I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7164 
To advance population research for chronic pain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2024 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. NUNN of Iowa) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To advance population research for chronic pain. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Research 
for Chronic Pain Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHRONIC PAIN INFORMATION SYSTEM. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–8. CHRONIC PAIN RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
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Prevention, the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health, and the heads of other agencies as the Secretary 
determines appropriate, shall— 
‘‘(1) utilize available Federal research data to 
clarify the incidence and prevalence of chronic pain 
from any source, including injuries, operations, and 
diseases and conditions; 
‘‘(2) identify gaps in the available research data 
and collect deidentified population research data 
using medical claims and survey data to fill gaps in 
available research data, such as information con-
cerning— 
‘‘(A) incidence and prevalence of specific 
pain conditions; 
‘‘(B) demographics and other information, 
such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, and geo-
graphic location; 
‘‘(C) the incidence and prevalence of 
known chronic pain conditions, as well as of 
diseases and conditions that include or lead to 
pain; 
‘‘(D) risk factors that may be associated 
with chronic pain conditions, such as genetic 
and environmental risk factors and other infor-
mation, as appropriate; 
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‘‘(E) diagnosis and progression markers; 
‘‘(F) both direct and indirect costs of ill-
ness; 
‘‘(G) the epidemiology of the conditions; 
‘‘(H) the detection, management, and 
treatment of the conditions; 
‘‘(I) the epidemiology, detection, manage-
ment, and treatment of frequent secondary or 
co-occurring conditions, such as depressive, anx-
iety, and substance use disorders; 
‘‘(J) the utilization of medical and social 
services by patients with chronic pain condi-
tions, including the direct health care costs of 
pain treatment, both traditional and alternative, 
and the indirect costs (such as missed work, 
public and private disability, and reduction in 
productivity); and 
‘‘(K) the effectiveness of evidence-based 
treatment approaches on chronic pain condi-
tions; 
‘‘(3) develop, in collaboration with individuals 
and organizations with appropriate chronic pain ex-
pertise, including patients or patient advocates, epi-
demiologists, representatives of national voluntary 
health associations, health information technology 
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experts, clinicians, and research scientists, standard 
definitions and approaches for population research 
on chronic pain to efficiently promote greater com-
parability of data; and 
‘‘(4) disseminate, pursuant to the public 
webpage under subsection (b), and, as appropriate, 
to the public and to other Federal departments and 
agencies, any findings, developed population research 
standards, and available Federal data sources re-
lated to chronic pain. 
‘‘(b) 
DISSEMINATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall establish a public webpage, to be 
known as the Chronic Pain Information Hub, that— 
‘‘(1) aggregates and summarizes available Fed-
eral data sources, indicators, and peer-reviewed re-
search related to chronic pain; 
‘‘(2) includes an up-to-date summary of com-
plete, underway, and planned data collection and 
analysis related to chronic pain that is conducted 
and supported by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; and 
‘‘(3) translates research findings into clinical 
tools and resources, recommendations for closing re-
search gaps, and recommendations for population re-
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