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Calendar No. 281 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2013 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. BURR, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. HARKIN, Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. JOHANNS) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

DECEMBER 19, 2013 

Reported by Mr. HARKIN, without amendment 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Poison Center Network 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS 

2 NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBER. 

3 Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 300d–71) is amended by striking subsection (b) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

8 $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 for 

9 the maintenance of the nationwide toll free phone number 

10 under subsection (a).’’. 

11 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAM12 PAIGN TO PROMOTE POISON CONTROL CEN13 TER UTILIZATION. 

14 Section 1272 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 300d–72) is amended by striking subsection (d) 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

19 $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE POISON CONTROL CEN21 TER GRANT PROGRAM. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1273 of the Public Health 

23 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–73) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘certified’’ and inserting 

26 ‘‘accredited’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘certification’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘accreditation’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘estab5 lish’’ and inserting ‘‘research, establish, imple6 ment’’; 

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

8 through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8); 

9 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3), the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(4) to research, improve, and enhance the 

12 communications and response capability and capac13 ity of the nation’s network of poison control centers 

14 to facilitate increased access to the Centers through 

15 the integration and modernization of the current 

16 poison control centers communications and data sys17 tem, including enhancing the network’s telephony, 

18 Internet, data and social networking technologies;’’; 

19 (D) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), 

20 by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and 

22 (E) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), 

23 by striking ‘‘and respond’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

24 Internet communications, and to sustain and 


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1 enhance the poison control center’s network ca2 pability to respond’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA6 TION’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘certified’’ each place that 

8 such term appears and inserting ‘‘accredited’’; 

9 and 

10 (C) by striking ‘‘certification’’ each place 

11 that such term appears and inserting ‘‘accredi12 tation’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA16 TION’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘the certification’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘the accreditation’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘a noncertified’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘a nonaccredited’’; and 

22 (iii) by striking ‘‘a certification’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘an accreditation’’; and 

24 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

25 (i) by striking the last sentence; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘exceed 5 years.’’ and 

2 inserting the following ‘‘exceed— 

3 ‘‘(A) 5 years; or 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of a non-accredited poison 

5 control center operating pursuant to a waiver 

6 under this subsection as of October 1, 2014, 6 

7 years.’’; 

8 (5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘for activities 

9 of the center’’ and inserting ‘‘for its activities’’; and 

10 (6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

14 $28,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

15 The Secretary may utilize an amount not to exceed 6 per16 cent of the amount appropriated under this preceding sen17 tence in each fiscal year for coordination, dissemination, 

18 technical assistance, program evaluation, data activities, 

19 and other program administration functions, which are de20 termined by the Secretary to be appropriate for carrying 

21 out the program under this section.’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact24 ment of this Act and shall apply to grants made on or 

25 after October 1, 2014. 


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Calendar No. 281 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1719 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reaugram, and for other purposes. ber, national media campaign, and grant pro- thorize the poison center national toll-free numDECEMBER 19, 2013 

Reported without amendment 


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