equipment, 
such 
as 
an 
automatic 
external 
defibrillator. 
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. 
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(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 
Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), for the stated purpose of pro-
viding the consumer with added physical or mental energy, 
and that contains each of the following: 
(1) Caffeine. 
(2) At least 1 of the following ingredients: 
(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 such Com-
missioner has 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: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand, 
intensify, and coordinate surveillance activities with re-
spect to cardiac conditions, concussions, and heat-related 
illnesses among youth athletes.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Centers 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; 
(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; 
(3) demographic information on youth fatalities 
and catastrophic injury; 
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(4) national surveillance data on the incidence 
and prevalence of cardiomyopathy and other cardiac 
conditions, concussions, and heat-related illnesses 
among youth athletes; and 
(5) effectiveness of CPR and AED usage in 
cardiac emergency situations among young athletes. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 8601 the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘PART H—YOUTH ATHLETIC SAFETY 
‘‘SUBPART 1—STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
OF CONCUSSIONS 
‘‘Sec. 8701. Minimum State requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 8702. Definitions. 
‘‘SUBPART 2—HEAT ADVISORY AND HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION PROCEDURES 
‘‘Sec. 8711. Heat advisory and heat acclimatization procedures.’’. 
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