[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2014
Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 483, S. 2539.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by
title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2539) to amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain
injury and to trauma research.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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.
Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the
committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as
amended, be read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider
be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action
or debate.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so
ordered.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was
agreed to.
The bill (S. 2539), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
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