This bill reauthorizes and changes Federal programs that prevent, detect, and treat traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). It renames a CDC program the Bill Pascrell, Jr., National Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance and Registries. The bill expands what the program tracks to include prevalence, causes, risk factors, occupation when relevant, and short- and long-term outcomes. It requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make aggregated information public on its website. The bill updates authorization years for some programs to 2026 through 2030.
The bill updates State grant programs by explicitly including Tribal or American Indian consortia, adding a maintenance-of-effort requirement for non-Federal spending, and allowing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive up to 50% of a matching requirement for a single year if necessary. It revises the statutory definition of "traumatic brain injury" and gives the Secretary authority to revise that definition after consultation. It also extends authorization years for protection and advocacy services to 2026 through 2030.
The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congress within 2 years that summarizes populations who may be at higher risk for TBI (including examples such as people affected by domestic violence or sexual assault and certain public safety officers), current CDC surveys and steps to address data gaps, outreach activities, and challenges reaching higher-risk groups. The bill also requires a study, to be completed within 2 years, on long-term or chronic symptoms and conditions after TBI, including links to other conditions, available services, research gaps, and a report of findings. If the Secretary conducts the study directly, the final report must be made public on the HHS website.
The bill updates authorization periods for funding to 2026 through 2030 for several programs, but it does not specify dollar amounts. No publicly available information on total costs or savings is included in the bill text. The bill does create or continue grant programs that may require Federal and non-Federal matching funds; it adds a maintenance-of-effort requirement for grantees and allows a one-year waiver of up to 50 percent of the matching amount if requested and approved.
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