,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,engel 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,brooks (     
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 & ,ms4 ,h]r]a 
,beutl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to reau?orize &     
enhance ! poison c5t] national toll-free
 numb]1 national m$ia campaign1 & grant 
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,poison 
,c5t] ,network ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,reau?orization ( poison control  
c5t]s national toll-free numb] ,section 
#abga ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#ga7 is am5d$ to  
read z foll[s3  #abga4 ,e/abli%m5t &    
ma9t5ance ( ! national toll-free numb] &
 enhanc$ communications capabilities    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all provide  
coord9ation & assi/ance to poison       
control c5t]s =-- 7#a7 ! developm5t1    
e/abli%m5t1 implem5tation1 & ma9t5ance (

 a nationwide toll-free phone numb]2 &  
7#b7 ! enhancem5t ( communications      
capabilities1 :i* may include text      
capabilities4  7b7 ,consultation ,!     
,secret>y may consult ) nationally      
recogniz$ pr(essional organizations 9 ! 
field ( poison control to det]m9e ! be/ 
& mo/ effective means ( a*iev+ ! goals  
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,9 assi/+ ) public heal? em]g5cies1    
responses1 or prep>$ness1 no?+ 9 ?is    
section %all be con/ru$ to re/rict ! "w 
( poison control c5t]s or ! use ( _!    
res\rces by ! ,secret>y or o!r          
gov]nm5tal ag5cies4  7d7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#gjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh
 #bjbd4  4  #c4 ,reau?orization (       
nationwide public aw>5ess campaign to   
promote poison control c5t] utilization 
,section #abgb ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#gb7 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #abgb4      

,nationwide public aw>5ess campaign to  
promote poison control c5t] utilization 
& _! public heal? em]g5cy response      
capabilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all--  7#a7 c>ry out1 & exp& ^u1 a     
national public aw>5ess campaign to     
educate ! public & heal? c>e provid]s   
ab\t--  7,a7 poison+1 toxic exposure1 & 
drug misuse prev5tion2 &  7,b7 !        
availability ( poison control c5t]      
res\rces 9 local communities2 &  7#b7 z 
"p ( su* campaign1 highlight !          
nationwide toll-free numb] & enhanc$    
communications capabilities support$ "u 
section #abga4  7b7 ,consultation ,9    
c>ry+ out & exp&+ ^u ! national campaign
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may     
consult ) nationally recogniz$          
pr(essional organizations 9 ! field (   
poison control response = ! purpose (   
det]m9+ ! be/ & mo/ effective me?ods =  
a*iev+ public aw>5ess4  7c7 ,contract ) 
entity ,! ,secret>y may c>ry out        
subsection 7a7 by ent]+ into contracts )
 "o or m public or private entities1    

includ+ nationally recogniz$ pr(essional
 organizations 9 ! field ( poison       
control & national m$ia firms1 = !      
developm5t & implem5tation ( ! aw>5ess  
campaign "u subsection 7a71 :i* may     
include--  7#a7 ! developm5t &          
di/ribution ( poison+ & toxic exposure  
prev5tion1 poison control c5t]1 & public
 heal? em]g5cy aw>5ess & response       
mat]ials2  7#b7 television1 radio1      
int]net1 & newspap] public s]vice       
ann\ncem5ts2 &  7#c7 o!r means &        
activities to provide = public &        
pr(essional aw>5ess & education4  7d7   
,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7    
e/abli% basel9e measures & b5*m>ks to   
quantitatively evaluate ! impact ( !    
nationwide public aw>5ess campaign c>ri$
 out "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 on a       
bi5nial basis1 prep>e & submit to !     
appropriate committees ( ,congress an   
evaluation ( ! nationwide public aw>5ess
 campaign4  7e7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section1    

#hjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh
 #bjbd4  4  #d4 ,reau?orization ( !     
poison control c5t] grant program       
,section #abgc ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;d-#gc7 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #abgc4      
,ma9t5ance ( ! poison control c5t] grant
 program  7a7 ,au?orization ( program ,!
 ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to poison   
control c5t]s accr$it$ "u subsection 7c7
 7or grant$ a waiv] "u subsection 7d77 &
 nationally recogniz$ pr(essional       
organizations 9 ! field ( poison control
 = ! purposes (--  7#a7 prev5t+1 &      
provid+ treatm5t recomm5dations =1      
poison+s & toxic exposures includ+      
opioid & drug misuse2  7#b7 assi/+ )    
public heal? em]g5cies1 responses1 &    
prep>$ness2 &  7#c7 comply+ ) !         
op]ational requirem5ts ne$$ to su/a9 !  
accr$itation ( ! c5t] "u subsection 7c74
  7b7 ,additional uses ( funds ,9       
addition to ! purposes describ$ 9       
subsection 7a71 a poison c5t] or        
pr(essional organization aw>d$ a grant  

