Editorial Notes
Amendments

2024—Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 118–86 substituted “fiscal years 2025 through 2029” for “fiscal years 2020 through 2024”.

2019—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(1), inserted “and toxic exposures” after “poisonings”.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(2)(A), substituted “for poisoning and toxic exposure” for “for poison” and “preparedness and response” for “and preparedness”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(2)(B), substituted “United States,” for “United States and” and inserted “, and other government agencies as determined to be appropriate and nonduplicative by the Secretary” before semicolon at end.

Subsec. (span)(8). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(2)(C), substituted “contacts” for “calls”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(3), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In no case may the sum of the number of years for a waiver under paragraph (1) and a renewal under paragraph (2) exceed—

“(A) 5 years; or

“(B) in the case of a nonaccredited poison control center operating pursuant to a waiver under this subsection as of October 1, 2014, 6 years.”

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(4), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A poison control center, in utilizing the proceeds of a grant under this section, shall maintain the expenditures of the center for its activities at a level that is not less than the level of expenditures maintained by the center for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is received.”

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(5), substituted “2020 through 2024” for “2015 through 2019”.

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 116–94, § 403(c)(6), added subsec. (h).

2014—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(1), substituted “accredited” for “certified” and “accreditation” for “certification”.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(A), substituted “research, establish, implement,” for “establish”.

Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(C), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).

Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(B), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).

Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(B), (D), redesignated par. (5) as (6) and substituted “paragraph (5)” for “paragraph (4)”. Former par. (6) redesignated (7).

Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(B), redesignated par. (6) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (8).

Subsec. (span)(8). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(2)(B), (E), redesignated par. (7) as (8) and substituted “and Internet communications, and to sustain and enhance the poison control center’s network capability to respond” for “and respond”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(3), substituted “Accreditation” for “Certification” in heading and “accredited” for “certified” and “accreditation” for “certification” in pars. (1) and (2).

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(4)(A), substituted “accreditation” for “certification” in heading.

Subsec. (d)(1). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(4)(B), substituted “the accreditation” for “the certification”, “a nonaccredited” for “a noncertified”, and “an accreditation” for “a certification”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(4)(C), substituted “exceed—” for “exceed 5 years. The preceding sentence shall take effect as of October 8, 2008.” and added subpars. (A) and (B).

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(5), substituted “for its activities” for “for activities of the center”.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(a)(6), added subsec. (g) and struck out former subsec. (g) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2014 and limited the amount allowed to be spent on certain administrative functions.

2008—Puspan. L. 110–377 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to awarding of grants to certified regional poison control centers and additional uses of appropriated funds by Secretary and authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2009.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

Puspan. L. 113–77, § 4(span), Jan. 24, 2014, 128 Stat. 646, provided that:

“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 24, 2014] and shall apply to grants made on or after October 1, 2014.”

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Puspan. L. 110–377, § 5(span), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4067, provided that:

“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 8, 2008] and shall apply to grants made on or after January 1, 2009.”