,"o ,hundr$ ,?irte5? ,congress ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica  ,at ! ,second  
,session ,begun & held at ! ,city (     
,wa%+ton on ,friday1 ! ?ird day (       
,janu>y1 two ?\s& & f\rte5  ,h4 ,r4 #ffi
  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve ! heal? (     
*ildr5 & help bett] und]/& & enhance    
aw>5ess ab\t unexpect$ sudd5 dea? 9 e>ly
 life4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,sudd5 ,unexpect$ ,dea? ,data 
,enhancem5t & ,aw>5ess ,act4  #b4       
,cont9u+ activities relat$ to /illbir?1 
sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5     
unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
%all cont9ue activities relat$ to /ill  
bir?1 sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea?1 &    
sudd5 unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood1        
includ+1 z appropriate--  7#a7 collect+ 
in=mation1 su* z socio-demographic1 dea?
 sc5e inve/igation1 cl9ical hi/ory1 &   
autopsy in=mation1 on /illbir?1 sudd5   
unexpect$ infant dea?1 & sudd5 unexpla9$
 dea? 9 *ildhood ?r\gh ! utilization (  
exi/+ surveillance sy/ems & collaborat+ 

) ,/ates to improve ! quality1          
consi/5cy1 & collection ( su* data2     
7#b7 dissem9at+ in=mation to educate !  
public1 heal? c>e provid]s1 & o!r       
/akehold]s on /illbir?1 sudd5 unexpect$ 
infant dea? & sudd5 unexpla9$ dea? 9    
*ildhood2 &  7#c7 collaborat+ ) !       
,attorney ,g5]al1 ,/ate & local         
dep>tm5ts ( heal?1 & o!r exp]ts1 z      
appropriate1 to provide consi/5t        
in=mation = m$ical exam9]s & coron]s1   
law en=cem5t p]sonnel1 & heal? c>e      
provid]s relat$ to dea? sc5e            
inve/igations & autopsies = sudd5       
unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5 unexpla9$ 
dea? 9 *ildhood1 9 ord] to improve !    
quality & consi/5cy ( ! data collect$ at
 su* dea? sc5es & to promote consi/5t   
report+ on ! cause ( dea? aft] autopsy  
to in=m prev5tion1 int]v5tion1 & o!r    
activities4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n
 lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all submit to ,congress
 a report t includes a description ( any

 activities t are be+ c>ri$ out by      
ag5cies )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion & ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 relat$ to /illbir?1
 sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea?1 & sudd5   
unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood1 includ+ ^?   
activities id5tifi$ "u subsection 7a74  
#c4 ,no additional appropriations ,?is  
,act %all n be con/ru$ to increase !    
am\nt ( appropriations t are au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ = any fiscal ye>4       
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4    
,vice ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,presid5t ( ! ,s5ate4