Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act

Bill: 113-hr-669
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Child health

Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Genetics

Health information and medical records

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Law enforcement administration and funding

Licensing and registrations

Medical education

Medical research

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Sex and reproductive health

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 113-236.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for: (1) improving state comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), and (2) increasing the rate of comprehensive and standardized autopsies for such deaths.</p> <p>Requires the Director to: (1) develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for such deaths, and (2) commission a study on the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after investigation and autopsy.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) award grants for death scene investigation training specific for SUID and SUDC; (2) modify the national death case reporting system to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0-4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages; (3) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths; (4) develop public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence; (5) award grants for surveillance efforts on stillbirths; and (6) develop and conduct public education and prevention program aimed at reducing stillbirths.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants for child death review programs and prevention strategies; (2) establish a public health awareness and education campaign on SUID and SUDC; and (3) award grants for support services to families who have experienced SUID, SUDC, or stillbirth.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirths.</p>

action_date: 2014-07-24
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue activities relating to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC).</p> <p>Requires the CDC to provide for collection of epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through existing surveillance systems. Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update a standard data collection protocol and guidelines for postmortem stillbirth evaluation.</p> <p>Directs the CDC to provide for collection of sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID and SUDC cases through the review of existing records.</p> <p>Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update standard protocols for data collection and death scene investigation for SUID. Sets forth goals for SUID surveillance, including: (1) collecting information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death, (2) supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews to classify and characterize SUID, and (3) facilitating information sharing to improve reporting of SUID. Requires the death scene investigation protocol to include the collection of infant and family medical history, circumstances surrounding death, the infant's sleep position and sleep environment, and any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death.</p> <p>Directs the CDC to develop and periodically update guidelines for standard autopsy protocols for SUID and SUDC.</p> Allows the Attorney General to conduct and support training for medical examiners, coroners, and others regarding standard protocols for death scene investigation and autopsies.

action_date: 2014-09-09
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue activities relating to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC).</p> <p>Requires the CDC to provide for collection of epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through existing surveillance systems. Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update a standard data collection protocol and guidelines for postmortem stillbirth evaluation.</p> <p>Directs the CDC to provide for collection of sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID and SUDC cases through the review of existing records.</p> <p>Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update standard protocols for data collection and death scene investigation for SUID. Sets forth goals for SUID surveillance, including: (1) collecting information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death, (2) supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews to classify and characterize SUID, and (3) facilitating information sharing to improve reporting of SUID. Requires the death scene investigation protocol to include the collection of infant and family medical history, circumstances surrounding death, the infant's sleep position and sleep environment, and any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death.</p> <p>Directs the CDC to develop and periodically update guidelines for standard autopsy protocols for SUID and SUDC.</p> Allows the Attorney General to conduct and support training for medical examiners, coroners, and others regarding standard protocols for death scene investigation and autopsies.

action_date: 2014-11-20
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue and report on activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including collaborating with states and experts to improve the quality and consistency of data collected after one of these deaths.</p>

