118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7208 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dennis John Benigno 

3 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 

4 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 2. THE BILL PASCRELL, JR., NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR 

6 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEILLANCE 

7 AND REGISTRIES. 

8 Section 393C of the Public Health Service Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 280b–1d) is amended— 

10 (1) by amending the section header to read as 

11 follows: ‘‘THE BILL PASCRELL, JR., NATIONAL PRO12 GRAM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEIL13 LANCE AND REGISTRIES’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

15 SEC. 3. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INJURIES. 

16 Section 394A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 280b–3(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

18 2020 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 

19 through 2029’’. 

20 SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS REGARDING TRAU21 MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

22 Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 300d–52) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘that is not 

25 less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided 
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1 under the grant.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘that 

2 is— 

3 ‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, 

4 not less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds 

5 provided under the grant; and 

6 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2025 and each suc7 ceeding fiscal year, not less than $0.50 for each 

8 $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.’’; 

9 (2) by striking subsection (e); 

10 (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 

11 as subsections (e) through (h), respectively; 

12 (4) by amending subsection (g)(2), as so redes13 ignated, to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(2)(A) The term ‘traumatic brain injury’ 

15 means an acquired injury to the brain. 

16 ‘‘(B) Such term— 

17 ‘‘(i) does not include brain dysfunc18 tion caused by congenital or degenerative 

19 disorders, nor birth trauma; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) may include— 

21 ‘‘(I) brain injuries caused by an22 oxia due to trauma; and 

23 ‘‘(II) damage to the brain from 

24 an internal or external source that re-
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1 sults in toxicity, surgery, or vascular 

2 disorders not associated with aging. 

3 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may revise the defini4 tion of such term as the Secretary determines 

5 necessary, after consultation with States and 

6 other appropriate public or nonprofit private 

7 entities.’’; and 

8 (5) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 

9 striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’ and in10 serting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’. 

11 SEC. 5. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 

12 SERVICES. 

13 Section 1253(l) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 300d–53(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

15 2020 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 

16 through 2029’’. 

17 SEC. 6. REPORT ON DESIGNATING BRAIN INJURY AS A 

18 CHRONIC CONDITION. 

19 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 

20 through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 

21 and Prevention, shall— 

22 (1) examine the evidence base for designating 

23 brain injury as a chronic condition that can impact 

24 individuals with brain injury across the lifespan; and 
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1 (2) not later than 2 years after the date of en2 actment of this Act— 

3 (A) submit to the Committee on Energy 

4 and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Health, Education, 

6 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report de7 tailing the findings, conclusions, and rec8 ommendations of the examination described in 

9 paragraph (1); and 

10 (B) make publicly available on the website 

11 of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven12 tion the report described in subparagraph (A). 

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 

2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7208 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury 

program.