Union Calendar No. 66

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2205

[Report No. 103–122]

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise

and extend programs relating to trauma care.

JUNE 10, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 66

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2205

[Report No. 103–122]

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs

relating to trauma care.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 20, 1993

Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. TOWNS,

Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MCMILLAN, and Mr. GREENWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Energy and Commerce

JUNE 10, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr.

MANTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, and Mr. UPTON

JUNE 10, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend

programs relating to trauma care.

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 ‘‘Trauma Care Systems

3 Amendments of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. REVISIONS IN PROGRAMS RELATING TO TRAUMA

5 CARE.

6 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 1201(a) of the

7 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d) is amended

8 in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after

9 ‘‘Secretary’’ the following: ‘‘, acting through the Director

10 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,’’.

11 (b) REPORTS BY STATES; EVALUATIONS BY COMP12 TROLLER GENERAL.—Section 1216(c) of the Public

13 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–16) is amended by

14 striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’.

15 (c) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Section 1222 of the

16 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–22) is amend17 ed—

18 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘1992’’

19 and inserting ‘‘1995’’; and

20 (2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol21 lowing sentence: ‘‘Such report shall include an as22 sessment of the extent to which Federal and State

23 efforts to develop systems of trauma care and to

24 designate trauma centers have reduced the incidence

25 of mortality, and the incidence of permanent disabil26 ity, resulting from trauma.’’.
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1 (d) WAIVER REGARDING PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—

2 Section 1233 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

3 300d–33) is repealed.

4 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Title XII of the

5 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is

6 amended—

7 (1) in section 1204(c), by inserting before the

8 period the following: ‘‘determines to be necessary to

9 carry out this section’’;

10 (2) in section 1212(a)(2)(A), by striking

11 ‘‘1211(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘1211(b)’’;

12 (3) in section 1213(a)—

13 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Act’’

14 and inserting ‘‘Act)’’;

15 (B) in paragraphs (8) and (9), by striking

16 ‘‘to provide’’ each place such term appears and

17 inserting ‘‘provides for’’; and

18 (C) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘to con19 duct’’ and inserting ‘‘conducts’’; and

20 (4) in section 1231(3), by striking ‘‘Rico;’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘Rico,’’.

22 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

23 Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42

24 U.S.C. 300d–32(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for the pur25 pose’’ and all that follows and inserting the following:
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1 ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out parts A and B, there

2 is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of

3 the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.’’.