action_date: 2014-12-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue and report on activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including collaborating with states and experts to improve the quality and consistency of data collected after one of these deaths.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: W Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood 399OO. Definitions In this part: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. (2) Death scene investigator The term death scene investigator means an individual certified as a death scene investigator by an accredited professional certification board. (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (4) State The term State has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). (5) Sudden unexpected infant death; SUID The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that when first discovered did not have an obvious cause. Such terms include those deaths that are later determined to be from explained as well as unexplained causes. (6) Sudden unexplained death in childhood; SUDC The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child older than 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death and performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. 399OO–1. Death scene investigation and autopsy (a) Investigations (1) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Use of funds (A) In general A State shall use amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including through the awarding of subgrants to local jurisdictions to be used to implement standard death scene investigation protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and conduct comprehensive, standardized autopsies. (B) Protocols A standard death scene protocol implemented under subparagraph (A) shall include the obtaining of information on current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death. The Director in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals or groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop a standard death scene protocol for children from 1 to 4 years of age, using existing protocols developed for SUID. (b) Autopsies (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to increase the rate at which comprehensive, standardized autopsies are performed for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Comprehensive autopsy For purposes of this subsection, a comprehensive autopsy shall include a full external and internal examination, including microscopic examination, of all major organs and tissues including the brain, complete radiographs, vitreous fluid analysis, photo documentation, selected microbiology when indicated, metabolic testing, and toxicology screening of the infant or child involved. (4) Guidelines The Director, in consultation with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists and geneticists, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. The Director shall ensure that the majority of such consultation is with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and coroners. The Director is encouraged to seek additional input from child abuse experts, bereavement specialists, parents, and public health agencies on nonmedical aspects of the autopsy guidelines. In developing such protocol, the Director shall consider autopsy protocols used by State and local jurisdictions. (c) Study on genetic testing The Director, in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, forensic pathologists, geneticists, researchers, public health officials, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director, shall commission a study to determine the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after a complete death scene investigation and comprehensive, standardized autopsy. Such study shall include recommendations on developing a standard protocol for use in determining when to utilize genetic testing and standard protocols for the collection and storage of specimens suitable for genetic testing. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this section. 399OO–2. Training (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to eligible entities for the provision of training on death scene investigation specific for SUID and SUDC. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be— (A) a State or local government entity; or (B) a nonprofit private entity; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds An eligible entity shall use amounts received under a grant under this section to— (1) provide training to medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID and SUDC, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols that include information on the current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death; (2) provide training directly to individuals who are responsible for conducting and reviewing death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; (3) provide training to multidisciplinary teams, including teams that have a medical examiner or coroner, death scene investigator, law enforcement representative, and an emergency medical technician or paramedic; (4) in the case of national and State-based grantees that are comprised of medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, or emergency medical technicians and paramedics, integrate training under the grant on death scene investigation of SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs; (5) in the case of State and local government entity grantees, obtain equipment, including computer equipment, to aid in the completion of standard death scene investigation; or (6) conduct training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and integrate the training under the grant on standard autopsy protocols in SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 399OO–3. Child death review (a) Prevention (1) Core capacity grants The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to States to build and strengthen State capacity and implement State and local child death review programs and prevention strategies. (2) Planning grants The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award planning grants to States that have no existing child death review program or States in which the only child death review programs are State-based, for the development of local child death review programs and prevention strategies. (3) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1) or (2), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (4) Technical assistance The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall provide technical assistance to assist States— (A) in developing the capacity for comprehensive child death review programs, including the development of best practices for the implementation of such programs; and (B) in maintaining the national child death case reporting system. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out subsection (a). 399OO–4. Enhancing the national child death case reporting system (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the national child death case reporting system, national health organizations, and professional societies with experience and expertise relating to reducing SUID and SUDC, shall modify such national death case reporting system, in accordance with subsection (b), to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0 through 4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages. (b) Goals of modified national child death case reporting system The modifications under subsection (a) to the national child death case reporting system shall facilitate the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data by— (1) implementing a surveillance and monitoring system based on thorough and complete death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings; (2) collecting standardized information about the environmental, medical, genetic, and social circumstances of death (including sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation) if determined that such may correlate with infant and 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 performed by child death review committees to collect and review the standardized information and accurately 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 2014 through 2018. 399OO–5. Public awareness and education campaign (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 competent research-based public health awareness and education campaign to provide information that is focused on decreasing the risk factors that contribute to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including educating individuals and organizations 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 unexplained death in childhood. (c) Consultation In establishing and implementing 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 safety 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 campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations for the conduct of education and outreach 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 Secretary may require. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 399OO–6. Grants for support services (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-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 Secretary 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 provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hotlines, 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 subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to community-based applicants that have a proven history of effective direct support services and interventions for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and can demonstrate experience through collaborations 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 2014 through 2018. 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 assistance, and resources for investigating and determining sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and make recommendations to increase collaboration on a State and regional level for investigation and determination. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 3. 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: 399V–6. Enhancing public health activities related to stillbirth (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to eligible States and metropolitan areas to enhance and expand surveillance efforts to collect thorough and complete epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems (including vital statistics systems). (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be 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 information as the Secretary may require, including— (A) an assurance that the applicant will implement the standardized surveillance protocol developed under subsection (c); and (B) a description of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems in the State or major metropolitan area, as applicable. (c) Surveillance protocol The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance, in consultation with representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and other interested entities determined appropriate by the Secretary; (2) monitor trends and identify potential risk factors for further study using existing sources of surveillance data and expanded sources of data from targeted surveillance efforts, and methods for the evaluation of stillbirth prevention efforts; and (3) develop and evaluate methods to link existing data to provide more complete information for research into the causes and conditions associated with stillbirth. (d) Postmortem evaluation and Data Collection The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with physicians, nurses, pathologists, geneticists, parents, and other groups determined necessary by the Director, shall develop guidelines for increasing the performance and data collection of postmortem stillbirth evaluation, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing. The guidelines should take into account cultural competency issues related 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 experiencing stillbirth, using existing State-based infrastructure for pregnancy-related information gathering; and (2) increase the technical assistance provided to States, Indian tribes, territories, and local communities to enhance capacity for improved investigation of medical and social factors surrounding stillbirth events. (f) Public education and prevention programs The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with health care providers, public health organizations, maternal and child health programs, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Director, shall directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to eligible entities, develop and conduct evidence-based public education and prevention programs aimed at reducing the occurrence of stillbirth overall and addressing the racial and ethnic disparities in its occurrence, including— (1) public education programs, services, and demonstrations which are designed to increase general awareness of stillbirths; and (2) the development of tools for the education of health professionals and women concerning the known risk factors for stillbirth, promotion of fetal movement awareness, and the importance of early and regular prenatal care to monitor the health and development of the fetus up to and during 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 Prevention, and health care providers, researchers, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Directors, shall establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirth. (h) Grants for support services (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 departments, 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 Secretary 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 direct support services and interventions related to stillbirths and can demonstrate experience through collaborations and partnerships for delivering services throughout a State or region. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term State has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). (2) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous, not induced, pregnancy loss 20 weeks or later after gestation, or if the age of the fetus is not known, then a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (j) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 4. 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 Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in implementing this Act (and the amendments made by this Act).

