Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2544) to improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2544 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act''. SEC. 2. ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK. Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``The Secretary shall by contract'' and inserting ``In General--The Secretary shall''; (B) by striking ``establishment and'' and inserting ``continued''; and (C) by striking the second and third sentences and inserting ``The Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, as the Secretary determines appropriate, for purposes of carrying out this section.''; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)(1) The Organ Procurement'' and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(b) Composition.-- ``(1) In general.--The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall-- ``(A) be operated through awards to public or private entities made by the Secretary that are distinct from the awards made to support the organization tasked with supporting the board of directors des…”