ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK.

SEC. 403. ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK. (a) Duties.—Section 372(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 274(b)(2)) is amended— (1)(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (b) through (h) as subparagraphs (c) through (I), respectively; and (B) by adding after subparagraph (a) the following new subparagraph: “(B) establish membership criteria and medical criteria for allocating organs and provide to members of the public an opportunity to comment with respect to such criteria,”; (2) in subparagraph (d) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)(a) of this subsection), by striking “organs which” and all that follows and inserting “organs,”; (3) in subparagraph (e) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)(a) of this subsection), strike “organs,” and insert the following: “organs, including standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome,”; (4) in subparagraph (f) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)(a) of this subsection), by striking “basis,” and inserting the following: “basis (and, to the extent practicable, among regions or on a national basis),”; and (5)(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (h) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection); (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 102 STAT. 3116 “(J) carry out studies and demonstration projects for the purpose of improving procedures for organ procurement and allocation.”. (b) Consideration of Critical Comments.—Section 372 (42 U.S.C. 274) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) The Secretary shall establish procedures for— “(1) receiving from interested persons critical comments relating to the manner in which the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is carrying out the duties of the Network under subsection (b); and “(2) the consideration by the Secretary of such critical comments.”.