Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-1098
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2013-03-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Lawyers and legal services

Medical research

Neurological disorders

Research administration and funding

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects to reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injury, and (2) traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries.</p> <p>Reauthorizes through FY2018 programs of grants to: (1) states and American Indian consortia for projects to improve access to rehabilitation and other services regarding traumatic brain injury, and (2) protection and advocacy systems for the purpose of enabling such systems to provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injury. Removes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration as agent for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in administering these programs. Vests responsibility for administering the programs solely in the Secretary.</p> <p>Reauthorizes through FY2018 the comprehensive program of research on trauma carried out by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). </p>

action_date: 2014-05-20
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on recommendations (made pursuant to an earlier report) concerning improvements in the collection and dissemination of compatible epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury in individuals who were formerly in the military, identifying recommendations that have been adopted and describing activities planned to address those that were not adopted.</p> <p> Authorizes appropriations through FY2018 for: (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects to reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injury, and (2) traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries.</p> <p> Authorizes appropriations through FY2018 for the programs of grants to: (1) states and American Indian consortia for projects to improve access to rehabilitation and other services regarding traumatic brain injury, and (2) protection and advocacy systems for the purpose of enabling such systems to provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injury. Removes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration as agent for the Secretary in administering these programs. Vests responsibility for administering the programs solely in the Secretary.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to report to Congress not later than one year after enactment of this Act on the services and activities of the protection and advocacy systems. </p>

action_date: 2014-06-24
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on recommendations (made pursuant to an earlier report) concerning improvements in the collection and dissemination of compatible epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury in individuals who were formerly in the military, identifying recommendations that have been adopted and describing activities planned to address those that were not adopted.</p> <p> Authorizes appropriations through FY2019 for: (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects to reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injury, and (2) traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries.</p> <p> Authorizes appropriations through FY2019 for the programs of grants to: (1) states and American Indian consortia for projects to improve access to rehabilitation and other services regarding traumatic brain injury, and (2) protection and advocacy systems for the purpose of enabling such systems to provide services to individuals with traumatic brain injury. Removes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration as agent for the Secretary in administering these programs. Vests responsibility for administering the programs solely in the Secretary.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to report to Congress not later than one year after enactment of this Act on the services and activities of the protection and advocacy systems. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1098 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2013 Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Rooney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. CDC programs for prevention and surveillance of traumatic brain injury Section 394A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–3 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows through For the purpose and inserting the following: 394. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general For the purpose ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Traumatic brain injury To carry out sections 393B and 393C, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 3. State grants for projects regarding traumatic brain injury Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–52 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, ; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . 4. State grants for protection and advocacy services Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–53 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), ; (2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), (h), and (j)(1), by striking Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary ; (3) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and inserting Secretary ; and (B) by striking by the Administrator and inserting by the Secretary ; and (4) in subsection (l), by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . 5. Interagency program for trauma research Section 1261(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(i) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 337 113th CONGRESS 2nd Session H. R. 1098 [Report No. 113–456] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2013 Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Rooney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 20, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pallone , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Welch , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Barber , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Joyce , and Mr. Michaud May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 12, 2013 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. CDC programs for prevention and surveillance of traumatic brain injury (a) Prevention Section 393B(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1c(b)(3)) is amended by striking health-status goals for 2010, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010 and inserting health-status goals for 2020, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2020 . (b) Surveillance Subsection (b) of section 393C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1d ) is amended— (1) by striking (b) Not later than and inserting the following: (b) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Subsequent report Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 , the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that— (A) identifies which recommendations in the report under paragraph (1) have been adopted and which recommendations in such report have not been adopted; and (B) includes a description of planned activities to address each recommendation in such report that has not been adopted. . (c) Funding Section 394A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–3 ) is amended— (1) by striking and after 1994, ; (2) by striking the second period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: Of the amounts made available to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, there is authorized to be appropriated $6,100,000 to carry out sections 393B and 393C. . 3. State grants for projects regarding traumatic brain injury Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–52 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, ; (2) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(E) of subsection (f), by striking brain injury and inserting traumatic brain injury ; (3) in subsection (h), by striking the comma after under this section and inserting a comma before including ; and (4) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) Authorization of appropriations For carrying out this section and section 1253, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,760,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 4. State grants for protection and advocacy services Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–53 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), ; (2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), (h), and (j)(1), by striking Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary ; (3) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting Reporting ; (B) by striking Each protection and advocacy system and inserting the following: (1) Reports by systems Each protection and advocacy system ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Report by Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2013 , the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the services and activities carried out under this section during the period for which the report is being prepared. . (4) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and inserting Secretary ; and (B) by striking by the Administrator and inserting by the Secretary ; (5) in subsection (k), by striking subtitle C and inserting subtitle C of title I ; (6) by striking subsection (l) (relating to authorization of appropriations); and (7) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).

