#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#did  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% a national
 plan to coord9ate rese>* on epilepsy1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,plan =  
,epilepsy ,act4  #b4 ,review to improve 
epilepsy programs1 rese>*1 prev5tion1 & 
c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
section z ! ,secret>y7 %all review &1 z 
necess>y & appropriate1 provide         
recomm5dations to ,congress reg>d+1 &   
update exi/+ ,f$]al programs1           
activities1 & /rategic plans relat$ to1 
epilepsy rese>*1 prev5tion1 e>ly        
id5tification1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t =  
purposes ( id5tify+ & address+ k gaps & 
improv+ heal? outcomes relat$ to        
epilepsy4  7b7 ,cont5t ,! review "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 a    
review ( f9d+s f evid5ce-bas$ rese>* on 
epilepsy1 ! /atus ( ongo+1 f$]ally-fund$
 rese>* on epilepsy1 k gaps relat$ to   
epilepsy1 & disp>ities 9 populations )  
epilepsy2  7#b7 a review ( ,f$]al       

programs relat$ to epilepsy rese>*1     
prev5tion1 e>ly id5tification1          
diagnosis1 & treatm5t1 :i* %all include 
consid]ation (-- 7,a7 gaps 91 &         
opportunities =1 coord9ation among su*  
programs2  7,b7 opportunities to in=m   
global ef=ts to prev5t1 diagnose1 treat1
 & cure epilepsy1 z appropriate2  7,c7  
ne>- & long-t]m goals ( su* programs to 
improve rese>*1 prev5tion1 e>ly         
id5tification1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (  
epilepsy2 &  7,d7 ! level ( ,f$]al      
inve/m5t 9 prev5t+1 diagnos+1 treat+1 & 
cur+ epilepsy2  7#c7 consid]ation (     
opportunities to-- 7,a7 improve         
collaboration betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies &   
relevant /akehold]s to address gaps 9   
programs1 rese>*1 & s]vices2  7,b7      
elim9ate k gaps 9 rese>* on epilepsy1   
includ+ a review ( ! impact ( epilepsy  
on ! heal? & well-be+ ( individuals )   
epilepsy & _! c>egiv]s2  7,c7 improve   
e>ly diagnosis & coord9ation ( ! c>e &  
treatm5t ( individuals ) epilepsy2  7,d7
 bett] prev5t sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9    

epilepsy & o!r epilepsy-relat$          
mortalities2  7,e7 improve surveillance 
( epilepsy2 &  7,f7 support ! developm5t
 ( new treatm5ts1 /rategies1 & o!r      
approa*es to prev5t1 diagnose1 treat1 & 
cure epilepsy or to enhance function+ & 
improve quality ( life = individuals )  
epilepsy & _! c>egiv]s2 &  7#d7 a review
 ( curr5t public heal? /rategies1 &     
consid]ation ( additional evid5ce-bas$  
/rategies1 relat$ to epilepsy4  7c7     
,ext]nal input ,to in=m ! review "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
regul>ly conv5e & solicit input f o!r   
,f$]al ag5cies1 z appropriate1 &        
relevant /akehold]s1 includ+ pati5t     
advocates & non-,f$]al subject matt]    
exp]ts4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! f9d+s ( ! review conduct$ "u
 subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7#a7 a       

description ( /eps ! ,secret>y took to  
solicit /akehold] input pursuant to     
subsection 7c7 & a summ>y ( fe$back     
receiv$ f1 & ne$s id5tifi$ by1 su*      
/akehold]s2  7#b7 recomm5dations to     
improve coord9ation & support ( ,f$]al  
programs 9 ord] to bett] support p )    
epilepsy1 epilepsy rese>*1 & data       
collection1 & proposals = implem5tation 
( su* recomm5dations1 z appropriate2 &  
7#c7 any *anges to ,f$]al programs1     
activities1 or /rategic plans recomm5d$ 
by ! ,secret>y bas$ on ! review1 & any  
/atutory or o!r b>ri]s t imp$e          
implem5tation ( su* *anges4  ,pass$ !   
,s5ate ,augu/ #d1 #bjbf4,secret>y