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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 894 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and 

disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among 

public safety officers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2023 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CASEY, and 

Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to collect and disseminate information on concussion and 

traumatic brain injury among public safety officers. 

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 ‘‘Public Safety Officer 

5 Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 

6 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON CONCUSSION AND TRAUMATIC 

2 BRAIN INJURY AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY OFFI3 CERS. 

4 Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

6 section 393D of such Act the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 393E. INFORMATION ON CONCUSSION AND TRAU8 MATIC BRAIN INJURY AMONG PUBLIC SAFE9 TY OFFICERS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

11 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre12 vention, shall collect and make publicly available informa13 tion on concussion and traumatic brain injury among pub14 lic safety officers, including research related to evidence15 based practices and personal protective equipment rec16 ommendations, and medical information related to diag17 nosing, protocols for identifying and treating, and meas18 ures for reducing the incidence of concussion and trau19 matic brain injury among public safety officers. 

20 ‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of making in22 formation available under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) update the website of the Centers for 

25 Disease Control and Prevention with respect to 

26 traumatic brain injury; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) develop other means to disseminate 

2 such information to— 

3 ‘‘(i) medical professionals and public 

4 health professionals, to improve care and 

5 treatment services provided to public safety 

6 officers suffering from concussion or trau7 matic brain injury; 

8 ‘‘(ii) public safety employers and em9 ployee representatives, to improve strate10 gies and practices to reduce the incidence 

11 of concussion and traumatic brain injury 

12 resulting from firefighting, fire protection, 

13 law enforcement, and other public safety 

14 activities; 

15 ‘‘(iii) mental health professionals, to 

16 develop a better understanding of the link 

17 between concussion and traumatic brain 

18 injury and conditions such as trauma and 

19 stress related disorders, mood disorders, 

20 and suicidal ideations; 

21 ‘‘(iv) patients and their families, to 

22 improve awareness of health care special23 ists in the area of concussion and trau24 matic brain injury, and to improve patient 


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1 understanding of the effects of concussion 

2 and traumatic brain injury; and 

3 ‘‘(v) institutions of higher education, 

4 including medical schools and schools of 

5 public health, and other researchers. 

6 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 

7 website under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

8 consult with the individuals and entities described in 

9 clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(B) to en10 sure that information collected and disseminated 

11 best meets the needs of the public safety community 

12 in terms of content, quality, and utility. 

13 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL DISSEMINATION ACTIVI14 TIES.—The Secretary may disseminate information 

15 described in subsection (a) through arrangements 

16 with nonprofit organizations, labor organizations 

17 and employee representatives, other governmental 

18 organizations or entities, and the media. 

19 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this 

20 section, the Secretary may support public and private ef21 forts to identify and create model guidelines, protocols, 

22 and evidence-based practices to treat concussion and trau23 matic brain injury in public safety officers, including 

24 through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 


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1 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘public 

2 safety officer’ has the meaning given such term in section 

3 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

4 of 1968.’’. 

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