Disease Control and Prevention establish and over-
see a national surveillance system to accurately de-
termine the incidence of sports-related concussions, 
including those in youth ages 5 to 21, taking into 
account Federal efforts to collect information on 
traumatic brain injury. 
(4) Traumatic brain injury is a substantial pub-
lic health problem among older persons. As the pop-
ulation of older persons continues to grow in the 
United States, the need to design and implement 
proven and cost-effective prevention measures that 
focus on the leading causes of traumatic brain injury 
becomes more urgent. 
(5) In order to implement this Act, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention needs to collabo-
rate with Federal agencies reporting military-related 
traumatic brain injuries, school systems reporting 
traumatic brain injuries, Medicaid and other Federal 
programs, and State agencies. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE THE 
RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC 
BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall— 
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(1) evaluate existing surveillance and data col-
lections systems that track the incidence and cir-
cumstances of traumatic brain injury, including con-
cussion; 
(2) not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Con-
gress outlining the findings of the evaluation under 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) establish a statistically sound, scientifically 
credible, integrated surveillance system regarding 
traumatic brain injury, to be known as the ‘‘Na-
tional Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System’’. 
(b) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
National Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance System is 
designed in a manner that facilitates further research on 
brain injury. 
(c) CONTENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary— 
(1) shall provide for the collection and storage 
of information (excluding personally identifiable in-
formation) on the incidence and prevalence of trau-
matic brain injury, including concussion, in the 
United States across the lifespan; 
(2) to the extent practicable, shall provide for 
the collection and storage of other available informa-
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tion (excluding personally identifiable information) 
on traumatic brain injury, such as information con-
cerning demographics and other information associ-
ated with the incidence of a traumatic brain injury, 
such as— 
(A) age; 
(B) race and ethnicity; 
(C) sex; 
(D) geographic location; 
(E) history of head injury (including injury 
type and the approximate date of injury); 
(F) pre-existing conditions, such as learn-
ing disabilities and attention deficit hyper-
activity disorder; and 
(G) co-occurring issues, such as substance 
abuse or post-traumatic stress disorder; 
(3) to the extent practicable, shall provide for 
the collection and storage of information relevant to 
analysis on traumatic brain injury, such as informa-
tion concerning— 
(A) impact location on the body and na-
ture of the impact; 
(B) qualifications of personnel making the 
traumatic brain injury diagnosis; 
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(C) assessment tool used to make the diag-
nosis; 
(D) signs and symptoms consistent with a 
head injury; 
(E) sport or activity and the level of com-
petition (if a sports-related activity); 
(F) use of protective equipment and im-
pact monitoring devices; and 
(G) severity of the traumatic brain injury; 
and 
(4) may address issues identified during the 
consultation process under subsection (d). 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with individuals with appro-
priate expertise, including— 
(1) epidemiologists with experience in disease 
surveillance or registries; 
(2) representatives of national health associa-
tions that— 
(A) focus on brain injury; and 
(B) have demonstrated experience in re-
search, care, or patient services; 
(3) State public health agencies; 
(4) health information technology experts or 
other information management specialists; 
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(5) clinicians with expertise in brain injury; 
(6) research scientists with experience con-
ducting brain research or utilizing surveillance sys-
tems for scientific research purposes; 
(7) medical facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs; and 
(8) behavioral health centers. 
(e) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to, 
or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
public or private nonprofit entities to carry out activities 
under this section. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary shall make 
information and analysis in the National Traumatic Brain 
Injury Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to 
Federal departments and agencies, such as the National 
Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, the Department of Edu-
cation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the De-
partment of Defense. 
(g) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Subject to subsection (h), the 
Secretary shall make information and analysis in the Na-
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