#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#aacj  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,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 ! ,sc>lett's ,sun%9e on ,sudd5  
,unexpect$ ,dea? ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act ,"p ,b (  
title ,,xi ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bda et seq47 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! "p head+1 by /rik+     
,sudd5 infant dea? syndrome & ins]t+    
,sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea?1 sudd5     
infant dea? syndrome1 & sudd5 unexpect$ 
dea? 9 *ildhood2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ be=e 
section #aabb ! foll[+3  #aaba4         
,address+ sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? & 
sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may develop1 support1
 or ma9ta9 programs or activities to    
address sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? &   
sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood1 includ+
 by-- 7#a7 cont9u+ to support ! ,sudd5  
,unexpect$ ,infant ,dea? & ,sudd5 ,dea? 

9 ! ,"y ,case ,regi/ry ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & o!r    
fatality case report+ sy/ems t include  
data p]ta9+ to sudd5 unexpect$ infant   
dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood1 
z appropriate1 includ+ su* sy/ems       
support$ by ! ,heal? ,res\rces &        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 9 ord] to-- 7,a7
 increase ! numb] ( ,/ates &            
jurisdictions p>ticipat+ 9 su* regi/ries
 or sy/ems2 &  7,b7 improve ! utility ( 
su* regi/ries or sy/ems1 :i* may        
include-- 7i7 mak+ summ>y data available
 to ! public 9 a timely mann] on !      
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices1 9 a mann] t1 at a     
m9imum1 protects p]sonal privacy to !   
ext5t requir$ by applicable ,f$]al &    
,/ate law2 &  7ii7 mak+ ! data submitt$ 
to su* regi/ries or sy/ems available to 
rese>*]s1 9 a mann] t1 at a m9imum1     
protects p]sonal privacy to ! ext5t     
requir$ by applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate    
law2 &  7#b7 aw>d+ grants or coop]ative 
agreem5ts to ,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes1 & 

,tribal organizations = purposes (--    
7,a7 support+ fetal & infant mortality &
 *ild dea? review programs = sudd5      
unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ 
dea? 9 *ildhood1 includ+ by e/abli%+ su*
 programs at ! local level2  7,b7       
improv+ data collection relat$ to sudd5 
unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ 
dea? 9 *ildhood1 includ+ by-- 7i7       
improv+ ! completion ( dea? sc5e        
inve/igations & compreh5sive autopsies t
 include a review ( cl9ical hi/ory &    
circum/ances ( dea? ) appropriate       
ancill>y te/+2 &  7ii7 tra9+ m$ical     
exam9]s1 coron]s1 dea? sc5e             
inve/igators1 law en=cem5t p]sonnel1    
em]g5cy m$ical te*nicians1 p>am$ics1    
em]g5cy dep>tm5t p]sonnel1 & o!rs :o    
p]=m dea? sc5e inve/igations ) respect  
to ! dea?s ( infants & *ildr51 z        
appropriate2  7,c7 id5tify+1 develop+1 &
 implem5t+ be/ practices to r$uce or    
prev5t sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? &    
sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood1 includ+
 practices to r$uce sleep-relat$ infant 

dea?s2  7,d7 increas+ ! volunt>y        
inclusion1 9 regi/ries e/abli%$ = !     
purpose ( conduct+ rese>* on sudd5      
unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ 
dea? 9 *ildhood1 ( samples ( tissues or 
g5etic mat]ials f autopsies t h be5     
collect$ pursuant to ,f$]al or ,/ate law
 & = :i* ! p>5t or gu>dian has provid$  
in=m$ cons5t = inclusion 9 su*          
regi/ries2 or  7,e7 dissem9at+ in=mation
 & mat]ials to heal? c>e pr(essionals & 
! public on risk factors t contribute to
 sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5    
unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood1 :i* may      
include in=mation on risk factors t     
contribute to sleep-relat$ sudd5        
unexpect$ infant dea? or sudd5 unexpect$
 dea? 9 *ildhood4  7b7 ,application ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant or       
coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection       
7a77#b71 a ,/ate1 ,indian ,tribe1 or    
,tribal organization %all submit to !   
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ in=mation

