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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1447
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program sup-
porting trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention pro-
grams, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 4, 2023
Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant
program supporting trauma center violence intervention
and violence prevention programs, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Solution
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to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CENTER
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VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIOLENCE
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PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
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Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act
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(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
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the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 399V–8. GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING TRAUMA CEN-
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TER VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND VIO-
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LENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
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‘‘(a) AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
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grants to eligible entities to establish or expand vio-
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lence intervention or prevention programs for serv-
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ices and research designed to reduce the incidence of
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reinjury and reincarceration caused by intentional
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violent trauma, excluding intimate partner violence.
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‘‘(2) FIRST AWARD.—Not later than 9 months
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after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
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retary shall make the first award under paragraph
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(1).
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‘‘(3) GRANT DURATION.—Each grant awarded
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under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of 3 years.
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‘‘(4) GRANT
AMOUNT.—The total amount of
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each grant awarded under paragraph (1) for the 3-
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year grant period shall be not less than $250,000
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and not more than $500,000.
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‘‘(5) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant
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awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity
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with an existing program described in paragraph (1)
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shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any
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other funds provided to such entity for such pro-
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gram.
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive
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a grant under subsection (a)(1), an entity shall—
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‘‘(1) either be—
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‘‘(A) a State-designated trauma center, or
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a trauma center verified by the American Col-
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lege of Surgeons, that conducts or seeks to con-
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duct a violence intervention or violence preven-
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tion program; or
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‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that conducts or
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seeks to conduct a program described in sub-
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paragraph (A) in cooperation with a trauma
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center described in such subparagraph;
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‘‘(2) serve a community in which at least 100
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incidents of intentional violent trauma occur annu-
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ally; and
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‘‘(3) submit to the Secretary an application at
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such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
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formation as the Secretary may require.
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‘‘(c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—
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‘‘(1) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—In selecting
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grant recipients under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
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retary shall ensure that, collectively, grantees rep-
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resent a diversity of geographic areas.
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients
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under
subsection
(a)(1),
the
Secretary
shall
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prioritize applicants that serve one or more commu-
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nities with high absolute numbers or high rates of
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intentional violent trauma.
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‘‘(3)
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
SHORTAGE
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AREAS.—
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‘‘(A) ENCOURAGEMENT.—The Secretary
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shall encourage entities described in paragraphs
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(1) and (2) that are located in or serve a health
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professional shortage area to apply for grants
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under subsection (a)(1).
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‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In subparagraph (A),
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the term ‘health professional shortage area’
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means a health professional shortage area des-
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ignated under section 332.
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‘‘(d) REPORTS.—
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‘‘(1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that re-
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ceives a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall
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submit reports on the use of the grant funds to
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the Secretary, including progress reports, as re-
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quired by the Secretary. Such reports shall in-
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clude—
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‘‘(i) any findings of the program es-
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tablished, or expanded, by the entity
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through the grant; and
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‘‘(ii) if applicable, the manner in
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which the entity has incorporated such
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findings in the violence intervention or vio-
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lence prevention program conducted by
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such entity.
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‘‘(B) OPTION FOR JOINT REPORT.—To the
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extent feasible and appropriate, an entity that
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receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may
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elect to coordinate with one or more other enti-
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ties that have received such a grant to submit
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a joint report that meets the requirements of
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subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6
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years after the date of enactment of the Bipartisan
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Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, the Sec-
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retary shall submit to Congress a report—
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‘‘(A) on any findings resulting from re-
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ports submitted to the Secretary under para-
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graph (1);
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‘‘(B) on best practices developed by the
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Secretary under subsection (e); and
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‘‘(C) with recommendations for legislative
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action relating to intentional violent trauma
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prevention that the Secretary determines appro-
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priate.
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‘‘(e) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 6 years after
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the date of enactment of the Bipartisan Solution to Cycli-
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cal Violence Act of 2023, the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(1) develop, and post on a public website of
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the Department of Health and Human Services, best
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practices for intentional violent trauma prevention,
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based on any findings reported to the Secretary
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under subsection (d)(1); and
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‘‘(2) disseminate such best practices to stake-
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holders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To
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carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024
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through 2027.’’.
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