Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2063 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to organ procurement organizations. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 9, 2019 Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to organ procurement organizations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Organ Procurement 4 Optimization Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1138(b) of the Social Se- 7 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–8(b)) is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 9 (C) and inserting the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2063.IS S2063 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2063 IS ‘‘(C) relies on a standardized performance met- 1 ric or metrics that are objective, verifiable, and not 2 subject to interpretation by organ procurement orga- 3 nizations;’’; and 4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact- 6 ment of the Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 7 2019, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 8 a final rule to establish the metric or metrics described 9 in paragraph (1)(C).’’. 10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 11 371(b)(1)(D)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 12 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended— 13 (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 14 striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 15 (2) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(II) rely on the standardized per- 18 formance metric or metrics established 19 under section 1838(b)(1)(C);’’. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:34 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2063.IS S2063 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with BILLS