[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1719 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1719

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2013

 Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 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.

    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 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 non-accredited 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.
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