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HR 3113 113th Congress House

ConTACT Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of guidelines on best practices for diagnosis, treatmen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of guidelines on best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Elementary and secondary educationHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNeurological disordersSchool athletics
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Sep 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 or ConTACT Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.

Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a final report on such best practices by March 15, 2015.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states for: (1) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring school implementation of the guidelines; and (2) ensuring elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.

Directs the Secretary to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 29, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 18, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Nov 14, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Nov 13, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· Sep 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3113: ConTACT Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3113/
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"H.R. 3113: ConTACT Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3113/.
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H.R. 3113, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3113/.
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