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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 207 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program sup-
porting trauma centers with violence intervention and violence prevention 
programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant 
program supporting trauma centers with violence inter-
vention and violence prevention programs, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Violence Act 
of 2019’’. 
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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 Stop the Violence 
Act of 2019, the Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec-
retary’), shall award 10 grants to eligible entities for 
the purpose of carrying out the activities described 
in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT AND DURATION.—A grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) shall be in the amount 
of $500,000 for a period of three years, with one- 
third of such amount made available per year. 
‘‘(3) 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 interpersonal vio-
lence. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than four 
years after the date of enactment of the Stop 
the Violence Act of 2019, an entity that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall 
submit to the Secretary a report on— 
‘‘(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 Stop the 
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 interpersonal violence preven-
tion that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than six years 
after the date of enactment of the Stop the Violence 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 interpersonal violence prevention, based 
on any findings reported to the Secretary under sub-
section (d)(1); and 
‘‘(2) disseminate such best practices to stake-
holders, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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