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Union Calendar No. 372 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1347 
[Report No. 111–632] 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines 
with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 
HOLT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. MASSA, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. KRATOVIL, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. BACA 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2009] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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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 ‘‘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 section 
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 Sec-
retary shall establish concussion management guide-
lines that address the prevention, identification, treat-
ment, and management of concussions (as defined by 
the Secretary) in school-aged children, including 
standards for such children to return to play after ex-
periencing such a concussion, and shall make avail-
able such guidelines and standards to the general pub-
lic, including health professionals. 
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‘‘(2) CONFERENCE.—The Secretary shall convene 
a conference of medical, athletic, and educational 
stakeholders for purposes of assisting in the establish-
ment of the guidelines. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After establishing the guide-
lines 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 chil-
dren attending or participating in such entities; 
‘‘(B) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring 
the implementation by target entities of the 
guidelines; 
‘‘(C) funding implementation by target en-
tities of pre-season baseline and post-injury test-
ing, including computerized testing, for school- 
aged children; and 
‘‘(D) any other activity or purpose specified 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) GRANT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
require a State to submit an application to the 
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