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Proc 10544ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10544

National Donate Life Month, 2023

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In simple terms

President Biden proclaimed April 2023 as National Donate Life Month and April 23-29 as National Pediatric Transplant Week, encouraging Americans to register as organ, eye, tissue, and bone marrow donors. The proclamation highlights administration efforts including Medicare drug coverage extension for kidney transplant patients, the OPTN Modernization Initiative, and ARPA-H funding, but contains no binding mandates or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 20369

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 88 FR 20369

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Pediatric Transplant Week begins

  4. National Donate Life Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 2023 as National Donate Life Month
  • Call on Americans to become organ, eye, tissue, or bone marrow donors
  • Call on the Nation to observe National Pediatric Transplant Week from April 23 through April 29

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 2023 as National Donate Life Month
  • Designation of April 23-29, 2023 as National Pediatric Transplant Week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • References to ongoing administration initiatives (OPTN Modernization, ARPA-H, Medicare extension) as accomplishments rather than new directives; vague on whether these are completed or ongoing
  • No funding allocations or regulatory requirements in the proclamation itself
Proclamation 10544: National Donate Life Month, 2023 · Executive Orders