,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,mr4   
,got!im]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a       
commission to prev5t ex]tional heat     
/roke dea?s among high s*ool &          
collegiate a?letes1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,bra$5's ,commission3 ,protect our    
,a?letes f ,ex]tional ,heat ,/roke4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,dea?s f ex]tional heat /roke are       
prev5table4  7#b7 ,ex]tional heat /roke 
is "o ( ! lead+ noncontact causes ( dea?
 ( "y a?letes4  7#c7 ,accord+ to ! #bjah
 ,national ,c5t] = ,cata/rophic ,sport  
,injury ,rese>*'s annual survey (       

football injuries1 s9ce #aiie1 !re h be5
 #fd ex]tional heat /roke dea?s 9 !     
sport ( football alone1 & #fj ( ^!      
occurr$ at ! high s*ool & collegiate    
levels4  7#d7 ,protective measures su* z
 prop] hydration1 acclimatization prior 
to int5se physical activity1 & rapid    
recognition1 rapid assessm5t1 rapid     
treatm5t1 & rapid advanc$ c>e c prev5t  
ex]tional heat /roke dea?s or           
hospitalizations provid$ t ! protective 
measures are implem5t$ imm$iately :5    
w>rant$4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( commission  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ !      
,commission to ,prev5t ,heat ,/roke     
,dea?s 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ,bra$5's 
,commission74  7b7 ,,faca ,bra$5's      
,commission %all be subject to ! ,f$]al 
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app471 except z inconsi/5t ) ?is ,act4 
#d4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t   
,bra$5's ,commission %all be compos$ (  
#ab memb]s1 consi/+ (-- 7#a7 #f memb]s  
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t2  7#b7 #b memb]s 
appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (        

,repres5tatives2  7#c7 #a memb] appo9t$ 
by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2  7#d7 #b memb]s appo9t$
 by ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#e7
 #a memb] appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( !
 ,s5ate4  7b7 ,qualifications ,ea* memb]
 appo9t$ pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all
 h exp]i5ce 9 "o or m ( ! foll[+ areas3 
7#a7 ,sports m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,ex]tional   
heat /roke prev5tion4  7#c7 ,/ud5t      
a?lete heal? rese>*4  7#d7 ,legislation1
 includ+ legislation involv+ sports     
m$ic9e4  7#e7 ,em]g5cy m$ic9e4  7#f7    
,p$iatrics4  7#g7 ,psy*ology & m5tal    
heal?4  7#h7 ,=5sic pa?ology or m$ical  
inve/igation involv+ injury or fatality4
  7#i7 ,pr(essional exp]i5ce at an      
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a771 
) a focus on "o or m ( ! o!r areas li/$ 
9 ?is subsection4  7c7 ,div]sity (      
qualifications ,9 mak+ appo9tm5ts to    
,bra$5's ,commission "u subsection 7a71 
! ,presid5t & ! congressional lead]s    

specifi$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all /rive to 
select individuals ^: qualifications 7z 
describ$ "u subsection 7b77 are n       
already repres5t$ by o!r memb]s (       
,bra$5's ,commission4  7d7 ,appo9tm5ts  
,! appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( ,bra$5's     
,commission %all be made n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7e7 ,p]iod ( appo9tm5ts2 vacancies ,ea* 
memb] %all be appo9t$ = ! life (        
,bra$5's ,commission4 ,any vacancy 9    
,bra$5's ,commission %all n affect its  
p[]s & %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! 
orig9al appo9tm5t4  7f7 ,*airp]son ,!   
,presid5t %all select a ,*airp]son =    
,bra$5's ,commission f among its memb]s4
  #e4 ,meet+s  7a7 ,initial meet+ ,n    
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* a  
majority ( ! memb]s ( ,bra$5's          
,commission h be5 appo9t$1 ,bra$5's     
,commission %all hold its fir/ meet+4   
7b7 ,tim+ ,bra$5's ,commission %all meet
 at ! call ( ! ,*airp]son4  7c7 ,quorum 
,a majority ( ! memb]s ( ,bra$5's       
,commission %all con/itute a quorum4    

#f4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,bra$5's        
,commission %all conduct a /udy on      
ex]tional heat /roke among /ud5t a?letes
 at educational in/itutions across !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,matt]s ,to be /udi$
 ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71  
,bra$5's ,commission %all /udy-- 7#a7   
be/ practices = prev5tion1 recognition1 
& treatm5t ( ex]tional heat /roke1 z    
reg>d$ by lead+ exp]ts 9 sports m$ic9e &
 z detail$ 9 ! #bjae ,national ,a?letic 
,tra9]s' ,association ,position ,/atem5t
 on ,ex]tional ,heat ,illness2  7#b7    
educational in/itution /&>ds =          
prev5tion1 recognition1 & treatm5t (    
ex]tional heat /roke & relat$ illnesses2
  7#c7 :e!r a?letic tra9]s & coa*es h   
be5 prop]ly tra9$ to recognize & treat  
cases ( ex]tional heat /roke2  7#d7     
cases involv+ /ud5t a?lete dea?s &      
hospitalizations due to ex]tional heat  
/roke1 includ+ :e!r be/ practices 7     
foll[$ 9 su* cases by ! educational     
in/itution involv$2  7#e7 :i*           
organizations curr5tly ov]see !         

