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                                                 Union Calendar No. 430
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7208

                          [Report No. 118-518]

           To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2024

Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                              May 22, 2024

Additional sponsors: Ms. Norton, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Grijalva, 
                Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Crenshaw

                              May 22, 2024

  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]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 1, 2024]


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                                 A BILL


 
           To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.


 


    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 ``Dennis John Beningo Traumatic Brain 
Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEILLANCE AND 
              REGISTRIES.

    Section 393C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1d) 
is amended by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 3. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INJURIES.

    Section 394A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-
3(b)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and 
inserting ``fiscal years 2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 4. 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 (c)(1), by striking ``that is not less 
        than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided under the 
        grant.'' and inserting the following: ``that is--
                    ``(A) for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, not less 
                than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided under the 
                grant; and
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year, not less than $0.50 for each $2 of Federal 
                funds provided under the grant.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
        subsections (e) through (h), respectively;
            (4) by amending subsection (g)(2), as so redesignated, to 
        read as follows:
            ``(2)(A) The term `traumatic brain injury' means an 
        acquired injury to the brain.
            ``(B) Such term--
                    ``(i) does not include brain dysfunction caused by 
                congenital or degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma; 
                and
                    ``(ii) may include--
                            ``(I) brain injuries caused by anoxia due 
                        to trauma; and
                            ``(II) damage to the brain from an internal 
                        or external source that results in toxicity, 
                        surgery, or vascular disorders not associated 
                        with aging.
            ``(C) The Secretary may revise the definition of such term 
        as the Secretary determines necessary, after consultation with 
        States and other appropriate public or nonprofit private 
        entities.''; and
            (5) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 5. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.

    Section 1253(l) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-
53(l)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and 
inserting ``fiscal years 2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DESIGNATING BRAIN INJURY AS A CHRONIC CONDITION.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--
            (1) examine the evidence base for designating brain injury 
        as a chronic condition that can impact individuals with brain 
        injury across the lifespan; and
            (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act--
                    (A) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
                report detailing the findings, conclusions, and 
                recommendations of the examination described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) make publicly available on the website of the 
                Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the report 
                described in subparagraph (A).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 430

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7208

                          [Report No. 118-518]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

           To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 22, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed