42 U.S.C. § 274f — Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred toward living organ donation

(a) In general: The Secretary may award grants to states, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations under section 273, or other public or private entities, to (1) reimburse travel and living expenses that individuals incur while making a living organ donation ("donating individuals"), and (2) reimburse other incidental, nonmedical expenses the Secretary decides by regulation are appropriate. (b) Preference: When carrying out (a), the Secretary must give preference to individuals more likely to otherwise be unable to afford these expenses. (c) No consideration of income of organ recipient: A grantee reimbursing a donating individual cannot take the organ recipient's income into account at all. (d) Certain circumstances: The Secretary may treat "donating individuals" as including people who, in good faith, incurred qualifying expenses intending to donate, even if the donation ultimately didn't happen for reasons the Secretary finds appropriate. The Secretary may also treat "qualifying expenses" as covering the costs of up to 2 relatives or others who accompany or assist the donor, but only for the same types of expenses paid for the donor. (e) Relationship to payments under other programs: A grant recipient must agree not to spend the grant on a donor's expenses to the extent those expenses have been, or reasonably can be expected to be, paid by a state compensation program, insurance, a federal or state health benefits program, or a prepaid health services entity. (f) Definitions: "Donating individuals" and "qualifying expenses" have the meanings given in (a), as expanded by (d). (g) Authorization of appropriations: $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for this section for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. (h) Annual report: Starting in fiscal year 2027, by December 31 of each year, the Secretary must prepare, submit to Congress, and make public a report on whether the grants under this section gave enough funding the prior year to reimburse all participating donors for all their qualifying expenses. Each report must include the estimated number of donors who did not get full reimbursement that year, and the total additional funding estimated as necessary to fully reimburse everyone.