IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1347 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for the establishment and implementation of con-
cussion management guidelines with respect to school- 
aged children, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 RE-
SPECT 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 sec-
tion 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 de-
fined by the Secretary) in school-aged children, in-
cluding standards for such children to return to play 
after experiencing such a concussion, and shall make 
available such guidelines and standards to the gen-
eral public, including health professionals. 
‘‘(2) CONFERENCE.—The Secretary shall con-
vene a conference of medical, athletic, and edu-
cational stakeholders for purposes of assisting in the 
establishment of the guidelines. 
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‘‘(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 enti-
ties; 
‘‘(B) adopting, disseminating, and ensur-
ing the implementation by target entities of the 
guidelines; 
‘‘(C) funding implementation by target en-
tities of pre-season baseline and post-injury 
testing, including computerized testing, for 
school-aged children; and 
‘‘(D) any other activity or purpose speci-
fied by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) GRANT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall require a State to submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require. 
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‘‘(B) MINIMUM CONTENTS.—The Secretary 
shall require that an application of a State 
under subparagraph (A) contain at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(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 pe-
riodically 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, ATH-
LETIC TRAINER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LOCAL CHAP-
TERS
OF
NATIONAL
BRAIN
INJURY
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In disseminating and ensuring the imple-
mentation by target entities of the guidelines pursu-
ant to a grant under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall require States receiving grants under this sub-
section to utilize, to the extent practicable, applica-
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ble expertise and services offered by high school 
sports associations, youth sports associations, ath-
letic trainer associations, and local chapters of na-
tional brain injury organizations in such States. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION
OF ACTIVITIES.—In carrying 
out activities under this section, the Secretary shall coordi-
nate 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 enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Congress a report on the implementation of sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) GRANT
PROGRAM
AND
DATA
COLLEC-
TION.—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- 
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injury testing, including computerized testing, 
for school-aged children; and 
‘‘(C) the data collected with respect to the 
incidence of concussions and second impact syn-
drome among school-aged children. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘guidelines’ means the concus-
sion management guidelines established under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘return to play’ means, with re-
spect to a school-aged child experiencing a concus-
sion, the return of such child to participating in the 
sport or other activity related to such concussion. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘school-aged children’ means in-
dividuals 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 indi-
vidual 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 Pre-
vention. 
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