I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3789 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s 
Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on the 
causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate rec-
ommendations to prevent such deaths. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. YODER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
SERRANO, and Mr. HASTINGS) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on 
Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on 
the causes of deaths related to high school football and 
formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘High School Football 
Safety Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) As of August 14, 2017, two high school 
football players—Kamari McGowan and Joshua 
Mileto—have passed away during the 2017 calendar 
year during football practice from causes directly or 
indirectly related to football. 
(2) According to the National Center for Cata-
strophic Sports Injury Research, 1,222 high school 
and middle school football players have passed away 
between 1931 and 2016 from causes directly or indi-
rectly related to football. 
(3) Over the past several years, the negative 
health effects of repeated head trauma have become 
clearer. 
(4) Protecting the Nation’s children is one of 
the most important responsibilities of parents and 
Members of Congress. 
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SEC. 3. STUDYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DEATHS AND 
DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRE-
VENT FUTURE TRAGEDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council 
on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, shall conduct a study— 
(1) to more precisely identify the causes of 
deaths related to high school football; and 
(2) to develop recommendations to prevent such 
deaths in the future. 
(b) SOLICITING INPUT.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall seek input from nongovernmental 
entities, including organizations representing football 
coaches, athletic trainers, parents, and health care profes-
sionals. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Congress and publish on the public Website of the 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality a report on 
the results of the study under subsection (a). 
(d) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
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(1) a comprehensive review of research con-
ducted on deaths in high school football; 
(2) an evaluation of causes of deaths related to 
high school football; and 
(3) recommendations on actions that can be 
taken by schools, coaches, trainers, and govern-
mental entities to prevent high school deaths from 
occurring in the future, including— 
(A) measures to prevent life-threatening 
injury from occurring; 
(B) medical treatment protocols to treat 
these injuries when they occur; and 
(C) ways in which technology and data 
analytics can be used to prevent serious injury 
and death. 
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