early childhood deaths, as well as information from 
other law enforcement, medical examiner, coroner, 
emergency medical services (EMS), medical records, 
and vital records (if possible); 
‘‘(3) supporting multidisciplinary infant and 
early childhood death reviews such as those per-
formed by child death review committees to collect 
and review the standardized information and accu-
rately and consistently classify and characterize 
SUID and SUDC; 
‘‘(4) facilitating the sharing of information to 
improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital 
statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID and 
SUDC; and 
‘‘(5) utilizing current infrastructure of existing 
surveillance systems. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–5. 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-
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petent research-based public health awareness and edu-
cation campaign to provide information that is focused on 
decreasing the risk factors that contribute to sudden unex-
pected infant death and sudden unexplained death in 
childhood, including educating individuals and organiza-
tions 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. 
‘‘(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’s 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 
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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 health care providers, parents, 
child care providers, public health agencies, and 
community organizations. 
‘‘(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 
$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2013 through 2016. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–6. 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-
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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 
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 
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–7. EVALUATION OF STATE AND REGIONAL 
NEEDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—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 
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assistance, and resources for investigating and deter-
mining sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unex-
plained death in childhood and make recommendations to 
increase collaboration on a State and regional level for in-
vestigation and determination. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$250,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 
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 by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–6. 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 (including vital statis-
tics systems). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
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