H.R. 3548 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 339 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3548 [Report No. 113–458] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2013 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 20, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Burgess, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Moran, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Jenkins, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013. 2. Trauma definition 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. . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014. 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. . May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed