Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§242t Cdc Surveillance and Data Collection for Child, Youth, and Adult Trauma
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part A — Research and Investigations › § 242t
Summary
CDC may work with States to collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences using surveys like BRFSS or YRBSS every two years. CDC must encourage States to include rural areas and may help Indian Tribes collect data if a Tribe requests it in writing. To carry this out, $9,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §242t
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(a)Data collection
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the “Director”) may, in cooperation with the States, collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, and other relevant public health surveys or questionnaires.
(b)Timing
The collection of data under subsection (a) may occur biennially.
(c)Data from rural areas
The Director shall encourage each State that participates in collecting and reporting data under subsection (a) to collect and report data from rural areas within such State, in order to generate a statistically reliable representation of such areas.
(d)Data from tribal areas
The Director may, in cooperation with Indian Tribes (as defined in section 5304 of title 25) and pursuant to a written request from an Indian Tribe, provide technical assistance to such Indian Tribe to collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, or another relevant public health survey or questionnaire.
(e)Authorization of appropriations
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, also known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2025—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 119–44 substituted “$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030” for “$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023”.
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42 U.S.C. § 242t
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110