H.R. 6615

Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018

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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen

H. R. 6615

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.

1.

Short title

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

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 data collection and analysis

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may implement concussion data collection and analysis to determine the prevalence and incidence of concussion.

;

(2)

in section 394A(b)(42 U.S.C. 280b–3(b)), by striking $6,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 and inserting $11,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024; and

(3)

by striking section 393C–1 (42 U.S.C. 280b–1e).

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 2020 through 2024.

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 2020 through 2024.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.