Bill > S2898

This bill reauthorizes and enhances the national Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program through several key provisions. It renames the program the "Bill Pascrell, Jr., National Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance and Registries" and extends funding through 2030, with expanded focus on identifying populations at higher risk for TBI, including those with increased risk due to occupational or circumstantial factors. The bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect more comprehensive data on TBI, including information about an individual's occupation and short- and long-term outcomes, and mandates that this aggregated information be made publicly available online. Additionally, the bill establishes new state grant programs with maintenance of effort requirements and provisions for potential waivers, updates the definition of traumatic brain injury, and requires two significant reports to Congress: one examining high-risk populations and data collection efforts, and another conducting a comprehensive study on long-term symptoms and conditions related to TBI. The study will investigate the prevalence of chronic TBI symptoms, research existing evidence, explore correlations with other health conditions like dementia, assess available services, and identify research gaps, with findings to be reported to congressional committees and potentially made publicly available.