H. R. 3527 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 nation-
wide 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 ‘‘Con-
gress’’; 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 ‘‘accredita-
tion’’; 
(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:
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‘‘(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 cur-
rent 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 ‘‘CERTIFI-
CATION’’ 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 ‘‘CERTIFI-
CATION’’ 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, dissemi-
nation, 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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(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. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.