113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2539 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traumatic Brain In3 jury Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CDC PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION AND SURVEIL5 LANCE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

6 (a) PREVENTION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.— 

7 Section 393B(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 280b–1c(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2010, 

9 commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘2020, commonly referred to as Healthy People 

11 2020’’. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

13 394A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b– 

14 3) is amended— 

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

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

17 following: 

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

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

20 (2) by striking the second period; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(b) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.—To carry out sec23 tions 393B and 393C, there are authorized to be appro24 priated $6,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 

25 2019.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. STATE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS REGARDING TRAU2 MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

3 Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 300d–52) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, acting 

6 through the Administrator of the Health Resources 

7 and Services Administration,’’; 

8 (2) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(E) of sub9 section (f), by striking ‘‘brain injury’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘traumatic brain injury’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘under this 

12 section, and section 1253 including’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘under this section and section 1253, including’’; 

14 and 

15 (4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘such sums as 

16 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 

17 through 2005, and such sums as may be necessary 

18 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 

20 2015 through 2019’’. 

21 SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 

22 SERVICES. 

23 Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 300d–53) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, acting 

26 through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
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1 and Services Administration (referred to in this sec2 tion as the ‘Administrator’),’’; 

3 (2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), 

4 (h), and (j)(1), by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (h)— 

7 (A) by striking the subsection heading and 

8 inserting ‘‘REPORTING’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘Each protection and advo10 cacy system’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) REPORTS BY SYSTEMS.—Each protection 

12 and advocacy system’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 

15 1 year after the date of enactment of the Traumatic 

16 Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014, the Sec17 retary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 

18 committees of Congress a report describing the serv19 ices and activities carried out under this section dur20 ing the period for which the report is being pre21 pared.’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘The Adminis23 trator of the Health Resources’’ and all that follows 

24 through ‘‘regarding’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 

25 shall facilitate agreements to coordinate the collec-
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1 tion of data by agencies within the Department of 

2 Health and Human Services regarding’’; 

3 (5) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘subtitle C of 

4 the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

5 Rights Act of 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle C of 

6 title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

7 and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et 

8 seq.)’’; 

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

10 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be nec11 essary for each the fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’ 

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

13 years 2015 through 2019’’; and 

14 (7) in subsection (m)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘part C 

16 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

17 Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6042 et seq.)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘subtitle C of title I of the Devel19 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

20 Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.)’’; 

21 and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘part C 

23 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

24 and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6042 et 

25 seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle C of title I of the 
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1 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 

2 of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et 

3 seq.)’’. 

4 SEC. 5. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY COORDINATION PLAN. 

5 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 18 

6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Health and Human Services shall develop a plan 

8 for improved coordination of Federal activities with re9 spect to traumatic brain injury. Such plan shall— 

10 (1) review existing interagency coordination ef11 forts with respect to Federal activities related to 

12 traumatic brain injury, including services for individ13 uals with traumatic brain injury; 

14 (2) identify areas for improved coordination be15 tween relevant Federal agencies and programs, in16 cluding agencies and programs with a focus on serv17 ing individuals with disabilities; 

18 (3) identify each recommendation in the report 

19 required by section 393C(b) of the Public Health 

20 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1d(b)) that has been 

21 adopted and each such recommendation that has not 

22 been adopted, and describe any planned activities to 

23 address each such recommendation that has not 

24 been adopted; and 
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1 (4) incorporate, as appropriate, stakeholder 

2 feedback, including feedback from individuals with 

3 traumatic brain injury and their caregivers. 

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

5 Health and Human Services shall submit the plan devel6 oped under subsection (a) to the Committee on Health, 

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

8 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

9 Representatives. 

10 SEC. 6. REVIEW OF BRAIN INJURY MANAGEMENT IN CHIL11 DREN. 

12 The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

13 Prevention, in consultation with the Director of the Na14 tional Institutes of Health, shall conduct a review of the 

15 scientific evidence related to brain injury management in 

16 children, such as the restriction or prohibition of children 

17 from attending school or participating in athletic activities 

18 following a head injury, and identify ongoing and potential 

19 further opportunities for research. Not later than 2 years 

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

21 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall sub22 mit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

23 Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
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1 Commerce of the House of Representatives the results of 

2 such review. 

Passed the Senate September 16, 2014. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2539 

AN ACT 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reaubrain injury and to trauma research. thorize certain programs relating to traumatic