School Sports Safety Study Act

School Sports Safety Study Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study and recommend ways to prevent deaths and catastrophic injuries in high school and collegiate sports.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4371 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4371

 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 and catastrophic injuries related to high school and 
collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths 
           and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2023

  Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick) 
 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 subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 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 and catastrophic injuries related to high school and 
collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths 
           and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Sports Safety Study Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) According to the National Center for Catastrophic 
        Sports Injury Research, 2,958 high school and collegiate 
        players from all sports combined have suffered direct traumatic 
        injuries from 1982 to 2021.
            (2) Over the past several years, the negative health 
        effects of repeated trauma have become clearer.
            (3) Protecting the Nation's children and young adults is 
        one of the most important responsibilities of parents and 
        elected leaders.

SEC. 3. STUDYING DEATHS RELATED TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE SPORTS 
              AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE 
              TRAGEDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), 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 and 
        catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate 
        sports; and
            (2) to develop recommendations to prevent such deaths and 
        catastrophic injuries in the future.
    (b) Soliciting Input.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall seek input from nongovernmental entities, including 
organizations representing coaches, athletic trainers, parents, and 
health care professionals.
    (c) Dissemination of Recommendations.--The Secretary shall 
disseminate the final recommendations developed under subsection (a)(2) 
to high schools and institutions of higher education across the United 
States.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months 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).
    (e) Topics of Study.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a comprehensive review of research conducted on deaths 
        and catastrophic injuries in high school and collegiate sports;
            (2) an evaluation of--
                    (A) the causes of such deaths and catastrophic 
                injuries; and
                    (B) the effectiveness of providing, and training on 
                the use of, automated external defibrillators and 
                cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
            (3) the formulation of recommendations on actions that can 
        be taken by schools, coaches, trainers, and governmental 
        entities to prevent deaths and catastrophic injuries related to 
        high school and collegiate sports, 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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