May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1098 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 . 2. CDC programs for prevention and surveillance of traumatic brain injury (a) Prevention Section 393B(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1c(b)(3)) is amended by striking health-status goals for 2010, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010 and inserting health-status goals for 2020, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2020 . (b) Surveillance Subsection (b) of section 393C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1d ) is amended— (1) by striking (b) Not later than and inserting the following: (b) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Subsequent report Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 , the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that— (A) identifies which recommendations in the report under paragraph (1) have been adopted and which recommendations in such report have not been adopted; and (B) includes a description of planned activities to address each recommendation in such report that has not been adopted. . (c) Funding Section 394A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–3 ) is amended— (1) by striking and after 1994, ; (2) by striking the second period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: Of the amounts made available to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, there is authorized to be appropriated $6,100,000 to carry out sections 393B and 393C. . 3. State grants for projects regarding traumatic brain injury Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–52 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, ; (2) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(E) of subsection (f), by striking brain injury and inserting traumatic brain injury ; (3) in subsection (h), by striking the comma after under this section and inserting a comma before including ; and (4) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) Authorization of appropriations For carrying out this section and section 1253, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,760,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. . 4. State grants for protection and advocacy services Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–53 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), ; (2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), (h), and (j)(1), by striking Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary ; (3) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting Reporting ; (B) by striking Each protection and advocacy system and inserting the following: (1) Reports by systems Each protection and advocacy system ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Report by Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 , the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the services and activities carried out under this section during the period for which the report is being prepared. . (4) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and inserting Secretary ; and (B) by striking by the Administrator and inserting by the Secretary ; (5) in subsection (k), by striking subtitle C and inserting subtitle C of title I ; (6) by striking subsection (l) (relating to authorization of appropriations); and (7) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).

Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1098 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 . 2. CDC programs for prevention and surveillance of traumatic brain injury (a) Prevention Section 393B(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1c(b)(3)) is amended by striking health-status goals for 2010, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2010 and inserting health-status goals for 2020, commonly referred to as Healthy People 2020 . (b) Surveillance Subsection (b) of section 393C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1d ) is amended— (1) by striking (b) Not later than and inserting the following: (b) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Subsequent report Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 , the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that— (A) identifies which recommendations in the report under paragraph (1) have been adopted and which recommendations in such report have not been adopted; and (B) includes a description of planned activities to address each recommendation in such report that has not been adopted. . (c) Funding Section 394A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–3 ) is amended— (1) by striking and after 1994, ; (2) by striking the second period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: Of the amounts made available to carry out this part for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, there is authorized to be appropriated $6,100,000 to carry out sections 393B and 393C. . 3. State grants for projects regarding traumatic brain injury Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–52 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, ; (2) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (3)(E) of subsection (f), by striking brain injury and inserting traumatic brain injury ; (3) in subsection (h), by striking the comma after under this section and inserting a comma before including ; and (4) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: (j) Authorization of appropriations For carrying out this section and section 1253, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,760,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. . 4. State grants for protection and advocacy services Section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–53 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), ; (2) in subsections (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), (e)(4), (g), (h), and (j)(1), by striking Administrator each place it appears and inserting Secretary ; (3) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting Reporting ; (B) by striking Each protection and advocacy system and inserting the following: (1) Reports by systems Each protection and advocacy system ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Report by Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 , the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the services and activities carried out under this section during the period for which the report is being prepared. . (4) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and inserting Secretary ; and (B) by striking by the Administrator and inserting by the Secretary ; (5) in subsection (k), by striking subtitle C and inserting subtitle C of title I ; (6) by striking subsection (l) (relating to authorization of appropriations); and (7) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).

Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.