42 USC § 273b - Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation

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title: "42 USC § 273b - Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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section_name: "Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation"
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chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"
part_number: "H"
part_name: "Organ Transplants"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–144, § 3, Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1814.)"
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# § 273b. Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation

December 21, 2007

Not later than 1 year after , and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that details the progress made towards understanding the long-term health effects of living organ donation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–144, § 3, Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1814.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.