ExecutiveOrdersEO
Proc 9583ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9583

National Donate Life Month, 2017

This proclamation designates April 2017 as National Donate Life Month to honor organ and tissue donors, celebrate transplant professionals, and encourage Americans to learn about becoming donors. It calls on various groups to raise awareness of the need for donors but contains no binding policy directives, funding, or regulatory changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 16711

Impact dates

  1. National Donate Life Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 2017 as National Donate Life Month
  • Call upon healthcare professionals, volunteers, educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and private organizations to help raise awareness of organ and tissue donor need

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 2017 as National Donate Life Month

Near term (90d)

  • Awareness-raising activities by called-upon groups during April 2017

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • No enforcement mechanism for awareness-raising calls; purely voluntary
  • No funding or policy changes attached to proclamation
Proclamation 9583: National Donate Life Month, 2017 · Executive Orders