109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3668
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion
and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2006
Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion
and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.
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 Act of 2006'.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
(a) Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury- Clause (ii) of section 393A(b)(3)(A)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1b) is amended by striking
`from hospitals and trauma centers' and inserting `from hospitals and emergency
departments'.
(b) National Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance and Registries-
Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the first section 393B (relating to the use of allotments
for rape prevention education) as section 392A and moving such section
so that it follows section 392; and
(2) by amending section 393B--
(A) in the section heading, by inserting `SURVEILLANCE AND' after `NATIONAL
PROGRAM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY';
(B) by striking `(a) In General- '; and
(C) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `may make grants'
and all that follows through `to collect data concerning--' and inserting
`may make grants to States or their designees to develop or operate
the State's traumatic brain injury surveillance system or registry to
determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain-related injury
disability, to ensure the uniformity of reporting under such system
or registry, to link individuals with traumatic brain injury to services
and supports, and to link such individuals with academic institutions
to conduct applied research that will support the development of such
surveillance systems and registries as may be necessary. A surveillance
system or registry under this section shall provide for the collection
of data concerning--'.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations- Section 394A of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-3) is amended--
(1) by striking `For the purpose' and inserting `(a) For the purpose';
(2) by striking `and' after `for fiscal year 1994;';
(3) by striking `and' after `through 1998,';
(4) by striking the second period at the end; and
(5) by inserting `, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010' before the period at the end.
SEC. 3. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
Section 1261 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D) of subsection (d)(4), by striking `head brain
injury' and inserting `brain injury'; and
(2) in subsection (i), by inserting `, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010' before the period at the end.
SEC. 4. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
(a) Amendment- Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 393B the following:
`SEC. 393C. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
`(a) Study- The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention with respect to paragraph (1) and the Director
of the National Institutes of Health with respect to paragraphs (2) and
(3), shall conduct a study with respect to traumatic brain injury for the
purpose of carrying out the following:
`(1) In collaboration with appropriate State and local health-related
agencies--
`(A) determining the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury
in all age groups in the general population of the United States, including
institutional settings, such as nursing homes, correctional facilities,
psychiatric hospitals, child care facilities, and residential institutes
for people with developmental disabilities; and
`(B) collecting, maintaining, and reporting national trends in traumatic
brain injury.
`(2) Identifying common therapeutic interventions which are used for the
rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries, and, subject to the
availability of information, including an analysis of--
`(A) the effectiveness of each such intervention in improving the functioning,
including return to work or school and community participation, of individuals
with brain injuries;
`(B) the comparative effectiveness of interventions employed in the
course of rehabilitation of individuals with brain injuries to achieve
the same or similar clinical outcome; and
`(C) the adequacy of existing measures of outcomes and knowledge of
factors influencing differential outcomes.
`(3) Developing practice guidelines for the rehabilitation of traumatic
brain injury at such time as appropriate scientific research becomes available.
`(b) Dates Certain for Reports- Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2005, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report describing findings made as a result of
carrying out subsection (a).
`(c) Definition- For purposes of this section, the term `traumatic brain
injury' means an acquired injury to the brain. Such term does not include
brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, nor birth
trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma. The
Secretary may revise the definition of such term as the Secretary determines
necessary.'.
(b) Conforming Amendment- Public Law 104-166 (42 U.S.C. 300d-61 note) is
amended by striking section 4.
SEC. 5. PROGRAMS OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
(a) State Grants for Demonstration Projects Regarding Traumatic Brain Injury-
Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-52) is amended--
(A) by striking `may make grants to States' and inserting `may make
grants to States and American Indian consortia'; and
(B) by striking `health and other services' and inserting `rehabilitation
and other services';
(A) in paragraphs (1), (3)(A)(i), (3)(A)(iii), and (3)(A)(iv), by striking
the term `State' each place such term appears and inserting the term
`State or American Indian consortium'; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking `recommendations to the State' and
inserting `recommendations to the State or American Indian consortium';
(A) by striking the term `State' each place such term appears and inserting
`State or American Indian consortium'; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ` each $2' and inserting `each $5';
(4) in subsection (e), by striking `A State that received' and all that
follows through the period and inserting `A State or American Indian consortium
that received a grant under this section prior to the date of the enactment
of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2005 may complete the activities
funded by the grant.';
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting `and American Indian Consortium'
after `State';
(B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), paragraph
(1)(E), paragraph (2)(A), paragraph (2)(B), paragraph (3) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), paragraph (3)(E), and paragraph (3)(F),
by striking the term `State' each place such term appears and inserting
`State or American Indian consortium';
(C) in clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), by striking `children and other
individuals' and inserting `children, youth, and adults'; and
(i) by striking `Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary' and inserting `Not less than bi-annually,
the Secretary'; and
(ii) by inserting `section 1253, and section 1254,' after `programs
established under this section,';
(6) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
`(i) Definitions- For purposes of this section:
`(1) The terms `American Indian consortium' and `State' have the meanings
given to those terms in section 1253.
`(2) The term `traumatic brain injury' means an acquired injury to the
brain. Such term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital
or degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain injuries
caused by anoxia due to near drowning. The Secretary may revise the definition
of such term as the Secretary determines necessary, after consultation
with States and other appropriate public or nonprofit private entities.';
and
(7) in subsection (j), by inserting `, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010' before the period.
(b) 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 subsections (d) and (e), by striking the term `subsection (i)'
each place such term appears and inserting `subsection (l)';
(2) in subsection (g), by inserting `each fiscal year not later than October
1,' before `the Administrator shall pay';
(3) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (l) and (m),
respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
`(i) Data Collection- The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration and the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental
Disabilities shall enter into an agreement to coordinate the collection
of data by the Administrator and the Commissioner regarding protection and
advocacy services.
`(j) Training and Technical Assistance-
`(1) GRANTS- For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated to
carry out this section is $6,000,000 or greater, the Administrator shall
use 2 percent of such amount to make a grant to an eligible national association
for providing for training and technical assistance to protection and
advocacy systems.
`(2) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term `eligible national association'
means a national association with demonstrated experience in providing
training and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems.
`(k) System Authority- In providing services under this section, a protection
and advocacy system shall have the same authorities, including access to
records, as such system would have for purposes of providing services under
subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000.'; and
(5) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by this subsection)--
(A) by striking `and' after `fiscal year 2001,' ; and
(B) by inserting `and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2006 through 2010'.
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