Stop the Violence Act of 2019

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 207 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 207

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program 
   supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and violence 
              prevention programs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

Mr. Ruppersberger introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program 
   supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and violence 
              prevention programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Violence Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CENTERS WITH 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 CENTERS WITH VIOLENCE 
              INTERVENTION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Authority Established.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date 
        of enactment of the Stop the Violence Act of 2019, the 
        Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as 
        the `Secretary'), shall award 10 grants to eligible entities 
        for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) Grant amount and duration.--A grant awarded under 
        paragraph (1) shall be in the amount of $500,000 for a period 
        of three years, with one-third of such amount made available 
        per year.
            ``(3) Supplement not supplant.--A grant awarded under 
        paragraph (1) to an eligible entity shall be used to 
        supplement, and not supplant, any other funds provided to such 
        entity for carrying out the activities described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(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 College of Surgeons, 
                that conducts a violence intervention or violence 
                prevention program; or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit entity that conducts a program 
                described in subparagraph (A) in cooperation with a 
                trauma center described in such subparagraph; 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 Grant Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant funds to conduct or expand 
research on the effectiveness of violence prevention efforts in 
reducing the incidence of re-injury and re-incarceration caused by 
interpersonal violence.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports to secretary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than four years after 
                the date of enactment of the Stop the Violence Act of 
                2019, an entity that receives a grant under subsection 
                (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary a report on--
                            ``(i) any findings of research conducted, 
                        or expanded, by the entity under subsection 
                        (c); and
                            ``(ii) if applicable, the manner in which 
                        the entity has incorporated such findings in 
                        the violence intervention or violence 
                        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 entities 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 Stop the Violence Act of 2019, the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a report--
                    ``(A) on any findings resulting from reports 
                submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) on best practices developed by the Secretary 
                under subsection (e); and
                    ``(C) with recommendations for legislative action 
                relating to interpersonal violence prevention that the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(e) Best Practices.--Not later than six years after the date of 
enactment of the Stop the Violence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) develop, and post on a public website of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services, best practices for 
        interpersonal violence prevention, based on any findings 
        reported to the Secretary under subsection (d)(1); and
            ``(2) disseminate such best practices to stakeholders, as 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.''.
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