S. 4906 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2022Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022. 2. Reauthorization of National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (a) Reports to Congress Subsection (i) of section 399S–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–7a) is amended to read as follows: (i) Implementation report Not less than every 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the implementation of this section. Each such report shall include information on— (1) the development and maintenance of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System; (2) the type of information collected by the surveillance system; (3) the use and availability of such information, including guidelines for such use; (4) the use and coordination of data sources that collect or maintain information on neurological diseases; and (5) any upcoming expansions of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System to collect information with respect to additional neurological diseases. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 399S–1(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–7a(k)) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.