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Calendar No. 516 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7208 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 

6 2024’’. 

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

8 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEILLANCE 

9 AND REGISTRIES. 

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

11 U.S.C. 280b–1d) is amended— 


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

2 follows: ‘‘THE BILL PASCRELL, JR., NATIONAL PRO3 GRAM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVEIL4 LANCE AND REGISTRIES’’; and 

5 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

6 SEC. 3. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INJURIES. 

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

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

9 2020 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 

10 through 2029’’. 

11 SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS REGARDING TRAU12 MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

13 Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 300d–52) is amended— 

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

16 less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided 

17 under the grant.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘that 

18 is— 

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

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

21 provided under the grant; and 

22 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2025 and each suc23 ceeding fiscal year, not less than $0.50 for each 

24 $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.’’; 

25 (2) by striking subsection (e); 


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

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

3 (4) by amending subsection (g)(2), as so redes4 ignated, to read as follows: 

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

6 means an acquired injury to the brain. 

7 ‘‘(B) Such term— 

8 ‘‘(i) does not include brain dysfunc9 tion caused by congenital or degenerative 

10 disorders, nor birth trauma; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) may include— 

12 ‘‘(I) brain injuries caused by an13 oxia due to trauma; and 

14 ‘‘(II) damage to the brain from 

15 an internal or external source that re16 sults in toxicity, surgery, or vascular 

17 disorders not associated with aging. 

18 ‘‘(C) The Secretary may revise the defini19 tion of such term as the Secretary determines 

20 necessary, after consultation with States and 

21 other appropriate public or nonprofit private 

22 entities.’’; and 

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

24 striking ‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’ and in25 serting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 through 2029’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 

2 SERVICES. 

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

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

5 2020 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2025 

6 through 2029’’. 

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

8 CHRONIC CONDITION. 

9 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 

10 through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 

11 and Prevention, shall— 

12 (1) examine the evidence base for designating 

13 brain injury as a chronic condition that can impact 

14 individuals with brain injury across the lifespan; and 

15 (2) not later than 2 years after the date of en16 actment of this Act— 

17 (A) submit to the Committee on Energy 

18 and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

19 and the Committee on Health, Education, 

20 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report de21 tailing the findings, conclusions, and rec22 ommendations of the examination described in 

23 paragraph (1); and 


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1 (B) make publicly available on the website 

2 of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven3 tion the report described in subparagraph (A). 

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 516 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7208 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury 

program. 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 


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