[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3548 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3548


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2014

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the 
    definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, 
                radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

    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 ``Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TRAUMA DEFINITION.

    (a) Revised Definition Under Trauma Systems Grants Programs.--
Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300d-31) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Trauma.--The term `trauma' means an injury resulting 
        from exposure to--
                    ``(A) a mechanical force; or
                    ``(B) another extrinsic agent, including an 
                extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, 
                or radioactive.''.
    (b) Revised Definition Under Interagency Program for Trauma 
Research.--Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61(h)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) The term `trauma' means an injury resulting from 
        exposure to--
                    ``(A) a mechanical force; or
                    ``(B) another extrinsic agent, including an 
                extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, 
                or radioactive.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.