113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3527 

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. 

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

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

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS 

5 NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBER. 

6 Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

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

8 and inserting the following: 

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

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

11 $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 for 

12 the maintenance of the nationwide toll free phone number 

13 under subsection (a).’’. 

14 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAM15 PAIGN TO PROMOTE POISON CONTROL CEN16 TER UTILIZATION. 

17 Section 1272 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 300d–72) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking the comma 

20 after ‘‘Congress’’; and 

21 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

22 following: 

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

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

25 $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE POISON CONTROL CEN2 TER GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

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

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

7 ‘‘accredited’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘certification’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘accreditation’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘estab12 lish’’ and inserting ‘‘research, establish, imple13 ment,’’; 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

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

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

17 following: 

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

19 communications and response capability and capac20 ity of the nation’s network of poison control centers 

21 to facilitate increased access to the centers through 

22 the integration and modernization of the current 

23 poison control centers communications and data sys24 tem, including enhancing the network’s telephony, 

25 Internet, data and social networking technologies;’’; 
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1 (D) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), 

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

3 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’; and 

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

5 by striking ‘‘and respond’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

6 Internet communications, and to sustain and 

7 enhance the poison control center’s network ca8 pability to respond’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA12 TION’’; 

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

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

15 and 

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

17 that such term appears and inserting ‘‘accredi18 tation’’; 

19 (4) in subsection (d)— 

20 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

21 ‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA22 TION’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

25 inserting ‘‘the accreditation’’; 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘a noncertified’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘a nonaccredited’’; and 

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

4 inserting ‘‘an accreditation’’; and 

5 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (i) by striking the last sentence; and 

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

8 inserting the following ‘‘exceed— 

9 ‘‘(A) 5 years; or 

10 ‘‘(B) in the case of a nonaccredited poison 

11 control center operating pursuant to a waiver 

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

13 years.’’; 

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

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

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

17 following: 

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

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

20 $28,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

21 The Secretary may utilize an amount not to exceed 6 per22 cent of the amount appropriated under this preceding sen23 tence in each fiscal year for coordination, dissemination, 

24 technical assistance, program evaluation, data activities, 

25 and other program administration functions, which are de-
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1 termined by the Secretary to be appropriate for carrying 

2 out the program under this section.’’. 

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

4 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact5 ment of this Act and shall apply to grants made on or 

6 after October 1, 2014. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 

2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3527 

AN ACT 

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 num-