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The bill aims to improve safety and public confidence in organ and tissue donation by studying and piloting TB testing and standardized screening, but achieving that will likely impose new costs, operational burdens, and possible delays on healthcare providers and taxpayers.
Transplant recipients would face a lower risk of tuberculosis (TB) transmission if a validated cadaver-tissue TB test is developed and implemented.
Hospitals, tissue banks, and the organ donation system would benefit from improved safety and greater public confidence through standardized donor screening recommendations.
The federal identification of research gaps and piloting of tests across diverse populations would guide targeted funding and research to improve TB detection in donated tissues.
Hospitals, tissue banks, and organ procurement organizations could incur new operational burdens and costs if recommended testing and specimen protocols are adopted.
Recommended regulatory or procedural changes could delay donation processes and increase turnaround time for organ/tissue transplants.
Taxpayers could face additional costs if the Department of Health and Human Services uses appropriated funds to support the study and follow-up activities during FY2027–2031.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires HHS to study feasibility of a standardized test or testing strategy to detect TB in cadaver tissue and report recommendations to Congress.
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study whether a standardized, accurate test or testing strategy can detect tuberculosis (TB) in human cadaver tissue to strengthen donor screening and improve transplant safety. The study must be completed within two years, done in consultation with relevant federal agencies and stakeholders, and produce a report to Congress within three years with findings and recommendations; HHS may use appropriated funds for implementation in fiscal years 2027–2031.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of developing an accurate and reliable standardized test for detecting tuberculosis in tissue from a human cadaver, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 30, 2026 by John Moolenaar · Last progress June 30, 2026