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[H.R. 3838 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 196
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3838
[Report No. 118-246]
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health
of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to
eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related
and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve
health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2023
Mr. Burgess (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Kelly
of Illinois, Mrs. Cammack, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
October 25, 2023
Additional sponsors: Ms. Wild, Ms. Granger, Ms. Ross, Ms. Pettersen,
Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Houchin, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Peters, Mr. Trone, Mr. Crow, Ms. Kuster, Mr.
Soto, Mr. Allred, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Crockett, and Ms. Clarke of New York
October 25, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6,
2023]
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A BILL
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health
of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to
eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related
and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve
health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Maternal Deaths
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. SAFE MOTHERHOOD.
(a) Maternal Mortality Review Committees.--Section 317K(d) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-12(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``(including
obstetricians and gynecologists)'' after ``clinical
specialties''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``as applicable''
and inserting ``if available''; and
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ``, as
appropriate'' and inserting ``and coordinating with
death certifiers to improve the collection of death
record reports and the quality of death records,
including by amending cause-of-death information on a
death certificate, as appropriate''.
(b) Best Practices Relating to the Prevention of Maternal
Mortality.--Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247b-12) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Best Practices Relating to the Prevention of Maternal
Mortality.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to
hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal
quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent
maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best
practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal
health programs.
``(2) Frequency.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph
(1) not less than once per fiscal year.''.
(c) Extension.--Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-12), as redesignated by subsection (b), is
amended by striking ``$58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
2023'' and inserting ``$108,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024
through 2028''.
Union Calendar No. 196
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3838
[Report No. 118-246]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health
of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to
eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related
and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve
health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other
purposes.
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October 25, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed