,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4   
,ruppersberger 7for himself and ,ms4    
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 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 ,end the ,cycle of ,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 ,end the ,cycle of ,violence ,act of
 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall award #aj  
grants to eligible entities for the     
purpose of carrying out the activities  
described in subsection 7c74  7#b7      
,grant amount ,the amount of each of the
 grants awarded under paragraph 7#a7 for
 a fiscal year shall be equal to the    
amount that is #aj percent of the total 
amount made available for grants under  
this section for such fiscal year4  7#c7
 ,grant duration ,each grant awarded    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be for a     
period of three years4  7#d7 ,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 intentional  
violent trauma1 excluding intimate      
partner violence4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7   
,reports to ,secretary  7,a7 ,in general
 ,an entity that receives a grant under 

subsection 7a77#a7 shall submit reports 
on the use of the grant funds to the    
,secretary1 including progress reports1 
as required by the ,secretary4 ,such    
reports shall include--  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 ,end the ,cycle of     
,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 intentional violent trauma  
prevention that the ,secretary          
determines appropriate4  7e7 ,best      
practices ,not later than six years     
after the date of enactment of the ,end 
the ,cycle of ,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           
intentional violent trauma 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  7f7     
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated #g1ejj1jjj

 for the period of fiscal years #bjbj   
through #bjbc4  4