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The National Organ Transplant Act is passed.

1984

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) establishes a regulated system of nonprofit organ procurement, and a transplantation network to acquire all usable organs from potential donors and allocate them equitably among transplant patients using medical criteria. In addition, organ commerce is prohibited under this act.