[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8745 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8745

  To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a 
     National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 26, 2022

 Mr. Connolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a 
     National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse.

    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 ``National Concussion and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Clearinghouse Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONCUSSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLEARINGHOUSE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
jointly with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall establish and maintain a clearinghouse of concussion 
and traumatic brain injury best practices, medical knowledge, 
appropriate certification, and research, to be known as the National 
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse.
    (b) Design.--The clearinghouse under this section shall be designed 
to provide vetted, high-quality information on concussion and traumatic 
brain injury--
            (1) to medical professionals so they may access reliable 
        best-practice information to provide appropriate care for their 
        patients; and
            (2) to patients and other stakeholders so they may--
                    (A) easily find appropriate medical professionals; 
                and
                    (B) access high-quality information.
    (c) Arrangements With Other Entities.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may disseminate 
information through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer 
groups, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media.
    (d) Timing.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish the clearinghouse required by subsection (a) not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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