To reauthorize traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill reauthorizes the federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program for another 5 years (through 2029). It expands CDC's mandate to track not just how often TBIs occur, but also their prevalence and long-term effects. The bill specifically calls for better data on high-risk populations like domestic violence survivors and first responders.
Who Benefits and How
State and Tribal health agencies benefit from continued grant funding for TBI-related services and outreach programs. Healthcare researchers gain clearer mandates and potential funding for studying long-term TBI effects. Populations at higher risk of TBI (domestic violence victims, public safety officers) benefit from targeted outreach and data collection efforts designed to help them.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The CDC and HHS face new reporting and data collection requirements, including mandatory reports to Congress on high-risk populations within 2 years. State grant recipients must expand their outreach programs to consider high-risk populations.
Key Provisions
- Extends TBI program authorization from 2024 to 2029
- Requires CDC to collect data on TBI prevalence (not just incidence) and at-risk populations
- Adds Tribal governments as eligible state grant recipients
- Updates the legal definition of 'traumatic brain injury' to include anoxia and other brain damage
- Mandates a study on long-term symptoms and correlations between TBI and conditions like dementia
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes federal traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention and research programs through 2029, expands data collection to include prevalence and at-risk populations, and requires studies on long-term TBI effects.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Healthcare, Research
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes federal traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention and research programs through 2029, expands data collection to include prevalence and at-risk populations, and requires studies on long-term TBI effects.
Policy Domains
Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State and Tribal health agencies
- TBI survivors and at-risk populations
- Healthcare researchers
- CDC and public health infrastructure
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- HHS and CDC (reporting requirements)
- State grant recipients (expanded outreach mandates)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment
Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following …
Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Department of Health and Human Services, HHS and CDC
Positive-direction: Tribal governments and American Indian consortia
Negative-direction: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Department of Health and Human Services, HHS and CDC
Domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, Populations at higher risk for TBI, Public safety officers
Nonprofit research organizations, Public health researchers and epidemiologists
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An acquired injury to the brain; may include brain injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma and damage from internal/external sources resulting in infection, toxicity, surgery, or vascular disorders not associated with aging; excludes brain dysfunction from congenital or degenerative disorders or birth trauma
Has the meaning given in section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act
Has the meaning given in section 1253 of the Public Health Service Act
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