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Calendar No. 281
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1719
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2013
Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Johanns) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
December 19, 2013
Reported by Mr. Harkin, without amendment
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Poison Center Network Act
.
Reauthorization of poison control centers national toll-free number
Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–71) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 for the maintenance of the nationwide toll free phone number under subsection (a).
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Reauthorization of nationwide media campaign to promote poison control center utilization
Section 1272 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–72) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
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Reauthorization of the poison control center grant program
In general
Section 1273 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–73) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking
certified
and inserting accredited
; and
by striking
certification
and inserting accreditation
;
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1),
by striking establish
and inserting
research, establish, implement
;
by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8);
by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:
to research, improve, and enhance the communications and response capability and capacity of the nation’s network of poison control centers to facilitate increased access to the Centers through the integration and modernization of the current poison control centers communications and data system, including enhancing the network’s telephony, Internet, data and social networking technologies;
;
in paragraph (6)
(as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting
paragraph (5)
; and
in paragraph (8)
(as so redesignated), by striking and respond
and inserting
and Internet communications, and to sustain and enhance the poison
control center’s network capability to respond
;
in subsection (c)—
in the subsection
heading, by striking Certification
and inserting
Accreditation
;
by striking
certified
each place that such term appears and inserting
accredited
; and
by striking
certification
each place that such term appears and inserting
accreditation
;
in subsection (d)—
in the subsection
heading, by striking Certification
and inserting
Accreditation
;
in paragraph (1)—
by
striking the certification
and inserting the
accreditation
;
by
striking a noncertified
and inserting a
nonaccredited
; and
by striking
a certification
and inserting an accreditation
;
and
in paragraph (3)—
by striking the last sentence; and
by striking exceed 5 years.
and inserting the following “exceed—
5 years; or
in the case of a non-accredited poison control center operating pursuant to a waiver under this subsection as of October 1, 2014, 6 years.
;
in subsection
(f), by striking for activities of the center
and inserting
for its activities
; and
by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $28,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. The Secretary may utilize an amount not to exceed 6 percent of the amount appropriated under this preceding sentence in each fiscal year for coordination, dissemination, technical assistance, program evaluation, data activities, and other program administration functions, which are determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for carrying out the program under this section.
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Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to grants made on or after October 1, 2014.
December 19, 2013
Reported without amendment