[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1347 Engrossed in House (EH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1347

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
 establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines 
     with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Concussion Treatment and Care Tools 
Act of 2010'' or the ``ConTACT Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL-AGED 
              CHILDREN.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:

``SEC. 317U. CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL-
              AGED CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Concussion Management Guidelines.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish 
        concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, 
        identification, treatment, and management of concussions (as 
        defined by the Secretary) in school-aged children, including 
        standards for such children to return to play after 
        experiencing such a concussion, and shall make available such 
        guidelines and standards to the general public, including 
        health professionals.
            ``(2) Conference.--The Secretary shall convene a conference 
        of medical, athletic, and educational stakeholders for purposes 
        of assisting in the establishment of the guidelines.
    ``(b) Grants to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--After establishing the guidelines under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to States for 
        purposes of--
                    ``(A) providing for the collection by target 
                entities of information on the incidence and prevalence 
                of concussions among school-aged children attending or 
                participating in such entities;
                    ``(B) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring the 
                implementation by target entities of the guidelines;
                    ``(C) funding implementation by target entities of 
                pre-season baseline and post-injury testing, including 
                computerized testing, for school-aged children; and
                    ``(D) any other activity or purpose specified by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(2) Grant applications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                require a State to submit an application to the 
                Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
                such information as the Secretary shall require.
                    ``(B) Minimum contents.--The Secretary shall 
                require that an application of a State under 
                subparagraph (A) contain at a minimum--
                            ``(i) a description of the strategies the 
                        State will use to disseminate, and ensure the 
                        implementation by target entities of, the 
                        guidelines, including coordination with ongoing 
                        State-based efforts to implement State laws 
                        governing youth concussion management; and
                            ``(ii) an agreement by the State to 
                        periodically provide data to the Secretary with 
                        respect to the incidence of concussions and 
                        second impact syndrome among school-aged 
                        children in the State.
            ``(3) Utilization of high school sports associations, youth 
        sports associations, athletic trainer associations, and local 
        chapters of national brain injury organizations.--In 
        disseminating and ensuring the implementation by target 
        entities of the guidelines pursuant to a grant under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall require States receiving grants 
        under this subsection to utilize, to the extent practicable, 
        applicable expertise and services offered by high school sports 
        associations, youth sports associations, athletic trainer 
        associations, and local chapters of national brain injury 
        organizations in such States.
    ``(c) Coordination of Activities.--In carrying out activities under 
this section, the Secretary shall coordinate in an appropriate manner 
with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies that carry out 
activities related to concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Establishment of the guidelines.--Not later than 2 
        years after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
        implementation of subsection (a).
            ``(2) Grant program and data collection.--Not later than 4 
        years after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
        implementation of subsection (b), including--
                    ``(A) the number of States that have adopted the 
                guidelines;
                    ``(B) the number of target entities that have 
                implemented pre-season baseline and post-injury 
                testing, including computerized testing, for school-
                aged children; and
                    ``(C) the data collected with respect to the 
                incidence of concussions and second impact syndrome 
                among school-aged children.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `guidelines' means the concussion management 
        guidelines established under subsection (a).
            ``(2) The term `return to play' means, with respect to a 
        school-aged child experiencing a concussion, the return of such 
        child to participating in the sport or other activity related 
        to such concussion.
            ``(3) The term `school-aged children' means individuals who 
        are at least 5 years of age and not more than 18 years of age.
            ``(4) The term `second impact syndrome' means catastrophic 
        or fatal events that occur when an individual suffers a 
        concussion while symptomatic and healing from a previous 
        concussion.
            ``(5) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
        for Disease Control and Prevention.
            ``(6) The term `State' means each of the 50 States and the 
        District of Columbia.
            ``(7) The term `target entity' means an elementary school, 
        a secondary school, or a youth sports association.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30 
      (legislative day September 29), 2010.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1347

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
 establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines 
     with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes.