ments made thereby shall be construed to ensure full par-
ity of such benefits, including— 
(1) at all levels of medically appropriate treat-
ment; and 
(2) with respect to applicable medical manage-
ment techniques. 
Subtitle 
D—Promoting 
Public 
Awareness of Mental Health Dis-
orders and Reducing Stigma of 
Such Disorders 
SEC. 231. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL 
HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA 
OF SUCH DISORDERS. 
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by inserting after section 520E–2 (42 U.S.C. 290bb–40) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520E–3. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MENTAL 
HEALTH DISORDERS AND REDUCING STIGMA 
OF SUCH DISORDERS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may, 
by awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments to eligible entities, provide for planning, estab-
lishing, coordinating, and evaluating a nationwide public 
education campaign that is designed— 
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‘‘(1) to promote public awareness and under-
standing of mental health disorders, including seri-
ous mental illness; and 
‘‘(2) to reduce the stigma associated with men-
tal health disorders. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to seek an 
award under this section, an entity shall be a public or 
nonprofit entity with demonstrated expertise in conducting 
a public health-related campaign. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—The public education campaign 
under this section shall include— 
‘‘(1) national education and outreach through 
television 
advertisements, 
radio 
advertisements, 
Internet-based resources, social media, and print 
media; and 
‘‘(2) community-based education and outreach. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible enti-
ties that— 
‘‘(1) have demonstrated expertise in conducting 
a public health-related campaign that is focused on 
mental health disorders; and 
‘‘(2) are proposing public education campaigns 
that will— 
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‘‘(A) be carried out in partnership with 
local community partners; and 
‘‘(B) emphasize education and outreach 
targeting children, adolescents, and young 
adults through 24 years of age. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with each of the following 
stakeholders: 
‘‘(1) Mental health consumers, including youth, 
adults, and family members. 
‘‘(2) Representatives of mental and behavioral 
health organizations. 
‘‘(3) Representatives of medical, public health, 
and behavioral health professional organizations. 
‘‘(4) Representatives of mental health providers, 
including community mental health centers. 
‘‘(5) Representatives of private- and public-sec-
tor groups with experience in the development of ef-
fective public health education campaigns. 
‘‘(6) Other stakeholders with relevant subject 
matter expertise as appropriate. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—As a condition on receipt of an 
award under this section, an eligible entity shall agree— 
‘‘(1) to evaluate the effectiveness of activities 
funded through the award; and 
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‘‘(2) to report the results of such evaluation to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
TITLE 
III—UNDERSTANDING 
THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIO-
LENCE 
SEC. 301. REAFFIRMING CDC RESEARCH AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 391 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘research 
relating to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diag-
nosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from 
injuries;’’ and inserting ‘‘research, including data 
collection, relating to— 
‘‘(A) the causes, mechanisms, prevention, 
diagnosis, and treatment of injuries, including 
with respect to gun violence; and 
‘‘(B) rehabilitation from such injuries;’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(c) NO ADVOCACY OR PROMOTION OF GUN CON-
TROL.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) authorize the Secretary to give assistance, 
make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
contracts for the purpose of advocating or promoting 
gun control; or 
‘‘(2) permit a recipient of any assistance, grant, 
cooperative agreement, or contract under this section 
to use such assistance, grant, agreement, or contract 
for the purpose of advocating or promoting gun con-
trol.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
394A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b– 
3) is amended by striking ‘‘authorized to be appropriated’’ 
and all that follows through the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 302. NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall improve, particularly through the in-
clusion of additional States, the National Violent Death 
Reporting System, as authorized by title III of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.). Participation 
in the system by the States shall be voluntary. 
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SEC. 303. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL DOCTOR-PATIENT 
RELATIONSHIP. 
Section 2717(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–17(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith-
standing the previous provisions of this subsection, 
none of the authorities provided to the Secretary 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act, an amendment made by that Act, or this sub-
section shall be construed to prohibit a physician or 
other health care provider from— 
‘‘(A) asking a patient about the ownership, 
possession, use, or storage of a firearm or am-
munition in the home of such patient; 
‘‘(B) speaking to a patient about gun safe-
ty; or 
‘‘(C) reporting to the authorities a pa-
tient’s threat of violence.’’. 
Æ 
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