110 STAT. 1448 PUBLIC LAW 104-166-^JULY 29, 1996 may revise the definition of such term as the Secretary determines necessary. " (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 1999.". 42 USC 300d-61 SEC. 4. STUDY; CONSENSUS CONFERENCE. °°*"- (a)STUDY. - (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the "Secretary"), acting through the appropriate agencies of the Public Health Service, shall conduct a study for the purpose of carrying out the following with respect to traumatic brain injury: (A) In collaboration with appropriate State and local health-related agencies— (i) determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury; and (ii) develop a uniform reporting, system under which States report incidents of traumatic brain injury, if the Secretary determines that such a system is appropriate. (B) Identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries, and shall, subject to the availability of information, include an analysis of— (i) the effectiveness of each such intervention in improving the functioning of individuals with brain injuries; (ii) the comparative effectiveness of interventions employed in the course of rehabilitation of individuals with brain injuries to achieve the same or similar clinical outcome; and (iii) the adequacy of existing measures of outcomes and knowledge of factors influencing differential outcomes. (C) Develop practice guidelines for the rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury at such time as appropriate scientific research becomes available. (2) DATES CERTAIN FOR REPORTS.— (A) Not later than 18 months Eifter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report describing the findings made as a result of carrying out paragraph (1)(A). (B) Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees specified in subparagraph (A) a report describing the findings made as a result of carrying out subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
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