End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2464 To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program sup- porting trauma centers with violence intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 1, 2019 Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) intro- duced the following bill; 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 inter- vention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End the Cycle of Vio- 4 lence Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2464.IH H2464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2464 IH SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CENTERS 1 WITH VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIO- 2 LENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 3 Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 4 (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 5 the following new section: 6 ‘‘SEC. 399V–7. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CEN- 7 TERS WITH VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND 8 VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. 9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months 11 after the date of enactment of the End the Cycle of 12 Violence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall award 10 13 grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying 14 out the activities described in subsection (c). 15 ‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of each of 16 the grants awarded under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 17 year shall be equal to the amount that is 10 percent 18 of the total amount made available for grants under 19 this section for such fiscal year. 20 ‘‘(3) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant awarded 21 under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of three 22 years. 23 ‘‘(4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A grant 24 awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity 25 shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2464.IH H2464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2464 IH other funds provided to such entity for carrying out 1 the activities described in subsection (c). 2 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 3 a grant under subsection (a)(1), an entity shall— 4 ‘‘(1) either be— 5 ‘‘(A) a State-designated trauma center, or 6 a trauma center verified by the American Col- 7 lege of Surgeons, that conducts a violence inter- 8 vention or violence prevention program; or 9 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that conducts a 10 program described in subparagraph (A) in co- 11 operation with a trauma center described in 12 such subparagraph; and 13 ‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 14 such time, in such manner, and containing such in- 15 formation as the Secretary may require. 16 ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An entity that receives 17 a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall use the grant funds 18 to conduct or expand research on the effectiveness of vio- 19 lence prevention efforts in reducing the incidence of re- 20 injury and re-incarceration caused by intentional violent 21 trauma, excluding intimate partner violence. 22 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 23 ‘‘(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2464.IH H2464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 2464 IH ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity that re- 1 ceives a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall 2 submit reports on the use of the grant funds to 3 the Secretary, including progress reports, as re- 4 quired by the Secretary. Such reports shall in- 5 clude— 6 ‘‘(i) any findings of research con- 7 ducted, or expanded, by the entity under 8 subsection (c); and 9 ‘‘(ii) if applicable, the manner in 10 which the entity has incorporated such 11 findings in the violence intervention or vio- 12 lence prevention program conducted by 13 such entity. 14 ‘‘(B) OPTION FOR JOINT REPORT.—To the 15 extent feasible and appropriate, an entity that 16 receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may 17 elect to coordinate with one or more other enti- 18 ties that have received such a grant to submit 19 a joint report that meets the requirements of 20 subparagraph (A). 21 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 22 six years after the date of enactment of the End the 23 Cycle of Violence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall 24 submit to Congress a report— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2464.IH H2464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 2464 IH ‘‘(A) on any findings resulting from re- 1 ports submitted to the Secretary under para- 2 graph (1); 3 ‘‘(B) on best practices developed by the 4 Secretary under subsection (e); and 5 ‘‘(C) with recommendations for legislative 6 action relating to intentional violent trauma 7 prevention that the Secretary determines appro- 8 priate. 9 ‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than six years 10 after the date of enactment of the End the Cycle of Vio- 11 lence Act of 2019, the Secretary shall— 12 ‘‘(1) develop, and post on a public website of 13 the Department of Health and Human Services, best 14 practices for intentional violent trauma prevention, 15 based on any findings reported to the Secretary 16 under subsection (d)(1); and 17 ‘‘(2) disseminate such best practices to stake- 18 holders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 19 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 20 carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro- 21 priated $7,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 22 through 2023.’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2464.IH H2464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS