,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aege  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,warren7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,state to make available to the         
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention copies of      
consular reports of death of ,united    
,states citizens1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,students 
,abroad ,act4  #b4 ,copies of ,consular 
,reports of ,death of ,u4,s4 ,citizens  
,abroad to be made available to the     
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,state shall make         
available to the ,director of the       
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention for each calendar quarter a 
copy of each report described in        

subsection 7b7 that is issued during the
 preceding calendar quarter4  7b7       
,report described ,the report described 
in this subsection is a report issued by
 a ,united ,states embassy or consulate 
relating to the death of a ,united      
,states citizen in a foreign country    
upon receipt by the embassy or consulate
 of the foreign death certificate or    
finding of death by a local competent   
authority4  #c4 ,surveillance by ,,cdc  
of deaths of ,united ,states citizens   
abroad ,the ,public ,health ,service    
,act is amended by inserting after      
section #cag,t of such ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 the following3    
#cag,u4 ,surveillance of deaths of      
,united ,states citizens abroad ,the    
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 shall expand and       
intensify the programs and activities of
 the ,centers for surveillance of deaths
 of ,united ,states citizens occurring  
abroad1 including through the use of the

 reports made available to the ,director
 pursuant to section #b of the ,american
 ,students ,abroad ,act4  4