,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7= himself1 ,mrs4      
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,cram]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to advance population rese>*
 = *ronic pa94  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,rese>* = 
,*ronic ,pa9 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4         
,national ,*ronic ,pa9 ,in=mation ,sy/em
 ,"p ,p ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et  
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #cii,v-#h4 ,*ronic pa9 rese>*  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion 9 consultation ) !        
,director ( ! ,national ,c5t] = ,injury 
,prev5tion & ,control & ! ,director ( ! 
,national ,c5t] = ,*ronic ,disease      
,prev5tion & ,heal? ,promotion1 & 9     

coord9ation ) ! ,,nih ,help+ to ,end    
,addiction ,long-t]m ,initiative & ) o!r
 ag5cies z ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate1 %all-- 7#a7 utilize        
available ,f$]al rese>* data to cl>ify !
 incid5ce & preval5ce ( *ronic pa9 f any
 s\rce1 includ+ injuries1 op]ations1 &  
diseases & conditions2  7#b7 id5tify    
gaps 9 ! available rese>* data & collect
 deid5tifi$ population rese>* data us+  
m$ical claims & survey data to fill gaps
 9 available rese>* data1 su* z         
in=mation conc]n+-- 7,a7 incid5ce &     
preval5ce ( specific pa9 conditions2    
7,b7 demographics & o!r in=mation1 su* z
 age1 race1 e?nicity1 g5d]1 & geographic
 location2  7,c7 ! incid5ce & preval5ce 
( kn[n *ronic pa9 conditions1 z well z (
 diseases & conditions t include or lead
 to pa92  7,d7 risk factors t may be    
associat$ ) *ronic pa9 conditions1 su* z
 g5etic & environm5tal risk factors &   
o!r in=mation1 z appropriate2  7,e7     
diagnosis & progression m>k]s2  7,f7 bo?
 direct & indirect co/s ( illness2  7,g7

 ! epidemiology ( ! conditions2  7,h7 ! 
detection1 managem5t1 & treatm5t ( !    
conditions2  7,i7 ! epidemiology1       
detection1 managem5t1 & treatm5t (      
frequ5t second>y or co-occurr+          
conditions1 su* z depressive1 anxiety1 &
 sub/ance use disord]s2  7,j7 !         
utilization ( m$ical & social s]vices by
 pati5ts ) *ronic pa9 conditions1       
includ+ ! direct heal? c>e co/s ( pa9   
treatm5t1 bo? traditional & alt]native1 
& ! indirect co/s 7su* z miss$ "w1      
public & private disability1 & r$uction 
9 productivity72 &  7,k7 ! effectiv5ess 
( evid5ce-bas$ treatm5t approa*es on    
*ronic pa9 conditions2  7#c7 develop1 9 
collaboration ) individuals &           
organizations ) appropriate *ronic pa9  
exp]tise1 includ+ pati5ts or pati5t     
advocates1 epidemiologi/s1              
repres5tatives ( national volunt>y heal?
 associations1 heal? in=mation te*nology
 exp]ts1 cl9icians1 & rese>* sci5ti/s1  
/&>d def9itions & approa*es = population
 rese>* on *ronic pa9 to effici5tly     

promote great] comp>ability ( data2 &   
7#d7 dissem9ate1 pursuant to ! public   
webpage "u subsection 7b71 &1 z         
appropriate1 to ! public & to o!r ,f$]al
 dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 any f9d+s1        
develop$ population rese>* /&>ds1 &     
available ,f$]al data s\rces relat$ to  
*ronic pa94  7b7 ,dissem9ation ,!       
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all e/abli% a public webpage1 to be   
kn[n z ! ,*ronic ,pa9 ,in=mation ,hub1  
t-- 7#a7 aggregates & summ>izes         
available ,f$]al data s\rces1           
indicators1 & pe]-review$ rese>* relat$ 
to *ronic pa92  7#b7 includes an        
up-to-date summ>y ( complete1 und]way1 &
 plann$ data collection & analysis      
relat$ to *ronic pa9 t is conduct$ &    
support$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion2 &  7#c7 translates rese>*
 f9d+s into cl9ical tools & res\rces1   
recomm5dations = clos+ rese>* gaps1 &   
recomm5dations = population rese>* /&>ds
 = rese>*]s1 ) recomm5dations updat$    

annually to incorporate rese>* f9d+s f !
 prior ye>4  7c7 ,conflicts ( int]e/ ,if
 an individual or organization t        
collaborates ) ! ,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out  
subsection 7a7 receives a paym5t or o!r 
transf] ( value ( a type describ$ 9     
section #aabh;,g7a77#a77;,a77vi7 ( !    
,social ,security ,act f a manufactur] (
 a drug 7includ+ a biological product7  
or device t w\ld be requir$ to be       
disclos$ pursuant to section            
#aabh;,g7a77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security   
,act1 if ! individual or organization 7 
a cov]$ recipi5t or if su* disclosure 7 
requir$ ^u reque/ ( or by designation on
 behalf ( a cov]$ recipi5t pursuant to  
su* section1 ! individual or            
organization %all disclose to !         
,secret>y in=mation reg>d+ su* paym5t or
 o!r transf] ( value4 ,! ,secret>y %all 
make su* disclosures publicly available4
  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,advanc+ ,rese>* 
= ,*ronic ,pa9 ,act ( #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit a report to ,congress      

conc]n+ ! implem5tation ( ?is section4  
,su* report %all include in=mation on-- 
7#a7 ! developm5t & ma9t5ance ( !       
,*ronic ,pa9 ,in=mation ,hub2  7#b7 !   
in=mation made available ?r\gh ! ,*ronic
 ,pa9 ,in=mation ,hub2  7#c7 ! data gaps
 id5tifi$1 & plann$ ef=ts to address su*
 gaps2  7#d7 ! process e/abli%$ =       
solicit+ fe$back f collaborators2 &     
7#e7 fe$back receiv$ f collaborators4   
7e7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
*ronic pa9 means p]si/5t or recurr5t pa9
 la/+ long] ?an #c mon?s4  7f7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  4