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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2539 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs 

relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2014 

Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and 

to trauma research. 

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 ‘‘Traumatic Brain In5 jury Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CDC PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND SURVEIL7 LANCE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 394A of the Public 

9 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–3) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking the section heading and all that 

2 follows through ‘‘For the purpose’’ and inserting the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 394A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(b) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.—To carry out sec8 tions 393B and 393C, there are authorized to be appro9 priated $6,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 

10 2019.’’. 

11 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 393B(b)(3) 

12 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b– 

13 1c(b)(3)) is amended ‘‘2010, commonly referred to as 

14 Healthy People 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, commonly re15 ferred to as Healthy People 2020’’. 

16 SEC. 3. STATE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS REGARDING TRAU17 MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

18 Section 1252(j) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 300d–52(j)) is amended, by striking ‘‘such sums 

20 as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 

21 through 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for 

22 each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 

24 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 

2 SERVICES. 

3 Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 300d–53) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 

6 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be nec7 essary for each the fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘$3,100,000 for each of the fiscal 

9 years 2015 through 2019’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘subtitle C’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘subtitle C of title I’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘subtitle C’’ 

13 each place that such appears in paragraphs (1) and 

14 (2), and inserting ‘‘subtitle C of title I’’. 

15 SEC. 5. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY COORDINATION PLAN. 

16 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 1 year 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

18 Health and Human Services shall develop a plan for im19 proved coordination of Federal activities with respect to 

20 traumatic brain injury. Such plan shall— 

21 (1) review existing interagency coordination ef22 forts with respect to Federal activities related to 

23 traumatic brain injury, including services for individ24 uals with traumatic brain injury; 

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1 cluding agencies and programs with a focus on serv2 ing individuals with disabilities; and 

3 (3) incorporate, as appropriate, stakeholder 

4 feedback, including feedback from individuals with 

5 traumatic brain injury and their caregivers. 

6 (b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 

7 Health and Human Services shall submit the plan devel8 oped under subsection (a) to the Committee on Health, 

9 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 

10 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

11 Representatives. 

12 SEC. 6. STUDY OF BRAIN INJURY MANAGEMENT IN CHIL13 DREN. 

14 The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

15 Prevention, in consultation with the Director of the Na16 tional Institutes of Health, shall conduct a review of the 

17 scientific evidence related to brain injury management in 

18 children, such as the restriction or prohibition of children 

19 from attending school or participating in athletic activities 

20 following a head injury, and identify ongoing and potential 

21 further opportunities for research. Not later than 2 years 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 

23 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall sub24 mit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

25 Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 


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1 Commerce of the House of Representatives a report con2 cerning the results of such review. 

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