,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bf1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,connolly introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to maintain
 a ,national ,concussion and ,traumatic 
,brain ,injury ,clearinghouse4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,concussion and ,traumatic
 ,brain ,injury ,clearinghouse ,act of  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,national ,concussion and   
,traumatic ,brain ,injury ,clearinghouse
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    
jointly with the ,director of the       
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 shall establish and        
maintain a clearinghouse of concussion  
and traumatic brain injury best         
practices1 medical knowledge1           
appropriate certification1 and research1
 to be known as the ,national           

,concussion and ,traumatic ,brain       
,injury ,clearinghouse4  7b7 ,design    
,the clearinghouse under this section   
shall be designed to provide vetted1    
high-quality information on concussion  
and traumatic brain injury-- 7#a7 to    
medical professionals so they may access
 reliable best-practice information to  
provide appropriate care for their      
patients2 and  7#b7 to patients and     
other stakeholders so they may-- 7,a7   
easily find appropriate medical         
professionals2 and  7,b7 access         
high-quality information4  7c7          
,arrangements with other entities ,in   
carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services may disseminate information   
through arrangements with nonprofit     
organizations1 consumer groups1         
,federal1 ,state1 or local agencies1 or 
the media4  7d7 ,timing ,the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
establish the clearinghouse required by 
subsection 7a7 not later than #abj days 

after the date of enactment of this     
,act4