,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the establishment and maintenance
 of a ,national ,concussion and         
,traumatic ,brain ,injury               
,clearinghouse1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,national ,concussion and       
,traumatic ,brain ,injury ,clearinghouse
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,national          
concussion and traumatic brain injury   
clearinghouse  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,federal official designated under      
subsection 7b7 7referred to in this     
section as the designated ,federal      
official7 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 ,designation of    
,federal official  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services1 the ,director of the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 
and the ,secretary of ,labor shall      
jointly designate one of such officials 
to establish and maintain the           
clearinghouse under this section4  7#b7 
,deemed designation in absence of       
agreement ,if a ,federal official is not
 designated under paragraph 7#a7 on or  
before the last day of the #fj-;day     
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and 
,prevention shall be deemed to be the   
designated ,federal official for        
purposes of this section4  7c7 ,design  
,the designated ,federal official shall 
design the clearinghouse under this     
section to provide vetted1 high-quality 
information on concussion and traumatic 
brain injury1 and associated            

comorbidities-- 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  7d7          
,arrangements with other entities ,in   
carrying out this section1 the          
designated ,federal official may        
disseminate information through         
arrangements with nonprofit             
organizations1 consumer groups1         
,federal1 ,state1 or local agencies1 or 
the media4  7e7 ,deadline ,the          
designated ,federal official shall      
establish the clearinghouse under this  
section not later than #abj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4