,one ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress of  
the ,united ,states of ,america  ,at the
 ,second ,session ,begun and held at the
 ,city of ,washington on ,friday1 the   
third day of ,january1 two thousand and 
fourteen  ,h4 ,r4 #cedh  ,,an ,,act  ,to
 amend title ,,xii of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act to expand the     
definition of trauma to include thermal1
 electrical1 chemical1 radioactive1 and 
other extrinsic agents4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,improving ,trauma ,care ,act of #bjad4 
#b4 ,trauma definition  7a7 ,revised    
definition under trauma systems grants  
programs ,paragraph 7#d7 of section     
#abca of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#ca7 is      
amended to read as follows3  7#d7       
,trauma ,the term trauma means an injury
 resulting from exposure to--  7,a7 a   
mechanical force2 or  7,b7 another      
extrinsic agent1 including an extrinsic 
agent that is thermal1 electrical1      
chemical1 or radioactive4  4  7b7       

,revised definition under interagency   
program for trauma research ,paragraph  
7#c7 of section #abfa7;h7 of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjj;d-#fa7;h77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#c7 ,the term trauma means an
 injury resulting from exposure to--    
7,a7 a mechanical force2 or  7,b7       
another extrinsic agent1 including an   
extrinsic agent that is thermal1        
electrical1 chemical1 or radioactive4  4
  ,speaker of the ,house of             
,representatives4  ,vice ,president of  
the ,united ,states and ,president of   
the ,senate4