42 U.S.C. § 300c–13 — Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood

(a) In general: The Secretary must keep carrying out activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood. Where appropriate, this includes: (1) collecting information - such as social and demographic data, death scene investigation findings, clinical history, and autopsy results - using existing surveillance systems, and working with states to make that data collection better and more consistent; (2) sharing information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders about these three kinds of death; and (3) working with the Attorney General, state and local health departments, and other experts to give medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement, and health care providers consistent guidance on death scene investigations and autopsies. The goal of this last piece is to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at death scenes, and to get consistent reporting of cause of death after autopsy, so that this information can guide prevention and other efforts. (b) Report to Congress: Within 2 years after December 18, 2014, the Secretary had to send Congress a report describing what HHS agencies - including the CDC and NIH - were doing about stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including the activities described in (a).