SEC. 6. GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENERGY DRINK USE BY 
YOUTH ATHLETES. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in collaboration with 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention and other related Federal agencies, may— 
(1) develop information about the ingredients 
used in energy drinks and the potential side effects 
of energy drink consumption; and 
(2) recommend guidelines for the safe use of 
energy drink consumption by youth, including youth 
participating in athletic activities. 
(b) DISSEMINATION
OF GUIDELINES.—Not later 
than 6 months after any information or guidelines are de-
veloped under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education, 
in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall disseminate such information and guidelines 
to school administrators, educators, school health profes-
sionals, coaches, families, and other appropriate individ-
uals. 
(c) ENERGY DRINK DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘‘energy drink’’ means a class of products in liquid 
form, marketed as either a dietary supplement or conven-
tional food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
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Act, for the stated purpose of providing the consumer with 
added physical or mental energy, and that contains— 
(1) caffeine; and 
(2) not less than one of the following ingredi-
ents: 
(A) Taurine. 
(B) Guarana. 
(C) Ginseng. 
(D) B vitamins such as cobalamin, folic 
acid, pyridoxine, or niacin. 
(E) Any other ingredient added for the ex-
press purpose of providing physical or mental 
energy, as determined during the development 
of guidelines in accordance with subsection (a). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTION OF MARKETING 
AND SALES OF ENERGY DRINKS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to provide the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs with authority to regulate the marketing and 
sale of energy drinks, beyond such authority as that Com-
missioner may have as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 7. RESEARCH RELATING TO YOUTH ATHLETIC SAFE-
TY. 
(a) EXPANSION OF CDC RESEARCH.—Section 301 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, to 
the extent practicable, expand, intensify, and coordinate 
the activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention with respect to cardiac conditions, concussions, 
and heat-related illnesses among youth athletes.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 years 
after the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention and the Secretary 
of Education shall prepare and submit a joint report to 
Congress that includes information, with respect to the 5- 
year period beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act, about— 
(1) the number of youth fatalities that occur 
while a youth is participating in an athletic activity, 
and the cause of each of those deaths; and 
(2) the number of catastrophic injuries sus-
tained by a youth while the youth is participating in 
an athletic activity, and the cause of such injury. 
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SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the heading 
of subpart 2 of part E of title IX and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘Subpart 3—Other Provisions’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 9506, the following new items: 
‘‘Subpart 2—State Requirements for the Prevention and Treatment of 
Concussions 
‘‘Sec. 9511. Minimum State requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 9512. Definitions.’’. 
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