[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4555 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4555
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend provisions
relating to mammography quality standards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mammography Quality Standards
Reauthorization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY RENEWAL AND LIMITED PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE.
Section 354 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
``or a temporary renewal certificate'' after
``certificate''; and
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (c)(1)''
and inserting ``paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (c)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting
``or a limited provisional certificate'' after
``certificate''; and
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (c)(2)''
and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c)'';
and
(C) in the flush matter at the end, by striking
``provisional certificate'' and inserting ``temporary renewal
certificate, provisional certificate, or a limited provisional
certificate''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Temporary renewal certificate.--The Secretary may issue a
temporary renewal certificate, for a period of not to exceed 45
days, to a facility seeking reaccreditation if the accreditation
body has issued an accreditation extension, for a period of not to
exceed 45 days, for any of the following:
``(A) The facility has submitted the required materials to
the accreditation body within the established time frames for
the submission of such materials but the accreditation body is
unable to complete the reaccreditation process before the
certification expires.
``(B) The facility has acquired additional or replacement
equipment, or has had significant personnel changes or other
unforeseen situations that have caused the facility to be
unable to meet reaccreditation timeframes, but in the opinion
of the accreditation body have not compromised the quality of
mammography.
``(3) Limited provisional certificate.--The Secretary may, upon
the request of an accreditation body, issue a limited provisional
certificate to an entity to enable the entity to conduct
examinations for educational purposes while an onsite visit from an
accreditation body is in progress. Such certificate shall be valid
only during the time the site visit team from the accreditation
body is physically in the facility, and in no case shall be valid
for longer than 72 hours. The issuance of a certificate under this
paragraph, shall not preclude the entity from qualifying for a
provisional certificate under paragraph (4).''.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 354(n) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(n))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and all that
follows and inserting the following:
``(C) other health professionals,
whose clinical practice, research specialization, or professional
expertise include a significant focus on mammography. The Secretary
shall appoint at least 4 individuals from among national breast
cancer or consumer health organizations with expertise in
mammography, at least 2 industry representatives with expertise in
mammography equipment, and at least 2 practicing physicians who
provide mammography services.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``biannually'' and inserting
``annually''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)(A) and (B)) are amended by striking
``2002'' each place it appears and inserting ``2007''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.