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Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
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H. R. 6615 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6615


To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 26, 2018

Mr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018”.

SEC. 2. Prevention and control of injuries.

Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 393C (42 U.S.C. 280b–1d) by adding at the end the following:

“(c) National concussion surveillance system.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may implement a national concussion surveillance system to determine the prevalence and incidence of concussion.”; and

(2) in section 394A (42 U.S.C. 280b–3)—

(A) in subsection (b)—

(i) by striking “393B and 393C” and inserting “393B, 393C(a), and 393C(b)”; and

(ii) by striking “$6,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019” and inserting “$6,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

“(c) National concussion surveillance system.—To carry out section 393C(c), there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.”.

SEC. 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 inserting “, acting through the Administrator for the Administration for Community Living,” after “The Secretary”;

(2) by striking subsection (e);

(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; and

(4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking “$5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019” and inserting “$7,321,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024”.

SEC. 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 inserting “, acting through the Administrator for the Administration for Community Living,” after “The Secretary”; and

(2) in subsection (l), by striking “$3,100,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019” and inserting “$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024”.