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[S. 2539 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.2539
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs
relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CDC PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.
(a) Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury.--Section 393B(b)(3) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1c(b)(3)) is amended by
striking ``2010, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010'' and
inserting ``2020, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2020''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 394A of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-3) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and all that follows
through ``For the purpose'' and inserting the following:
``SEC. 394A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--For the purpose'';
(2) by striking the second period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Traumatic Brain Injury.--To carry out sections 393B and 393C,
there are authorized to be appropriated $6,564,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2019.''.
SEC. 3. STATE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS REGARDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-52)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, acting through the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration,'';
(2) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(E) of subsection (f), by
striking ``brain injury'' and inserting ``traumatic brain injury'';
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``under this section, and
section 1253 including'' and inserting ``under this section and
section 1253, including''; and
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ``such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through
2012'' and inserting ``$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015
through 2019''.
SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.
Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-53)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, acting through the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration
(referred to in this section as the `Administrator'),'';
(2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), (h), and
(j)(1), by striking ``Administrator'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Secretary'';
(3) in subsection (h)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting
``reporting'';
(B) by striking ``Each protection and advocacy system'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) Reports by systems.--Each protection and advocacy
system''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Report by secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act
of 2014, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report describing the services and
activities carried out under this section during the period for
which the report is being prepared.'';
(4) in subsection (i), by striking ``The Administrator of the
Health Resources'' and all that follows through ``regarding'' and
inserting ``The Secretary shall facilitate agreements to coordinate
the collection of data by agencies within the Department of Health
and Human Services regarding'';
(5) in subsection (k), by striking ``subtitle C of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000'' and inserting ``subtitle C of title I of the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
15041 et seq.)'';
(6) in subsection (l), by striking ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year
2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each the fiscal years
2009 through 2012'' and inserting ``$3,100,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2015 through 2019''; and
(7) in subsection (m)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``part C of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance Bill of Rights Act (42
U.S.C. 6042 et seq.)'' and inserting ``subtitle C of title I of
the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``part C of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
(42 U.S.C. 6042 et seq.)'' and inserting ``subtitle C of title
I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.)''.
SEC. 5. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY COORDINATION PLAN.
(a) Development of Plan.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall develop a plan for improved coordination of Federal activities
with respect to traumatic brain injury. Such plan shall--
(1) review existing interagency coordination efforts with
respect to Federal activities related to traumatic brain injury,
including services for individuals with traumatic brain injury;
(2) identify areas for improved coordination between relevant
Federal agencies and programs, including agencies and programs with
a focus on serving individuals with disabilities;
(3) identify each recommendation in the report required by
section 393C(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-
1d(b)) that has been adopted and each such recommendation that has
not been adopted, and describe any planned activities to address
each such recommendation that has not been adopted; and
(4) incorporate, as appropriate, stakeholder feedback,
including feedback from individuals with traumatic brain injury and
their caregivers.
(b) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall submit the plan developed under subsection (a) to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 6. REVIEW OF BRAIN INJURY MANAGEMENT IN CHILDREN.
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in
consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
shall conduct a review of the scientific evidence related to brain
injury management in children, such as the restriction or prohibition
of children from attending school or participating in athletic
activities following a head injury, and identify ongoing and potential
further opportunities for research. Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the results of such
review.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.