,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,king of ,new ,york 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to provide for the        
national collection of data on          
stillbirths in a standardized manner1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stillbirth ,awareness and ,research    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,national stillbirth
 registry ,part ,b of title ,,iii of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #cag,t the      
following3  #cag,u4 ,national stillbirth
 registry  7a7 ,establishment ,for the  
purposes described in subsection 7b71   
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall1 by     

grant or contract1 establish and        
maintain a scientific registry of       
stillbirths in the ,united ,states 7in  
this section referred to as the         
registry74  7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes 
of the registry are--  7#a7 to provide a
 national repository for reporting and  
maintaining in a consistent manner data 
on stillbirths2 and  7#b7 to make such  
data available for research on the      
causes and prevention of stillbirths4   
7c7 ,content ,the registry shall        
include1 with respect to each           
stillbirth1 information on the stillborn
 fetus and the mother's health and      
pregnancy as collected and submitted by 
,states on the ,u4,s4 ,standard ,report 
of ,fetal ,death4 ,in submitting such   
information1 the ,director of the       
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention shall require ,states to use
 the standard definition of stillbirth  
and the standard protocol for stillbirth
 data collection and surveillance as    
determined pursuant to subsection 7d74  

7d7 ,determination of standard          
stillbirth definition and protocol  7#a7
 ,in general ,for purposes of this      
section1 the ,secretary shall provide   
for the development of the following3   
7,a7 ,a standard definition of          
stillbirth4  7,b7 ,a standard protocol  
for stillbirth data collection and      
surveillance4  7#b7 ,consultation ,the  
,secretary shall ensure that the        
standard definition and protocol        
described in paragraph 7#a7 are         
developed under such paragraph in a     
manner that ensures the consultation of 
representatives of health care          
organizations1 ,state and local         
governments1 and other interested       
entities specified by the ,secretary4  4
  #c4 ,sense of ,congress on ,,nih      
funding for stillbirth research ,it is  
the sense of the ,congress that the     
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health should increase the          
allocation of funds and other resources 
for stillbirth research4  #d4 ,national 

public awareness campaign  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services shall carry out a      
national campaign to increase public    
awareness and knowledge of stillbirths  
and public and ,state awareness of the  
standard stillbirth definition and      
standard protocol for stillbirth data   
collection and surveillance under       
section #cag,u of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act1 as added by section #b4  
7b7 ,measures ,to reduce the incidence  
of stillbirths ,activities under the    
national campaign under subsection 7a7  
shall include--  7#a7 the dissemination 
of information on measures for mothers  
to maintain a healthy pregnancy and     
assess fetal health2  7#b7 the          
dissemination of information on good    
prenatal care practices such as not     
drinking alcohol or smoking2 and  7#c7  
the promotion of the use of proactive   
steps to monitor 7or ascertain7 a baby's
 well-being1 including the monitoring of
 fetal movement beginning at            

approximately #bh weeks into the        
pregnancy4  #e4 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,to     
carry out this ,act and the amendment   
made by this ,act1 there is authorized  
to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each  
of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4    
7b7 ,corresponding reduction ,the       
aggregate amount authorized to be       
appropriated by other provisions of law 
to the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention for business services   
support is reduced by #e1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjad through      
#bjah4