S.Amdt. 4123

SA 4123. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 764. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS IN SPORTS AND
TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT UNITED STATES SERVICE
ACADEMIES.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
on the effects of concussions in sports and training
activities, including hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer,
boxing, and martial arts, at the United States service
academies.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall examine, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) Current efforts by the Department of Defense to
investigate the link between repetitive brain trauma and
concussions and sports and training activities at the United
States service academies.
(2) If any investigations by the Department at the United
States service academies have led to findings that link
repetitive brain trauma and concussions.
(3) A determination as to whether policies have been put
into place to prevent and limit concussions at the United
States service academies in sports and training activities,
including hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, boxing, and
martial arts.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).
(d) United States Service Academies Defined.--In this
section, the term ``United States service academies'' means
the United States Military Academy, the United States Air
Force Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United
States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant
Marine Academy.
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