I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after section 1 and insert the following: SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. Part B of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in the part heading, by striking ``sudden infant death syndrome'' and inserting ``sudden unexpected infant death, sudden infant death syndrome, and sudden unexpected death in childhood''; and (2) by inserting before section 1122 the following: ``SEC. 1121. ADDRESSING SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH AND SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may develop, support, or maintain programs or activities to address sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, including by-- ``(1) continuing to support the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other fatality case reporting systems that include data pertaining to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, as appropriate, including such systems supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, in order to-- ``(A) increase the number of States and jurisdictions participating in such registries or systems; and ``(B) improve the utility of such registries or systems, which may include-- ``(i) making summary data availa…
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