[Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2406 Reported in Senate (RS)] Calendar No. 482 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Alexander) 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents. 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 ``Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. TRAUMA DEFINITION. (a) Revised Definition Under Trauma Systems Grants Programs.-- Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-31) is amended to read as follows: ``(4) Trauma.--The term `trauma' means an injury resulting from exposure to-- ``(A) a mechanical force; or ``(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.''. (b) Revised Definition Under Interagency Program for Trauma Research.--Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61(h)) is amended to read as follows: ``(3) The term `trauma' means an injury resulting from exposure to-- ``(A) a mechanical force; or ``(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.''. Calendar No. 482 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents. _______________________________________________________________________ July 23, 2014 Reported without amendment