,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjbb ,mr4  
,coh5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 &  
,mr4 ,cleav]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
c>ry out a program ( rese>* relat$ to   
c]ebral palsy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c]ebral ,palsy ,rese>* ,program        
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,c]ebral 
palsy is ! mo/ common motor disability 9
 *ildr51 affect+ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj       
,am]icans1 #a 9 #cde *ildr51 & ov]      
#ag1jjj1jjj p worldwide4  7#b7 ,9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 m ?an #aj1jjj babies are 
diagnos$ ) c]ebral palsy ea* ye>4  7#c7 
,c]ebral palsy is a broad gr\p (        
disord]s disrupt+ a p]son's ability to  
move1 sit1 /&1 walk1 talk1 & use _! h&s4
  7#d7 ,9 m ?an #hj p]c5t ( cases1 !    

cause ( c]ebral palsy is unkn[n4  7#e7  
,sev5ty-five p]c5t ( individuals )      
c]ebral palsy also h #a or m additional 
developm5tal disabilities includ+       
epilepsy1 intellectual disabilities1    
communication problems1 le>n+ & att5tion
 disord]s1 *ronic pa91 autism1 he>+     
disord]s1 & visual impairm5ts or        
bl9dness4  7#f7 ,*ildr5 ) c]ebral palsy 
are m likely to die f ! flu & relat$    
viruses1 includ+ ,,covid-#ai1 ?an *ildr5
 )\t neurologic disord]s4  7#g7 ,!re is 
no cons5sus ( be/ practices = a p]son ) 
c]ebral palsy at ! "t ( diagnosis or    
?r\gh ! lifespan4  7#h7 ,x is e/imat$ t 
! lifetime c>e & m$ical co/s = all p )  
c]ebral palsy :o 7 born 9 #bjjj alone w 
total m ?an #ac1ejj1jjj1jjj4 ,! loss (  
productivity & lo/ wages ( ! individual 
) c]ebral palsy & _! family memb]s is m 
?an #ce1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#i7 ,!re is no   
kn[n cure = c]ebral palsy1 & 9 mo/      
cases1 x is n prev5table4  #c4 ,c]ebral 
palsy rese>* ,title ,,iii ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  

aft] section #cag;,c ( su* ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#d7 ! foll[+ new       
section3  #cag;,c-#a4 ,c]ebral palsy    
rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion1 & 9 consultation 
) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies & p>tn]s1 %all c>ry
 out 7directly or ?r\gh grants or       
contracts7 a program ( rese>* relat$ to 
c]ebral palsy1 includ+-- 7#a7 rese>*    
on--  7,a7 ! mo/ promis+ av5ues (       
c]ebral palsy diagnosis & treatm5t2     
7,b7 factors t may mitigate ! preval5ce 
( c]ebral palsy2 &  7,c7 ! heal? c>e &  
societal co/s ( c]ebral palsy2  7#b7    
public heal? surveillance2 &  7#c7 o!r  
rese>* t ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion det]m9es 
to be appropriate to provide education &
 tra9+ = heal? pr(essionals & ! g5]al   
public = purposes ( diagnos+1 treat+1 & 
expla9+ ! causes1 preval5ce1 & lifelong 
effects ( c]ebral palsy4  7b7 ,te*nical 
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may 7directly or 
?r\gh grants or contracts7 provide      

te*nical assi/ance to public & nonpr(it 
private entities 9 fur!rance ( rese>* "u
 ?is section4  7c7 ,evaluations ,!      
,secret>y %all 7directly or ?r\gh grants
 or contracts7 provide = ! evaluation ( 
activities "u subsection 7a7 9 ord] to  
det]m9e ! ext5t to :i* su* activities h 
be5 effective1 includ+ evaluation ( !   
effects ( su* activities on v>i\s       
demographic populations4  7d7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbh4  4  #d4 ,updat+ 
,/rategic ,plan = ,c]ebral ,palsy       
,rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !      
,national ,in/itute ( ,neurological     
,disord]s & ,/roke & ! ,director ( !    
,eunice ,k5n$y ,%riv] ,national         
,in/itute ( ,*ild ,heal? & ,human       
,developm5t-- 7#a7 %all conduct a       
/rategic work%op ) key /akehold]s to    

provide updates on promis+ rese>* p]=m$ 
to date ) ! goal ( fur!r ref9+ !        
specific opportunities t 7 id5tifi$ 9 ! 
,,n9ds_/,,ni*d ,/rategic ,plan =        
,c]ebral ,palsy ,rese>* dat$ ,septemb]  
#cj1 #bjag 7or any successor /rategic   
plan72  7#b7 %all update su* /rategic   
plan 7or any successor /rategic plan7 to
 include-- 7,a7 new rese>* opportunities
 t are id5tifi$ 9 ! work%op "u p>agraph 
7#a72  7,b7 a process & timel9e =       
solicit+ proposals = rese>* on c]ebral  
palsy2  7,c7 implem5tation & cl9ical    
/udies aim$ at e>ly detection &         
int]v5tion1 comp>ative effectiv5ess1 &  
functional outcomes2 &  7,d7            
surveillance2  7#c7 may include 9 su*   
updat$ /rategic plan a focus on basic & 
translational discov]ies1 includ+ )     
respect to--  7,a7 neuroprotective      
m$ic9e2  7,b7 reg5]ative m$ic9e &       
me*anisms ( neuropla/icity2 &  7,c7     
g5omics2 &  7#d7 %all publi% ! updat$   
/rategic plan4  7b7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1

 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#ejj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc &    
#bjbd4