study of athletic injuries

study of athletic injuries Sec. 826. (a) The Secretary shall make a full and complete investigation and study to determine— (1) the number of athletic injuries to, and deaths of male and female students occurring in athletic competition between schools, in any practice session for such competition, and in any other school-related athletic activities for the twelve-month period beginning sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) the number of athletic injuries and deaths occurring (for the twelve-month period under clause (1)) at each school with an athletic trainer or other medical or health professional personnel trained to prevent or treat such injuries and at each school without such personnel. (b) Within fifty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall request each school to maintain appropriate records to enable it to compile information under subsection (a) and shall request such school to submit such information to the Secretary immediately after the twelve-month period beginning sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than eighteen months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make a report to the Congress on the study required by subsection (a), together with such recommendations as he may deem appropriate. In such report, all information required under each paragraph of subsection (a) shall be stated separately for the two groups of schools under clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (c), except that the information shall also be stated separately (and shall be excluded from the group under clause (2)) for institutions of higher education which provide either of the two-year programs described in section 801 (E)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (c) For the purposes of this section, the term “school” means (1) any secondary school or (2) any institution of higher education, as defined in section 801 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (d) There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $75,000 to carry out the provisions of this section.