statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID and 
SUDC. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
‘‘SEC. 399MM. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAM-
PAIGN. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator and in consultation with the 
Director and the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health, shall establish and implement a culturally com-
petent public health awareness and education campaign 
to provide information that is focused on decreasing the 
risk factors for sudden unexpected infant death and sud-
den unexplained death in childhood, including educating 
individuals about safe sleep environments, sleep positions, 
and reducing exposure to smoking during pregnancy and 
after birth. 
‘‘(b) TARGETED
POPULATIONS.—The campaign 
under subsection (a) shall be designed to reduce health 
disparities through the targeting of populations with high 
rates of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unex-
plained death in childhood. 
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‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In establishing and imple-
menting the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consult with national organizations representing 
health care providers, including nurses and physicians, 
parents, child care providers, children’s advocacy and safe-
ty organizations, maternal and child health programs and 
women’s, infants and children nutrition professionals, and 
other individuals and groups determined necessary by the 
Secretary for such establishment and implementation. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the cam-
paign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
award grants to national organizations, State and 
local health departments, and community-based or-
ganizations for the conduct of education and out-
reach programs for nurses, parents, child care pro-
viders, public health agencies, and community orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
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such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
‘‘SEC. 399NN. 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, and commu-
nity-based 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, and support groups for families 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-
tive direct support services and interventions for sudden 
unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in 
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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, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO. EVALUATION OF STATE AND REGIONAL 
NEEDS. 
‘‘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 determining sudden unexpected in-
fant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood 
death and make recommendations to increase collabora-
tion on a State and regional level for investigation and 
determination.’’. 
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— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 399R 
(relating to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry 
(42 U.S.C. 280g–7)) and the third section 399R (re-
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lating to support for patients receiving a positive di-
agnosis of down syndrome or other prenatally or 
postnatally diagnosed conditions (42 U.S.C. 280g– 
8)) as sections 399S and 399T respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399U. 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 and metropolitan 
areas to enhance and expand surveillance efforts to collect 
thorough and complete epidemiologic information on still-
births, including through the utilization of the infrastruc-
ture of existing surveillance systems. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a State or a major metropolitan area (as 
defined by the Secretary); 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 an 
assurance that the applicant will implement the 
standardized surveillance protocol developed under 
subsection (c). 
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tion, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, pla-
cental histopathlogy and cytogentic testing. The guidelines 
should take into account cultural competency issues re-
lated 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; and 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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, 
and other groups deemed necessary by the Director, shall 
directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or con-
tracts to eligible entities, develop and conduct evidence- 
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based public education and prevention programs aimed at 
reducing the occurrence of stillbirth overall and addressing 
the racial and ethnic disparities in its occurrence, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) public education programs, services, and 
demonstrations which are designed to increase gen-
eral awareness of stillbirths; and 
‘‘(2) the development of tools for the education 
of health professionals and women concerning the 
known risks factors for stillbirth, promotion of fetal 
movement awareness, taking proactive steps to mon-
itor a baby’s movement beginning at approximately 
28 weeks into the pregnancy, and the importance of 
early and regular prenatal care to monitor the 
health and development of the fetus up to and dur-
ing delivery. 
‘‘(g) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, and health care providers, researchers, parents, and 
other groups deemed necessary by the Directors, shall es-
tablish a task force to develop a national research plan 
to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirth. 
‘‘(h) GRANTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration, shall award grants to 
national organizations, State and local health de-
partments, and community-based organizations, for 
the provisions of support services to families who 
have experienced stillbirth. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under 
a grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used 
to provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 
24-hour hotlines, and support groups for families 
who have experienced stillbirth. 
‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to 
applicants that are community-based organizations 
that have a proven history of providing effective di-
rect support services and interventions related to 
stillbirths and can demonstrate experience through 
collaborations and partnerships for delivering serv-
ices throughout a State or region. 
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‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘still-
birth’ means a spontaneous, not induced, pregnancy loss 
20 weeks or after, or if the age of the fetus is not known, 
then a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Di-
rector of the National Institutes of Health and the Admin-
istrator of the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
progress made in implementing this Act (and the amend-
ments made by this Act). 
Æ 
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