I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1260 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program sup-
porting trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. KINZINGER) 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 center violence intervention 
and violence prevention programs, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Bipartisan Solution 
to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CENTER 
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIOLENCE 
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-
TER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIO-
LENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to establish or expand vio-
lence intervention or prevention programs for serv-
ices and research designed to reduce the incidence of 
reinjury and reincarceration caused by intentional 
violent trauma, excluding intimate partner violence. 
‘‘(2) FIRST AWARD.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall make the first award under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant awarded 
under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of three 
years. 
‘‘(4) GRANT
AMOUNT.—The total amount of 
each grant awarded under paragraph (1) for the 3- 
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year grant period shall be not less than $250,000 
and not more than $500,000. 
‘‘(5) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity 
with an existing program described in paragraph (1) 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any 
other funds provided to such entity for such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(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 or seeks to con-
duct a violence intervention or violence preven-
tion program; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that conducts or 
seeks to conduct a program described in sub-
paragraph (A) in cooperation with a trauma 
center described in such subparagraph; 
‘‘(2) serve a community in which at least 100 
incidents of intentional violent trauma occur annu-
ally; and 
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‘‘(3) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—In selecting 
grant recipients under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that collectively grantees rep-
resent a diversity of geographic areas. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall priori-
tize applicants that serve one or more communities 
with high absolute numbers or high rates of inten-
tional violent trauma. 
‘‘(3) 
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
SHORTAGE 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) ENCOURAGEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall encourage entities described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) that are located in or serve a health 
professional shortage area to apply for grants 
under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In subparagraph (A), 
the term ‘health professional shortage area’ 
means a health professional shortage area des-
ignated under section 332. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(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 the program es-
tablished, or expanded, by the entity 
through the grant; 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 Bipar-
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tisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report— 
‘‘(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 Bipartisan Solution to 
Cyclical Violence Act of 2021, 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-
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priated $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 
through 2024.’’. 
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