HR 669 · 113th Congress · Health
Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 113-236.(2014-12-18)
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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. 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. 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…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Jul 24, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2014
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
Dec 4, 2014As passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
17 Democrats3 Republicans