,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,ruppersberger introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to establish a grant     
program supporting trauma centers with  
violence intervention and violence      
prevention programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop the ,violence 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant program      
supporting trauma centers with violence 
intervention and violence prevention    
programs ,part ,p of title ,,iii of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cii,v-#g4 ,grant program     
supporting trauma centers with violence 
intervention and violence prevention    
programs  7a7 ,authority established    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #i     

months after the date of enactment of   
the ,stop the ,violence ,act of #bjai1  
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention 7referred to in
 this section as the ,secretary71 shall 
award #aj grants to eligible entities   
for the purpose of carrying out the     
activities described in subsection 7c74 
7#b7 ,grant amount and duration ,a grant
 awarded under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
in the amount of #ejj1jjj for a period  
of three years1 with one-third of such  
amount made available per year4  7#c7   
,supplement not supplant ,a grant       
awarded under paragraph 7#a7 to an      
eligible entity shall be used to        
supplement1 and not supplant1 any other 
funds provided to such entity for       
carrying out the activities described in
 subsection 7c74  7b7 ,eligible entities
 ,to be eligible to receive a grant     
under subsection 7a77#a71 an entity     
shall-- 7#a7 either be--  7,a7 a        
,state-designated trauma center1 or a   

trauma center verified by the ,american 
,college of ,surgeons1 that conducts a  
violence intervention or violence       
prevention program2 or  7,b7 a nonprofit
 entity that conducts a program         
described in subparagraph 7,a7 in       
cooperation with a trauma center        
described in such subparagraph2 and     
7#b7 submit to the ,secretary an        
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use
 of grant funds ,an entity that receives
 a grant under subsection 7a77#a7 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
 violence4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports 
to ,secretary  7,a7 ,in general ,not    
later than four years after the date of 
enactment of the ,stop the ,violence    
,act of #bjai1 an entity that receives a
 grant under subsection 7a77#a7 shall   

submit to the ,secretary a report on--  
7i7 any findings of research conducted1 
or expanded1 by the entity under        
subsection 7c72 and  7ii7 if applicable1
 the manner in which the entity has     
incorporated such findings in the       
violence intervention or violence       
prevention program conducted by such    
entity4  7,b7 ,option for joint report  
,to the extent feasible and appropriate1
 an entity that receives a grant under  
subsection 7a77#a7 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 7,a74     
7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later    
than six years after the date of        
enactment of the ,stop the ,violence    
,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress a report--  7,a7 on 
any findings resulting from reports     
submitted to the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 on best practices 
developed by the ,secretary under       

subsection 7e72 and  7,c7 with          
recommendations for legislative action  
relating to interpersonal violence      
prevention that the ,secretary          
determines appropriate4  7e7 ,best      
practices ,not later than six years     
after the date of enactment of the ,stop
 the ,violence ,act of #bjai1 the       
,secretary shall--  7#a7 develop1 and   
post on a public website of the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 best practices for           
interpersonal violence prevention1 based
 on any findings reported to the        
,secretary under subsection 7d77#a72 and
  7#b7 disseminate such best practices  
to stakeholders1 as determined          
appropriate by the ,secretary4  4