[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 143 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S6219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH DATA ENHANCEMENT AND AWARENESS ACT

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 669, and the Senate 
proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 669) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Harkin substitute 
amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be 
read a third time and passed, and the Harkin amendment to the title, 
which is also at the desk, be agreed to, with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3958) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, 
as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sudden Unexpected Death Data 
     Enhancement and Awareness Act''.

     SEC. 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).

     SEC. 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.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 669), as amended, was passed.
  The amendment (No. 3957) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To amend the title)

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

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