How HR 6540 changes current law

Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill prohibits the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from requesting COVID-19 vaccination status for individuals on the national organ transplant list.

• 42 U.S.C. 274(b)

  (4) Prohibition.--Members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall not request the vaccination status of an individual with respect to the virus that causes COVID-19-- (A) when considering an individual for the national list of individuals who need organs under paragraph (2)(A)(i); or (B) as a requirement for receiving an organ transplant under any criteria, standards, or regulations developed pursuant to this subsection.

  This addition forbids any inquiry into COVID-19 vaccination status when placing individuals on the transplant list or as a condition for receiving a transplant.

• 42 U.S.C. 274(b)(2)

  subparagraphs (M), (N), and (O) → subparagraphs (M), (N), and (O)

  This technical amendment adjusts the formatting of specific subparagraphs in the statute.