# 118-hr-2544: Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act

118-hr-2544, Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-2544
- Congress: 118
- Title: Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Separates the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network’s operations from the board-support functions and gives the Secretary flexible authority to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to run the Network.** It also orders a Government Accountability Office review of historical financing and corrects several technical errors and cross-references in the Public Health Service Act. - Health system operators and award recipients: The Network will be run through awards to public or private entities that are distinct from the awards supporting the board of directors. This creates a clear funding path that separates day-to-day Network operations from board-support functions. - Department leadership: The Secretary of Health and Human Services gains discretion to use grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, as the Secretary finds appropriate, to carry out OPTN duties instead of a single rigid contracting approach. - Oversight and finance reviewers: The Government Accountability Office must, within two years, review historical Network financing, including use of registration fees by past contract recipients, and report findings and recommendations to relevant Senate and House committees.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2023-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2023-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Flexible funding and oversight for organ transplants: benefit, low. HHS can now use grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to run the national organ transplant network. Awards to run the network are separate from awards that support its board. The law updates cross-references so related federal rules clearly cover the network. The Government Accountability Of…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-2544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2544)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2544 (as of 2026-01-05).