National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes National Plan for Epilepsy amending the Public Health Service Act with mandated federal coordination, advisory council, annual assessments, reporting requirements, and data-sharing obligations across federal and requires new Section 320C of Public Health Service Act establishing National Plan for Epilepsy programs including advisory council with specific membership requirements, quarterly meetings, biennial reporting. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
People living with epilepsy and their caregivers could face fewer barriers, Epilepsy research organizations and nonprofits could gain revenue opportunities, and Neurologists and epileptologists could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA, DoD, VA) would take on compliance duties and Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Establishes National Plan for Epilepsy amending the Public Health Service Act with mandated federal coordination, advisory council, annual assessments, reporting requirements, and data-sharing obligations across federal...
- Requires new Section 320C of Public Health Service Act establishing National Plan for Epilepsy programs including advisory council with specific membership requirements, quarterly meetings, biennial reporting...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes National Plan for Epilepsy amending the Public Health Service Act with mandated federal coordination, advisory council, annual assessments, reporting requirements, and data-sharing obligations across federal and requires new Section 320C of Public Health Service Act establishing National Plan for Epilepsy programs including advisory council with specific membership requirements, quarterly meetings, biennial reporting.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes National Plan for Epilepsy amending the Public Health Service Act with mandated federal coordination, advisory council, annual assessments, reporting requirements, and data-sharing obligations across federal and requires new Section 320C of Public Health Service Act establishing National Plan for Epilepsy programs including advisory council with specific membership requirements, quarterly meetings, biennial reporting.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- People living with epilepsy and their caregivers
- Epilepsy research organizations and nonprofits
- Neurologists and epileptologists
- Pharmaceutical and biotech companies developing epilepsy treatments
Identified Costs
- Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA, DoD, VA)
- Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Costa (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
People living with epilepsy and their caregivers
Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA), Federal health agencies (HHS, NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA, DoD, VA)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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