,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4       
,casey1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services to collect 
and disseminate information on          
concussion and traumatic brain injury   
among public safety officers4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,public ,safety ,officer ,concussion
 and ,traumatic ,brain ,injury ,health  
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,information on     
concussion and traumatic brain injury   
among public safety officers ,part ,j of
 title ,,iii of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b et  
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #cic;,d of such ,act the        
following3  #cic;,e4 ,information on    

concussion and traumatic brain injury   
among public safety officers  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,director of the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 shall
 collect and make publicly available    
information on concussion and traumatic 
brain injury among public safety        
officers1 including research related to 
evidence-based practices and personal   
protective equipment recommendations1   
and medical information related to      
diagnosing1 protocols for identifying   
and treating1 and measures for reducing 
the incidence of concussion and         
traumatic brain injury among public     
safety officers4  7b7 ,dissemination of 
information  7#a7 ,in general ,for      
purposes of making information available
 under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary   
shall-- 7,a7 update the website of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention with respect to traumatic   
brain injury2 and  7,b7 develop other   
means to disseminate such information   

to-- 7i7 medical professionals and      
public health professionals1 to improve 
care and treatment services provided to 
public safety officers suffering from   
concussion or traumatic brain injury2   
7ii7 public safety employers and        
employee representatives1 to improve    
strategies and practices to reduce the  
incidence of concussion and traumatic   
brain injury resulting from             
firefighting1 fire protection1 law      
enforcement1 and other public safety    
activities2  7iii7 mental health        
professionals1 to develop a better      
understanding of the link between       
concussion and traumatic brain injury   
and conditions such as trauma and stress
 related disorders1 mood disorders1 and 
suicidal ideations2  7iv7 patients and  
their families1 to improve awareness of 
health care specialists in the area of  
concussion and traumatic brain injury1  
and to improve patient understanding of 
the effects of concussion and traumatic 
brain injury2 and  7v7 institutions of  

higher education1 including medical     
schools and schools of public health1   
and other researchers4  7#b7            
,consultation ,in developing the website
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary   
shall consult with the individuals and  
entities described in clauses 7i7       
through 7v7 of paragraph 7#a77;,b7 to   
ensure that information collected and   
disseminated best meets the needs of the
 public safety community in terms of    
content1 quality1 and utility4  7#c7    
,additional dissemination activities    
,the ,secretary may disseminate         
information described in subsection 7a7 
through arrangements with nonprofit     
organizations1 labor organizations and  
employee representatives1 other         
governmental organizations or entities1 
and the media4  7c7 ,authorized         
activities ,in carrying out this        
section1 the ,secretary may support     
public and private efforts to identify  
and create model guidelines1 protocols1 
and evidence-based practices to treat   

concussion and traumatic brain injury in
 public safety officers1 including      
through grants1 contracts1 or           
cooperative agreements4  7d7 ,definition
 ,in this section1 the term public      
safety officer has the meaning given    
such term in section #abjd of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh4  4