[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2405 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 481
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2405
To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2014
Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 23, 2014
Reported by Mr. Harkin, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
certain trauma care programs, 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 ``Trauma Systems and Regionalization
of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN TRAUMA CARE PROGRAMS.
Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-
32(a)) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2019''.
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN TRAUMA CARE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Allocation of Funds for Competitive Grants for Regionalized
Systems for Emergency Care Response.--Section 1232(c) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-32(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, not more
than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year
after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated
for the purpose of carrying out section 1204.''.
(b) Clarifications Under Trauma Systems Formula Grants Requirements
Relating to the American Burn Association.--Section 1213 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-13) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``and (for a fiscal
year after fiscal year 2014) contains national standards and
requirements of the American Burn Association for the
designation of verified burn centers,'' after ``such entity,'';
(2) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking ``and the American
Academy of Pediatrics,'' and inserting ``the American Academy
of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014)
the American Burn Association,''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``and not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization
of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act'' after ``Act of
2007''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and the
American Academy of Pediatrics'' and inserting ``the
American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to
the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and
Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act)
the American Burn Association''.
(c) Technical Amendments.--Part B of title XII of the Public Health
Service Act is amended--
(1) in section 1218(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 300d-18(c)(2)), in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``1232(b)(3)''
and inserting ``section 1232(b)''; and
(2) in section 1222 (42 U.S.C. 300d-22), by striking
``October 1, 2008'' and inserting ``October 1, 2016''.
Calendar No. 481
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2405
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A BILL
To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.
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July 23, 2014
Reported without amendment