REVISIONS IN PROGRAMS RELATING TO TRAUMA CARE.

SEC. 601. REVISIONS IN PROGRAMS RELATING TO TRAUMA CARE. (a) General Authority.— Section 1201 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after “Secretary” the following: “, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following subsection: “(c) Administration.— The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration shall ensure that this title is administered by the Division of Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems within such Administration. Such Division shall be headed by a director appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who are knowledgeable by training or experience in the development and operation of trauma and emergency medical systems.”. (b) Advisory Council.— Section 1201 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d) is amended— (1) by striking section 1202; and (2) by redesignating sections 1203 and 1204 as sections 1202 and 1203, respectively; (c) Reports by States; Evaluations by Comptroller General.— Section 1216(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–16) is amended by striking “1993” and inserting “1994”. (d) Report by Secretary.— Section 1222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–22) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “1992” and inserting “1995”; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence: “Such report shall include an assessment of the extent to which Federal and State efforts to develop systems of trauma care and to designate trauma centers have reduced the incidence of mortality, and the incidence of permanent disability, resulting from trauma.”. 107 STAT. 2239 (e) Waiver Regarding Purpose of Grants.— Section 1233 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–33) is repealed. (f) Technical Corrections.— Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 1204(c), by inserting before the period the following: “determines to be necessary to carry out this section”; (2) in section 1212(a)(2)(A), by striking “1211(c)” and inserting “1211(b)”; (3) in section 1213(a)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking “Act” and inserting “Act”; (B) in paragraphs (8) and (9), by striking “to provide” each place such term appears and inserting “provides for”; and (C) in paragraph (10), by striking “to conduct” and inserting “conducts”; and (4) in section 1231(3), by striking “Rico;” and inserting “Rico,”.