114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4969 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for 
informational materials to educate and prevent addiction 
in teenagers and adolescents who are injured playing 
youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid. 
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 ‘‘John Thomas Decker 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO 
PREVENT ADDICTION RELATED TO YOUTH 
SPORTS INJURIES. 
(a) TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.—Effective as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 
2000 (Public Law 106–310), section 3405(a) of such Act 
(114 Stat. 1221) is amended by striking ‘‘Part E of title 
III’’ and inserting ‘‘Part E of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Title III of the Public Health 
Service Act is amended by inserting after part D of such 
title (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) the following new part E: 
‘‘PART E—OPIOID USE DISORDER 
‘‘SEC. 341. INFORMATION MATERIALS AND RESOURCES TO 
PREVENT ADDICTION RELATED TO YOUTH 
SPORTS INJURIES. 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 24 months after the date of 
the enactment of this section, make publicly avail-
able a report determining the extent to which infor-
mational materials and resources described in sub-
section (b) are available to teenagers and adolescents 
who play youth sports, families of such teenagers
and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, and 
relevant health care provider groups; and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of educating and preventing 
addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are in-
jured playing youth sports and are subsequently pre-
scribed an opioid, not later than 12 months after 
such report is made publicly available and taking 
into consideration the findings of such report, de-
velop and, in coordination with youth sports groups, 
disseminate informational materials and resources 
described in subsection (b) for teenagers and adoles-
cents who play youth sports, families of such teen-
agers and adolescents, nurses, youth sports groups, 
and relevant health care provider groups. 
‘‘(b) MATERIALS AND RESOURCES DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of this section, the informational materials and 
resources described in this subsection are informational 
materials and resources with respect to youth sports inju-
ries for which opioids are potentially prescribed and subse-
quently potentially lead to addiction, including materials 
and resources focused on the dangers of opioid use and 
misuse, treatment options for such injuries that do not 
involve the use of opioids, and how to seek treatment for 
addiction.
‘‘(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car-
rying out this section. This section shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4969 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
to provide for informational materials to educate 
and prevent addiction in teenagers and adoles-
cents who are injured playing youth sports and 
subsequently prescribed an opioid.