fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out subsection 
(a). 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–4. GRANTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator, shall award grants to national organi-
zations, State and local health departments, community- 
based organizations, and nonprofit organizations for the 
provisions of support services to families who have had 
a child die of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden 
unexplained death in childhood. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used to pro-
vide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hot-
lines, ensure access to grief and bereavement services, 
build capacity in professionals working with families who 
experience a sudden death, and support groups for fami-
lies who have lost a child to sudden unexpected infant 
death or sudden unexplained death in childhood. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give preference to commu-
nity-based applicants that have a proven history of effec-
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tive direct support services and interventions for sudden 
unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in 
childhood and can demonstrate experience through col-
laborations and partnerships for delivering services 
throughout a State or region. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–5. EVALUATION OF STATE AND REGIONAL 
NEEDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director and in consultation with the Administrator, 
shall conduct a needs assessment on a State and regional 
basis of the availability of personnel, training, technical 
assistance, and resources for investigating and deter-
mining sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unex-
plained death in childhood and make recommendations to 
increase collaboration on a State and regional level for in-
vestigation and determination. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED 
TO STILLBIRTH. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–6. ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RE-
LATED TO STILLBIRTH. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall award grants to eligible States to enhance and 
expand surveillance efforts to collect thorough and com-
plete epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including 
through the utilization of the infrastructure of existing 
surveillance systems (including vital statistics systems). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a State; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) an assurance that the applicant will 
implement the standardized surveillance pro-
tocol developed under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) a description of the infrastructure of 
existing surveillance systems in the State. 
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‘‘(c) SURVEILLANCE
PROTOCOL.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide for the continued development and 
dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth 
data collection and surveillance, in consultation with 
representatives of health and advocacy organizations, 
State and local governments, and other interested 
entities determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) monitor trends and identify potential risk 
factors for further study using existing sources of 
surveillance data and expanded sources of data from 
targeted surveillance efforts, and methods for the 
evaluation of stillbirth prevention efforts; and 
‘‘(3) develop and evaluate methods to link exist-
ing data to provide more complete information for 
research into the causes and conditions associated 
with stillbirth. 
‘‘(d) POSTMORTEM EVALUATION AND DATA COLLEC-
TION.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in con-
sultation with physicians, nurses, pathologists, geneticists, 
parents, and other groups determined necessary by the Di-
rector, shall develop guidelines for increasing the perform-
ance and data collection of postmortem stillbirth evalua-
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tion, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, pla-
cental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing. The guide-
lines should take into account cultural competency issues 
related to postmortem stillbirth evaluation. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES 
RELATED
TO
STILLBIRTH.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall— 
‘‘(1) develop behavioral surveys for women ex-
periencing stillbirth, using existing State-based in-
frastructure for pregnancy-related information gath-
ering; 
‘‘(2) increase the technical assistance provided 
to States, Indian tribes, territories, and local com-
munities to enhance capacity for improved investiga-
tion of medical and social factors surrounding still-
birth events; and 
‘‘(3) establish best practices for home visits 
after the death of a child, using existing standards 
for such best practices, as available. 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC EDUCATION
AND PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in 
consultation with health care providers, public health or-
ganizations, maternal and child health programs, parents, 
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