,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #d1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,honda 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,hastings1    
,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan 
,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mrs4   
,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4        
,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,ms4 ,castor of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,rush1  
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4       
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4
 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4           
,ruppersberger1 and ,mr4 ,moulton7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to provide

 for better understanding of the        
epidemic of gun violence1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gun ,violence      
,research ,act4  #b4 ,reaffirming       
research authority of the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention  7a7  
,in general ,section #cia of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhj;b7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a77#a71 by striking research relating 
to the causes1 mechanisms1 prevention1  
diagnosis1 treatment of injuries1 and   
rehabilitation from injuries2 and       
inserting  research1 including data     
collection1 relating to-- 7,a7 the      
causes1 mechanisms1 prevention1         
diagnosis1 and treatment of injuries1   
including with respect to gun violence2 
and  7,b7 rehabilitation from such      
injuries2  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7c7  
,no advocacy or promotion of gun control
 ,nothing in this section shall be      
construed to-- 7#a7 authorize the       

,secretary to give assistance1 make     
grants1 or enter into cooperative       
agreements or contracts for the purpose 
of advocating or promoting gun control2 
or  7#b7 permit a recipient of any      
assistance1 grant1 cooperative          
agreement1 or contract under this       
section to use such assistance1 grant1  
agreement1 or contract for the purpose  
of advocating or promoting gun control4 
4  7b7 ,authorization of appropriations 
,section #cid;,a of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b-#c7 
is amended by striking authorized to be 
appropriated and all that follows       
through the end and inserting the       
following3 authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as may be necessary for      
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj44  #c4 
,national violent death reporting system
 ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human  
,services1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention1 shall improve1         
particularly through the inclusion of   

additional ,states1 the ,national       
,violent ,death ,reporting ,system1 as  
authorized by title ,,iii of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bda et seq474 ,participation in the    
system by the ,states shall be          
voluntary4  #d4 ,protecting confidential
 doctor-patient relationship ,section   
#bgag7;c7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#ag7;c77 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7#f7 ,rule of construction              
,notwithstanding the previous provisions
 of this subsection1 none of the        
authorities provided to the ,secretary  
under the ,patient ,protection and      
,affordable ,care ,act1 an amendment    
made by that ,act1 or this subsection   
shall be construed to prohibit a        
physician or other health care provider 
from--  7,a7 asking a patient about the 
ownership1 possession1 use1 or storage  
of a firearm or ammunition in the home  
of such patient2  7,b7 speaking to a    

patient about gun safety2 or  7,c7      
reporting to the authorities a patient's
 threat of violence4  4