “transplants; and” for “transplants, and”.

Pub. L. 118–14, § 3(3)(C)Par. (4). , redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively.

Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(a)1990—, struck out “, during fiscal years 1985 through 1990,” after “The Secretary shall”.

Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(b)(1)section 273 of this titlePar. (3). , struck out “receiving funds under ” after “organ procurement organizations”.

Pub. L. 101–616, § 204(b)(2)Par. (4). , amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report on the status of organ donation and coordination services and include in the report an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement and allocation of organs and a description of problems encountered in the procurement and allocation of organs.”

Pub. L. 100–6071988—, in introductory provisions, substituted “1985 through 1990” for “1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988” and, in par. (4), substituted “not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report” for “one year after the date on which the Task Force on Organ Transplantation transmits its final report under section 104(c) of the National Organ Transplant Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 1988, submit to Congress an annual report”.