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‘‘(e) FUNDING.—For the purpose of carrying out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
TITLE XIII—TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
SEC. 1301. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 393A of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) the implementation of a national education and aware-
ness campaign regarding such injury (in conjunction with the
program of the Secretary regarding health-status goals for 2010,
commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010), including—
‘‘(A) the national dissemination of information on—
‘‘(i) incidence and prevalence; and
‘‘(ii) information relating to traumatic brain injury
and the sequelae of secondary conditions arising from
traumatic brain injury upon discharge from hospitals
and trauma centers; and
‘‘(B) the provision of information in primary care set-
tings, including emergency rooms and trauma centers, con-
cerning the availability of State level services and
resources.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘anoxia due
to near drowning.’’ and inserting ‘‘anoxia due to trauma.’’;
and
(B) in the third sentence, by inserting before the period
the following: ‘‘, after consultation with States and other
appropriate public or nonprofit private entities’’.
(b) NATIONAL REGISTRY.—Part J of title III of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 393A the following section:
‘‘NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REGISTRIES
‘‘SEC. 393B. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
may make grants to States or their designees to operate the State’s
traumatic brain injury registry, and to academic institutions to
conduct applied research that will support the development of such
registries, to collect data concerning—
‘‘(1) demographic information about each traumatic brain
injury;
‘‘(2) information about the circumstances surrounding the
injury event associated with each traumatic brain injury;
‘‘(3) administrative information about the source of the
collected information, dates of hospitalization and treatment,
and the date of injury; and
‘‘(4) information characterizing the clinical aspects of the
traumatic brain injury, including the severity of the injury,
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outcomes of the injury, the types of treatments received, and
the types of services utilized.’’.
SEC. 1302. STUDY AND MONITOR INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE.
Section 4 of Public Law 104–166 (42 U.S.C. 300d–61 note)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
‘‘(i)(I) determine the incidence and prevalence of
traumatic brain injury in all age groups in the general
population of the United States, including institutional
settings; and
‘‘(II) determine appropriate methodological strate-
gies to obtain data on the incidence and prevalence
of mild traumatic brain injury and report to Congress
concerning such within 18 months of the date of the
enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000; and’’;
and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a system is appropriate’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, including return
to work or school and community participation,’’ after ‘‘func-
tioning’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
SEC. 1303. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
(a) INTERAGENCY PROGRAM.—Section 1261(d)(4) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–61(d)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘degree of injury’’
and inserting ‘‘degree of brain injury’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘acute injury’’ and
inserting ‘‘acute brain injury’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘injury treatment’’
and inserting ‘‘brain injury treatment’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1261(h)(4) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h)(4)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘anoxia due to near
drowning.’’ and inserting ‘‘anoxia due to trauma.’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting before the period
the following: ‘‘, after consultation with States and other appro-
priate public or nonprofit private entities’’.
(c) RESEARCH ON COGNITIVE AND NEUROBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
ARISING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.—Section 1261(d)(4) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–61(d)(4)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) carrying out subparagraphs (A) through (D) with
respect to cognitive disorders and neurobehavioral con-
sequences arising from traumatic brain injury, including
the development, modification, and evaluation of therapies
and programs of rehabilitation toward reaching or restoring
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normal capabilities in areas such as reading, comprehen-
sion, speech, reasoning, and deduction.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1261 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–61) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of
carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001
through 2005.’’.
SEC. 1304. PROGRAMS OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.
Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–
51) is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘demonstration’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘demonstration’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ‘‘representing
traumatic brain injury survivors’’ and inserting ‘‘rep-
resenting individuals with traumatic brain injury’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘who are survivors
of’’ and inserting ‘‘with’’;
(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, in cash,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by amending the paragraph to
read as follows:
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED.—Non-Fed-
eral contributions under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in
kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.
Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services
assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal
Government, may not be included in determining the amount
of such contributions.’’;
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as sub-
sections (g) through ( j), respectively;
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following sub-
sections:
‘‘(e) CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUSLY AWARDED DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—A State that received a grant under this section prior
to the date of the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000
may compete for new project grants under this section after such
date of the enactment.
‘‘(f ) USE OF STATE GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.—A State shall
(directly or through awards of contracts to nonprofit private
entities) use amounts received under a grant under this section
for the following:
‘‘(A) To develop, change, or enhance community-based
service delivery systems that include timely access to com-
prehensive appropriate services and supports. Such service
and supports—
‘‘(i) shall promote full participation by individuals
with brain injury and their families in decision making
regarding the services and supports; and
‘‘(ii) shall be designed for children and other
individuals with traumatic brain injury.
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‘‘(B) To focus on outreach to underserved and inappro-
priately served individuals, such as individuals in institu-
tional 
settings, 
individuals 
with 
low 
socioeconomic
resources, individuals in rural communities, and individ-
uals in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
‘‘(C) To award contracts to nonprofit entities for con-
sumer or family service access training, consumer support,
peer mentoring, and parent to parent programs.
‘‘(D) To develop individual and family service coordina-
tion or case management systems.
‘‘(E) To support other needs identified by the advisory
board under subsection (b) for the State involved.
‘‘(2) BEST PRACTICES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—State services and supports pro-
vided under a grant under this section shall reflect the
best practices in the field of traumatic brain injury, shall
be in compliance with title II of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990, and shall be supported by quality assur-
ance measures as well as state-of-the-art health care and
integrated community supports, regardless of the severity
of injury.
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION
BY
STATE
AGENCY.—The State
agency responsible for administering amounts received
under a grant under this section shall demonstrate that
it has obtained knowledge and expertise of traumatic brain
injury and the unique needs associated with traumatic
brain injury.
‘‘(3) STATE CAPACITY BUILDING.—A State may use amounts
received under a grant under this section to—
‘‘(A) educate consumers and families;
‘‘(B) train professionals in public and private sector
financing (such as third party payers, State agencies,
community-based providers, schools, and educators);
‘‘(C) develop or improve case management or service
coordination systems;
‘‘(D) develop best practices in areas such as family
or consumer support, return to work, housing or supportive
living personal assistance services, assistive technology and
devices, behavioral health services, substance abuse serv-
ices, and traumatic brain injury treatment and rehabilita-
tion;
‘‘(E) tailor existing State systems to provide accom-
modations to the needs of individuals with brain injury
(including systems administered by the State departments
responsible for health, mental health, labor/employment,
education, mental retardation /developmental disorders,
transportation, and correctional systems);
‘‘(F) improve data sets coordinated across systems and
other needs identified by a State plan supported by its
advisory council; and
‘‘(G) develop capacity within targeted communities.’’;
(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘agen-
cies of the Public Health Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agen-
cies’’;
(8) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—