"u su* subsection may also use am\nts   
receiv$ "u su* grant--  7#a7 to rese>*1 
e/abli%1 implem5t1 & evaluate be/       
practices 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = poison+   
prev5tion1 poison control c5t] outrea*1 
opioid & drug misuse in=mation &        
response1 & public heal? em]g5cy1       
response1 & prep>$ness programs2  7#b7  
to rese>*1 develop1 implem5t1 revise1 & 
communicate /&>d pati5t managem5t       
guidel9es = commonly enc\nt]$ toxic     
exposures2  7#c7 to improve national    
toxic exposure & opioid misuse          
surveillance by enhanc+ coop]ative      
activities betwe5 poison control c5t]s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion & o!r gov]nm5tal  
ag5cies2  7#d7 to rese>*1 improve1 &    
enhance ! communications & response     
capability & capacity ( ! ,nation's     
network ( poison control c5t]s to       
facilitate increas$ access to ! c5t]s   
?r\gh ! integration & mod]nization ( !  
curr5t poison control c5t]s             
communications & data sy/em1 includ+    

enhanc+ ! network's telephony1 int]net1 
data1 & social network+ te*nologies2    
7#e7 to develop1 support1 & enhance     
te*nology & capabilities ( nationally   
recogniz$ pr(essional organizations 9 ! 
field ( poison control to collect       
national poison+1 toxic occurr5ce1 &    
relat$ public heal? data2  7#f7 to      
develop initiatives to fo/] ! enhanc$   
public heal? utilization ( national     
poison data collect$ by su*             
organizations2  7#g7 to support & exp& !
 toxicologic exp]tise )9 poison control 
c5t]s2 &  7#h7 to improve ! capacity (  
poison control c5t]s to answ] high      
volumes ( contacts & int]net            
communications1 & to su/a9 & enhance !  
poison control c5t]'s network capability
 to respond dur+ times ( national crisis
 or o!r public heal? em]g5cies4  7c7    
,accr$itation ,except z provid$ 9       
subsection 7d71 ! ,secret>y may aw>d a  
grant to a poison control c5t] "u       
subsection 7a7 only if--  7#a7 ! c5t]   
has be5 accr$it$ by a nationally        

recogniz$ pr(essional organization 9 !  
field ( poison control1 & ! ,secret>y   
has approv$ ! organization z hav+ 9     
effect /&>ds = accr$itation t reasonably
 provide = ! protection ( ! public heal?
 ) respect to poison+2 or  7#b7 ! c5t]  
has be5 accr$it$ by a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 & 
! ,secret>y has approv$ ! ,/ate gov]nm5t
 z hav+ 9 effect /&>ds = accr$itation t 
reasonably provide = ! protection ( !   
public heal? ) respect to poison+4  7d7 
,waiv] ( accr$itation requirem5ts  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may grant a waiv] 
( ! accr$itation requirem5ts (          
subsection 7c7 ) respect to a           
nonaccr$it$ poison control c5t] t       
applies = a grant "u ?is section if su* 
c5t] c reasonably demon/rate t ! c5t] w 
obta9 su* an accr$itation )9 a          
reasonable p]iod ( "t z det]m9$         
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7       
,r5ewal ,! ,secret>y may r5ew a waiv] "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,limitation ,!    
,secret>y may n1 aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ! ,poison ,control ,network           

,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjai1 grant to a    
poison control c5t] waiv]s or r5ewals t 
total m ?an #e ye>s4  7e7 ,supplem5t n  
supplant ,am\nts made available to a    
poison control c5t] "u ?is section %all 
be us$ to supplem5t & n supplant o!r    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local funds provid$ = 
su* c5t]4  7f7 ,ma9t5ance ( ef=t ,a     
poison control c5t]1 9 utiliz+ ! proce$s
 ( a grant "u ?is section1 %all ma9ta9 !
 annual recurr+ exp5ditures ( ! c5t] =  
its activities at a level t is n less   
?an #hj p]c5t ( ! av]age level ( su*    
recurr+ exp5ditures ma9ta9$ by ! c5t] = 
! prec$+ #c fiscal ye>s = :i* a grant is
 receiv$4  7g7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section1    
#bh1fjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4 ,! ,secret>y may utilize an
 am\nt n to exce$ #f p]c5t ( ! am\nt    
appropriat$ pursuant to ! prec$+ s5t5ce 
= ea* fiscal ye> = coord9ation1         
dissem9ation1 te*nical assi/ance1       
program evaluation1 data activities1 &  

o!r program adm9i/ration functions1 :i* 
are det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be        
appropriate = c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is
 section4  4