12 2 STA T .43 3 8PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 413 —O CT. 14 , 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–4 1 3 110 thCongres s A n Act Toestabli s h the S te p ha n ieT u bbs J ones G i f tof L ife M e d al fo r or g an donors and the fa m il y of organ donors .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ S te p ha n ieT u bbs Jo nes G i f t of L ife M eda l Act of 20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 . ELI G I B ILIT Y RE QU IRE M ENTS F OR STE P H A NIE TUBBS J ONES GIFT OF LIFE ME D AL. ( a )IN G E NE RAL . — Sub j ecttothep r o v isions of this section and the availability of funds under this Act , any or g an donor, or the family of any organ donor, shall be eligible for a Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal (hereafter in this Act referred to as a ‘‘medal’’). (b) DOCU M EN TATION.—The Secretary of H ealth and Human Services shall direct the entity operating the Organ P rocurement and Transplantation Net w or k to— ( 1 ) establish an application procedure re q uiring the rel - evant organ procurement organi z ation through which an indi- vidual or family of the individual made an organ donation, to submit to such entity documentation supporting the eligi- bility of the individual or the family, respectively, to receive a medal
(2) determine through the documentation provided and, if necessary, independent investigation whether the individual or family, respectively, is eligible to receive such a medal; and ( 3 ) arrange for the presentation to the relevant organ procurement organization all medals struck pursuant to section 4 to individuals or families that are determined to be eligible to receive medals. (c) L IM I T ATI O N.— (1) IN G ENERAL.—E x cept as provided in paragraph (2), only 1 medal may be presented to a family under subsection (b). Such medal shall be presented to the donating family member, or in the case of a deceased donor, the family member who signed the consent form authorizing, or who otherwise author- ized, the donation of the organ involved. (2) E XC E P TION.—In the case of a family in which more than 1 member is an organ donor, a medal may be presented for each such organ donor. 42USC 2 7 4 i. 42USC2 01note . Ste pha nie Tub b sJ ones G i f tof L ife M e d a lAc tof 200 8 . O ct. 14 , 2008 [H . R .71 9 8 ]
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