[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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