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[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.