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[H.R. 3527 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3527

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen


                                 An Act


 
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.

    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 ``Poison Center Network Act''.
SEC. 2. 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:
    ``(b) 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).''.
SEC. 3. 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--
        (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the comma after 
    ``Congress''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $800,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019.''.
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE POISON CONTROL CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--Section 1273 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300d-73) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``certified'' and inserting ``accredited''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``certification'' and inserting 
        ``accreditation'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``establish'' and 
        inserting ``research, establish, implement,'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
        paragraphs (5) through (8);
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:
        ``(4) 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;'';
            (D) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5)''; and
            (E) 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'';
        (3) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Certification'' and inserting ``Accreditation'';
            (B) by striking ``certified'' each place that such term 
        appears and inserting ``accredited''; and
            (C) by striking ``certification'' each place that such term 
        appears and inserting ``accreditation'';
        (4) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Certification'' and inserting ``Accreditation'';
            (B) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``the certification'' and inserting 
            ``the accreditation'';
                (ii) by striking ``a noncertified'' and inserting ``a 
            nonaccredited''; and
                (iii) by striking ``a certification'' and inserting 
            ``an accreditation''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking the last sentence; and
                (ii) by striking ``exceed 5 years.'' and inserting the 
            following ``exceed--
            ``(A) 5 years; or
            ``(B) in the case of a nonaccredited poison control center 
        operating pursuant to a waiver under this subsection as of 
        October 1, 2014, 6 years.'';
        (5) in subsection (f), by striking ``for activities of the 
    center'' and inserting ``for its activities''; and
        (6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) 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.''.
    (b) 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.