implem5tation ( be/ practices on        
ex]tional heat /roke at educational     
in/itutions2  7#f7 em]g5cy action plans 
9 place at educational in/itutions &    
:e!r su* action plans are up-to-date or 
develop$ 9 consultation ) local em]g5cy 
m$ical /aff2  7#g7 ! scope ( all        
incid5ts ( ex]tional heat /roke among   
/ud5t a?letes1 includ+ det]m9+ :i*      
educational in/itutions are foll[+ be/  
practices :]e su* incid5ts occurr$2     
7#h7 ! effectiv5ess ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &  
local policies & sy/ems aim$ at collect+
 accurate data on ex]tional heat /roke  
fatalities1 includ+ ! id5tification ( ! 
mo/ effective & lea/ effective policies 
& sy/ems2  7#i7 curr5t b>ri]s to prev5t+
 fatalities f ex]tional heat /roke &    
me?ods to ov]come su* b>ri]s among /ud5t
 a?letes2  7#aj7 demographic tr5ds or   
specific risk factors t are pr$ictive ( 
or correlat$ ) /ud5t a?lete ex]tional   
heat /roke & relat$ illnesses su* z heat
 exhau/ion2  7#aa7 me?ods = improv+ data
 collection relat$ to ex]tional heat    

/roke1 su* z me?ods to increase         
int]op]ability betwe5 ,/ate & local data
 sy/ems or o!r data sy/ems us$ to       
collect in=mation t may be relat$ to    
ex]tional heat /roke2  7#ab7 curr5t     
rese>* & docum5tation1 includ+ ^?       
curr5tly be+ conduct$ by graduate &     
doctoral /ud5ts2  7#ac7 recomm5dations f
 ! ,national ,a?letic ,tra9]s'          
,association's position /atem5ts p]ta9+ 
to heat illnesses & em]g5cy plann+ 9    
a?letics2 &  7#ad7 recomm5dations )     
respect to be/ practices = prev5t+      
ex]tional heat /roke f !                
,int]-,association ,task ,=ce = ,prev5t+
 ,sudd5 ,dea? 9 ,collegiate ,condition+ 
,sessions4  #g4 ,recomm5dations & report
  7a7 ,recomm5dations ,bas$ on ! /udy   
conduct$ "u section #f1 ,bra$5's        
,commission %all-- 7#a7 develop         
recomm5dations = ! purpose ( r$uc+      
fatalities f ex]tional heat /roke among 
/ud5t a?letes1 includ+--  7,a7 a        
recomm5dation to implem5t a compreh5sive
 national /rategy = su* purpose2 &  7,b7

 lessons1 solutions1 & necess>y         
improvem5ts relat$ to su* purpose2 &    
7#b7 develop guidel9es = track+ c]ta9   
types ( in=mation to prev5t fatalities f
 ex]tional heat /roke among /ud5t       
a?letes4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* a majority ( !  
memb]s ( ,bra$5's ,commission h be5     
appo9t$1 ,bra$5's ,commission %all      
submit to ! ,presid5t & ,congress a     
report conta9+--  7#a7 ! recomm5dations 
requir$ "u subsection 7a72  7#b7 a      
detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s ( ,bra$5's    
,commission relat$ to ! /udy conduct$ "u
 section #f2 &  7#c7 recomm5dations =   
legislation & adm9i/rative actions      
relat$ to ex]tional heat /roke among    
/ud5t a?letes at educational            
in/itutions4  7c7 ,ext5sion ,! ,presid5t
 may ext5d ! date on :i* ! report       
requir$ by subsection 7b7 mu/ be        
submitt$ by n m ?an #a ye>4  7d7        
,publication ,9 coord9ation ) !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
,bra$5's ,commission %all make ! report 

"u subsection 7b7 publicly available on 
! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices4  #h4 ,p[]s ( ,bra$5's  
,commission  7a7 ,he>+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,bra$5's ,commission may1 = ! purpose ( 
c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 hold he>+s1 sit &   
act at times & places1 take te/imony1 & 
receive evid5ce z ,bra$5's ,commission  
consid]s appropriate4 ,bra$5's          
,commission may adm9i/] oa?s or         
affirmations to witnesses appe>+ be=e x4
  7#b7 ,location ,! location ( he>+s "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 areas 
) high fatality rates relat$ to         
ex]tional heat /roke among /ud5t        
a?letes2 &  7,b7 areas t h %[n a        
decrease 9 fatalities f ex]tional heat  
/roke among /ud5t a?letes4  7#c7        
,subject ,bra$5's ,commission %all hold 
he>+s "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 to exam9e
 ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local policies &    
available res\rces t affect fatalities f
 ex]tional heat /roke among /ud5t       
a?letes2 &  7,b7 to conduct o!r "w      
relat$ to ! /udy requir$ "u section #f4 