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 417 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 [Report No. 113–557] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 24, 2014 Additional sponsors: Ms. Speier , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Crawford , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Moran , Mr. Jones , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Matsui , and Mr. Cicilline July 24, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 ) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (C) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding This section shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. .

July 24, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 ) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–13) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 669 In the Senate of the United States, November 20, 2014. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 669) entitled An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue activities related to still birth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including, as appropriate— (1) collecting information, such as socio-demographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information, on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; (2) disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; and (3) collaborating with the Attorney General, State and local departments of health, and other experts, as appropriate, to provide consistent information for medical examiners and coroners, law enforcement personnel, and health care providers related to death scene investigations and autopsies for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, in order to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at such death scenes and to promote consistent reporting on the cause of death after autopsy to inform prevention, intervention, and other activities. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of any activities that are being carried out by agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including those activities identified under subsection (a). 3. No additional appropriations This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.

Amend the title so as to read: An Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. .

Secretary

tv_txt: I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 669 AN ACT To improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue activities related to still birth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including, as appropriate— (1) collecting information, such as socio-demographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information, on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; (2) disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; and (3) collaborating with the Attorney General, State and local departments of health, and other experts, as appropriate, to provide consistent information for medical examiners and coroners, law enforcement personnel, and health care providers related to death scene investigations and autopsies for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, in order to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at such death scenes and to promote consistent reporting on the cause of death after autopsy to inform prevention, intervention, and other activities. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of any activities that are being carried out by agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including those activities identified under subsection (a). 3. No additional appropriations This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.