I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 284, S. 1130. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1130) to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the measure? There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act''. SEC. 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.…
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