CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS.

SEC. 1907. CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS. (a) In General.— The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Dental Research and as appropriate through the heads of other agencies of such Institutes, shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the incidence in the United States of cases of chronic pain (including chronic pain resulting from back injuries) and the effect of such cases on the costs of health care in the United States. (b) Certain Elements of Study.— The cases of chronic pain with respect to which the study required in subsection (a) is conducted shall include reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder, post-herpetic neuropathy, painful diabetic neuropathy, phantom pain, and post-stroke pain. (c) Report.— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall complete the study required in subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Energy and 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 the study.