119-hr4309

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4309 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4309

 To direct the establishment and maintenance of a National Concussion 
 and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 10, 2025

 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To direct the establishment and maintenance of a National Concussion 
 and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse, 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 ``National Concussion and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Clearinghouse Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONCUSSION AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLEARINGHOUSE.

    (a) In General.--The Federal official designated under subsection

    (b) (referred to in this section as the ``designated Federal 
official'') shall establish and maintain a clearinghouse of concussion 
and traumatic brain injury best practices, medical knowledge, 
appropriate certification, and research, to be known as the National 
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse.

    (b) Designation of Federal Official.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
 Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
 Prevention, and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly designate 
 one of such officials to establish and maintain the 
 clearinghouse under this section.

    (2) Deemed designation in absence of agreement.--If a 
 Federal official is not designated under paragraph

    (1) on or 
 before the last day of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
 of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for 
 Disease Control and Prevention shall be deemed to be the 
 designated Federal official for purposes of this section.
            (c) Design.--The designated Federal official shall design the 
clearinghouse under this section to provide vetted, high-quality 
information on concussion and traumatic brain injury, and associated 
comorbidities--

    (1) to medical professionals so they may access reliable 
 best-practice information to provide appropriate care for their 
 patients; and

    (2) to patients and other stakeholders so they may--
        (A) easily find appropriate medical professionals; 
 and
        (B) access high-quality information.
            (d) Arrangements With Other Entities.--In carrying out this 
section, the designated Federal official may disseminate information 
through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, 
Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media.

    (e) Deadline.--The designated Federal official shall establish the 
clearinghouse under this section not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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