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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6306. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert
the following:
SEC. __. INFORMATION ON CONCUSSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS.
Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
393D of such Act the following:
“SEC. 393E. INFORMATION ON CONCUSSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall collect and make publicly available information on
concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety
officers, including research related to evidence-based
practices and personal protective equipment recommendations,
and medical information related to diagnosing, protocols for
identifying and treating, and measures for reducing the
incidence of concussion and traumatic brain injury among
public safety officers.
“(b) Dissemination of Information.—
“(1) In general.—For purposes of making information
available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
“(A) update the website of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention with respect to traumatic brain injury; and
“(B) develop other means to disseminate such information
to—
“(i) medical professionals and public health
professionals, to improve care and treatment services
provided to public safety officers suffering from concussion
or traumatic brain injury;
“(ii) public safety employers and employee
representatives, to improve strategies and practices to
reduce the incidence of concussion and traumatic brain injury
resulting from firefighting, fire protection, law
enforcement, and other public safety activities;
“(iii) mental health professionals, to develop a better
understanding of the link between concussion and traumatic
brain injury and conditions such as trauma and stress related
disorders, mood disorders, and suicidal ideations;
“(iv) patients and their families, to improve awareness of
health care specialists in the area of concussion and
traumatic brain injury, and to improve patient understanding
of the effects of concussion and traumatic brain injury; and
“(v) institutions of higher education, including medical
schools and schools of public health, and other researchers.
“(2) Consultation.—In developing the website under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the
individuals and entities described in clauses (i) through (v)
of paragraph (1)(B) to ensure that information collected and
disseminated best meets the needs of the public safety
community in terms of content, quality, and utility.
“(3) Additional dissemination activities.—The Secretary
may disseminate information described in subsection (a)
through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, labor
organizations and employee representatives, other
governmental organizations or entities, and the media.
“(c) Authorized Activities.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary may support public and private efforts to
identify and create model guidelines, protocols, and
evidence-based practices to treat concussion and traumatic
brain injury in public safety officers, including through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
“(d) Definition.—In this section, the term `public safety
officer' has the meaning given such term in section 1204 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.”.