7b7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,bra$5's       
,commission may secure directly f any   
,f$]al ag5cy or dep>tm5t in=mation      
necess>y to enable x to c>ry out ?is    
,act4 ,^u reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son (       
,bra$5's ,commission1 ! head ( t ,f$]al 
ag5cy or dep>tm5t %all furni% t         
in=mation to ,bra$5's ,commission4  7c7 
,mails ,bra$5's ,commission may use !   
,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u 
! same conditions z o!r ,f$]al ag5cies &
 dep>tm5ts4  7d7 ,gifts1 beque/s1 &     
devises ,to ! ext5t or 9 ! am\nts made  
available 9 advance 9 appropriations    
,acts1 ,bra$5's ,commission may accept1 
use1 & dispose ( gifts1 beque/s1 or     
devises ( s]vices or prop]ty1 bo? real &
 p]sonal1 = ! purpose ( aid+ or         
facilitat+ ! "w ( ,bra$5's ,commission4 
#i4 ,commission p]sonnel matt]s  7a7    
,director & /aff ( ,commission  7#a7    
,executive ,director ,bra$5's           
,commission %all h an ,executive        
,director :o %all be appo9t$ by !       
,*airp]son4  7#b7 ,/aff ,) ! approval ( 

,bra$5's ,commission1 ! ,*airp]son may  
appo9t additional p]sonnel z !          
,*airp]son consid]s appropriate4  7#c7  
,t]m9ation ,! ,*airp]son ( ,bra$5's     
,commission may1 )\t reg>d to ! civil   
s]vice laws & regulations1 t]m9ate !    
,executive ,director & su* o!r p]sonnel 
z may be necess>y to enable ,bra$5's    
,commission to p]=m its duties4  7#d7   
,comp5sation  7,a7 ,rate ( pay = !      
,executive ,director ,! ,*airp]son (    
,bra$5's ,commission may fix ! pay ( !  
,executive ,director ( ,bra$5's         
,commission )\t reg>d to *apt] #ea &    
sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ to          
classification ( positions & ,g5]al     
,s*$ule pay rates1 except t ! rate ( pay
 = ! ,executive ,director may n exce$ ! 
rate payable = level ,v ( ! ,executive  
,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( su* title4   
7,b7 ,rate ( pay = /aff ,! ,*airp]son ( 
,bra$5's ,commission may fix ! pay (    
additional p]sonnel at rates n to exce$ 
! daily equival5t ( ! maximum annual    

rate ( basic pay = ,,gs-#ae ( ! ,g5]al  
,s*$ule4  7b7 ,travel exp5ses ,! memb]s 
( ,bra$5's ,commission %all receive     
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) applicable   
provisions "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7     
,/aff ( ,f$]al ag5cies ,^u reque/ (     
,bra$5's ,commission1 ! head ( any      
,f$]al ag5cy or dep>tm5t may detail1 )\t
 reimbursem5t1 any ( ! p]sonnel ( t     
ag5cy or dep>tm5t to ,bra$5's           
,commission to assi/ 9 c>ry+ out ?is    
,act4 ,su* detail %all be )\t           
int]ruption or loss ( civil s]vice /atus
 or privilege4  7d7 ,exp]ts &           
consultants ,) ! approval ( ,bra$5's    
,commission1 ! ,*airp]son may procure   
tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices "u section
 #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 b at rates n to exce$ ! daily    
equival5t ( ! maximum annual rate (     
basic pay = ,,gs-#ae ( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule4
  #aj4 ,t]m9ation ( ,bra$5's ,commission
 ,bra$5's ,commission %all t]m9ate on ! 

e>li] (-- 7#a7 #cj days aft] ! date on  
:i* ,bra$5's ,commission submits its    
report pursuant to section #g7;b72 or   
7#b7 ! date t is #c ye>s aft] ! initial 
meet+ "u section #e7;a74  #aa4 ,f$]al   
ag5cy response ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft]
 ! submission to ! ,presid5t ( ! report 
requir$ "u section #g7;b71 any ,f$]al   
ag5cy or dep>tm5t t is subject to a     
recomm5dation describ$ 9 ! report %all  
submit to ,congress a report conta9+ !  
plans ( su* ag5cy or dep>tm5t to address
 ! recomm5dation4  #ab4 ,def9ition ,z   
us$ 9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m educational       
in/itution means-- 7#a7 a public or     
private s*ool t s]ves any ( grades #i   
?r\gh #ab2 &  7#b7 an in/itution ( high]
 education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774