 on h[ su* ,/ate w ensure activities    
conduct$ "u ?is section are coord9at$ ) 
o!r f$]ally-fund$ programs to r$uce     
infant mortality1 z appropriate4  7c7   
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all   
provide te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates1   
,tribes1 & ,tribal organizations receiv+
 a grant or coop]ative agreem5t "u      
subsection 7a77#b7 = purposes ( c>ry+   
out ! program 9 accordance ) ?is        
section4  7d7 ,report+ =ms  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 z appropriate1 
enc\rage ! use ( sudd5 unexpect$ infant 
dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood  
report+ =ms develop$ 9 collaboration ) !
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion
 to improve ! quality ( data submitt$ to
 ! ,sudd5 ,unexpect$ ,infant ,dea? &    
,sudd5 ,dea? 9 ! ,"y ,case ,regi/ry1 &  
o!r fatality case report+ sy/ems t      
include data p]ta9+ to sudd5 unexpect$  
infant dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9    
*ildhood4  7#b7 ,update ( =ms ,!        
,secret>y %all assess :e!r updates are  
ne$$ to ! sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea?   

inve/igation report+ =m us$ by ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 9 ord] 
to improve ! use ( su* =m ) o!r fatality
 case report+ sy/ems support$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & 
%all make su* updates z appropriate4    
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,sudd5 infant dea? syndrome ,! t]m sudd5
 infant dea? syndrome means a sudd5     
unexpect$ infant dea? t rema9s unexpla9$
 aft] a ?or\gh case inve/igation4  7#b7 
,sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? ,! t]m     
sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? means !     
sudd5 dea? ( an infant "u #a ye> ( age t
 :5 fir/ discov]$ did n h an obvi\s     
cause4 ,su* t]m includes su* dea?s t are
 expla9$1 z well z dea?s t rema9        
unexpla9$ 7:i* are kn[n z sudd5 infant  
dea? syndrome74  7#c7 ,sudd5 unexpect$  
dea? 9 *ildhood ,! t]m sudd5 unexpect$  
dea? 9 *ildhood means ! sudd5 dea? ( a  
*ild :o is at lea/ #a ye> ( age b n m   
?an #ag ye>s ( age t1 :5 fir/ discov]$1 
did n h an obvi\s cause4 ,su* t]m       
includes su* dea?s t are expla9$1 z well

 z dea?s t rema9 unexpla9$ 7:i* are kn[n
 z sudd5 unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood74    
7#d7 ,sudd5 unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood ,!
 t]m sudd5 unexpla9$ dea? 9 *ildhood    
means a sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood 
t rema9s unexpla9$ aft] a ?or\gh case   
inve/igation4  7f7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,= ! purpose ( c>ry+ out 
?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ #ab1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  4  #c4 ,report 
to ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & bi5nially !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1     
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
conta9s1 ) respect to ! report+ p]iod-- 
7#a7 in=mation reg>d+ ! incid5ce & numb]
 ( sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5  
unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood 7includ+ !    
numb] ( su* infant & *ild dea?s t rema9 
unexpla9$ aft] inve/igation71 includ+1  

to ! ext5t practicable-- 7,a7 a summ>y (
 su* in=mation by racial & e?nic gr\p1 &
 by ,/ate2  7,b7 aggregate in=mation    
obta9$ f dea? sc5e inve/igations &      
autopsies2 &  7,c7 recomm5dations =     
r$uc+ ! incid5ce ( sudd5 unexpect$      
infant dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9    
*ildhood2  7#b7 an assessm5t ( ! ext5t  
to :i* v>i\s approa*es ( r$uc+ & prev5t+
 sudd5 unexpect$ infant dea? & sudd5    
unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood h be5         
effective2 &  7#c7 a description ( !    
activities c>ri$ out "u section #aaba ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7z add$ by
 section #b74  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]ms sudd5 unexpect$ infant  
dea? & sudd5 unexpect$ dea? 9 *ildhood h
 ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aaba 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7z add$ 
by section #b74  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,may   
#bj1 #bjbj4,secret>y