SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CENTERS 
WITH VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIO-
LENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 
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 new section: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–7. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CEN-
TERS WITH VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND 
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of the End the Cycle of 
Violence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall award 10 
grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying 
out the activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of each of 
the grants awarded under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year shall be equal to the amount that is 10 percent 
of the total amount made available for grants under 
this section for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant awarded 
under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of three 
years. 
‘‘(4) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any 
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other funds provided to such entity for carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (a)(1), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) either be— 
‘‘(A) a State-designated trauma center, or 
a trauma center verified by the American Col-
lege of Surgeons, that conducts a violence inter-
vention or violence prevention program; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that conducts a 
program described in subparagraph (A) in co-
operation with a trauma center described in 
such subparagraph; 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 GRANT FUNDS.—An entity that receives 
a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant funds 
to conduct or expand research on the effectiveness of vio-
lence prevention efforts in reducing the incidence of re- 
injury and re-incarceration caused by intentional violent 
trauma, excluding intimate partner violence. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall 
submit reports on the use of the grant funds to 
the Secretary, including progress reports, as re-
quired by the Secretary. Such reports shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) any findings of research con-
ducted, or expanded, by the entity under 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, the manner in 
which the entity has incorporated such 
findings in the violence intervention or vio-
lence prevention program conducted by 
such entity. 
‘‘(B) OPTION FOR JOINT REPORT.—To the 
extent feasible and appropriate, an entity that 
receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may 
elect to coordinate with one or more other enti-
ties that have received such a grant to submit 
a joint report that meets the requirements of 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
six years after the date of enactment of the End the 
Cycle of Violence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report— 
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‘‘(A) on any findings resulting from re-
ports submitted to the Secretary under para-
graph (1); 
‘‘(B) on best practices developed by the 
Secretary under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(C) with recommendations for legislative 
action relating to intentional violent trauma 
prevention that the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than six years 
after the date of enactment of the End the Cycle of Vio-
lence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) develop, and post on a public website of 
the Department of Health and Human Services, best 
practices for intentional violent trauma prevention, 
based on any findings reported to the Secretary 
under subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(2) disseminate such best practices to stake-
holders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $7,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 
through 2023.’’. 
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