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Union Calendar No. 239 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3527 
[Report No. 113–321] 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 
Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. ROSKAM, and Mr. 
KING of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JANUARY 7, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. BURGESS, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY 
JANUARY 7, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 CAM-
PAIGN TO PROMOTE POISON CONTROL CEN-
TER 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.’’. 
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SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE POISON CONTROL CEN-
TER 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 insert-
ing ‘‘accreditation’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘estab-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘research, establish, imple-
ment’’; 
(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 capac-
ity 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 sys-
tem, including enhancing the network’s telephony, 
Internet, data and social networking technologies;’’; 
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(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 ca-
pability to respond’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA-
TION’’; 
(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 ‘‘accredi-
tation’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘ACCREDITA-
TION’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the certification’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the accreditation’’; 
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termined 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 enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to grants made on or 
after October 1, 2014. 
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Union Calendar No. 239 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3527 
[Report No. 113–321] 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize the poison center national toll-free num-
ber, national media campaign, and grant pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 7, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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