PUBLIC LAW 113–77—JAN. 24, 2014 

POISON CENTER NETWORK ACT 


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128 STAT. 644 PUBLIC LAW 113–77—JAN. 24, 2014 

Public Law 113–77 

113th Congress 

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: 

42 USC 201 note. 

Poison Center 

Network Act. 

Jan. 24, 2014 

[H.R. 3527] 


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PUBLIC LAW 113–77—JAN. 24, 2014 128 STAT. 645 

‘‘(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.’’. 


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128 STAT. 646 PUBLIC LAW 113–77—JAN. 24, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3527 (S. 1719): 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113–321 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

Jan. 8, considered and passed House. 

Jan. 14, considered and passed Senate. 

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(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. 

Approved January 24, 2014. 

Applicability. 

42 USC 300d–73 

note. 


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