manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE AUTOPSY.—For purposes 
of this subsection, a comprehensive autopsy shall in-
clude genetic testing and a full external and internal 
examination, including microscopic examination, of 
all major organs and tissues including the brain, 
complete radiographs, vitreous fluid analysis, photo 
documentation, selected microbiology when indi-
cated, metabolic testing, and toxicology screening of 
the infant or child involved. 
‘‘(4) GUIDELINES.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with board certified forensic pathologists, med-
ical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pedi-
atric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists and 
geneticists, and other individuals and groups deter-
mined necessary by the Director shall develop na-
tional guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for 
sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unex-
plained death in childhood. The Director shall en-
sure that the majority of such consultation is with 
board certified forensic pathologists, medical exam-
iners, and coroners. The Director is encouraged to 
seek additional input from child abuse experts, be-
reavement specialists, parents, and public health 
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agencies on nonmedical aspects of the autopsy guide-
lines. In developing such protocol, the Director shall 
consider autopsy protocols used by State and local 
jurisdictions. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–2. TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director, shall award grants to eligible entities for the pro-
vision of training on death scene investigation specific for 
SUID and SUDC. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be— 
‘‘(A) a State or local government entity; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit private entity; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use 
amounts received under a grant under this section to— 
‘‘(1) provide training to medical examiners, 
coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement 
personnel, justices of the peace, and emergency med-
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ical technicians or paramedics concerning death 
scene investigations for SUID and SUDC, including 
the use of standard death scene investigation proto-
cols that include information on the current and 
past medical history of the infant/child, the cir-
cumstances surrounding the death including any 
suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and 
sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether 
there were any accidental or environmental factors 
associated with the death; 
‘‘(2) provide training directly to individuals who 
are responsible for conducting and reviewing death 
scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant 
death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; 
‘‘(3) provide training to multidisciplinary teams, 
including teams that have a medical examiner or 
coroner, death scene investigator, law enforcement 
representative, and an emergency medical technician 
or paramedic; 
‘‘(4) in the case of national and State-based 
grantees that are comprised of medical examiners, 
coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement 
personnel, or emergency medical technicians and 
paramedics, integrate training under the grant on 
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death scene investigation of SUID and SUDC into 
professional accreditation and training programs; 
‘‘(5) in the case of State and local government 
entity grantees, obtain equipment, including com-
puter equipment, to aid in the completion of stand-
ard death scene investigation; or 
‘‘(6) conduct training activities for medical ex-
aminers, coroners, and forensic pathologists con-
cerning standard autopsy protocols for sudden unex-
pected infant death and sudden unexplained death in 
childhood and integrate the training under the grant 
on standard autopsy protocols in SUID and SUDC 
into professional accreditation and training pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–3. INFANT AND CHILD DEATH REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) PREVENTION.— 
‘‘(1) CORE CAPACITY GRANTS.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator, shall award 
grants to States to build and strengthen State ca-
pacity and implement State and local infant and 
child death review programs and prevention strate-
gies. 
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‘‘(2) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Administrator, shall award planning 
grants to States that have no existing infant or child 
death review program or States in which the only in-
fant and child death review programs are State- 
based, for the development of local infant and child 
death review programs and prevention strategies. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1) or (2), a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator, shall provide tech-
nical assistance to assist States— 
‘‘(A) in developing the capacity for com-
prehensive infant and child death review pro-
grams, including the development of best prac-
tices for the implementation of such programs; 
and 
‘‘(B) in maintaining the national infant 
and child death case reporting system. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of 
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