,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4      
,mc,caul7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide = !      
national collection ( data on /illbir?s 
9 a /&>diz$ mann]1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/illbir? ,aw>5ess & ,rese>* ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,national /illbir? regi/ry  
,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#cag,t ! foll[+3  #cag,u4 ,national     
/illbir? regi/ry  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,= !  
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 !   
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all1 by grant or contract1 e/abli% &  
ma9ta9 a sci5tific regi/ry ( /illbir?s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 79 ?is section ref]r$  
to z ! regi/ry74  7b7 ,purposes ,!      

purposes ( ! regi/ry are--  7#a7 to     
provide a national repository = report+ 
& ma9ta9+ 9 a consi/5t mann] data on    
/illbir?s2 &  7#b7 to make su* data     
available = rese>* on ! causes &        
prev5tion ( /illbir?s4  7c7 ,cont5t ,!  
regi/ry %all include1 ) respect to ea*  
/illbir?1 in=mation on ! /illborn fetus 
& ! "m's heal? & pregnancy z collect$ & 
submitt$ by ,/ates on ! ,u4,s4 ,/&>d    
,report ( ,fetal ,dea?4 ,9 submitt+ su* 
in=mation1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion %all     
require ,/ates to use ! /&>d def9ition (
 /illbir? & ! /&>d protocol = /illbir?  
data collection & surveillance z det]m9$
 pursuant to subsection 7d74  7d7       
,det]m9ation ( /&>d /illbir? def9ition &
 protocol  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all provide = 
! developm5t ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a /&>d  
def9ition ( /illbir?4  7,b7 ,a /&>d     
protocol = /illbir? data collection &   
surveillance4  7#b7 ,consultation ,!    
,secret>y %all ensure t ! /&>d def9ition

 & protocol describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 are
 develop$ "u su* p>agraph 9 a mann] t   
ensures ! consultation ( repres5tatives 
( heal? c>e organizations1 ,/ate & local
 gov]nm5ts1 & o!r int]e/$ entities      
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  #c4 ,s5se (
 ,congress on ,,nih fund+ = /illbir?    
rese>* ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t !   
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? %\ld increase ! allocation (     
funds & o!r res\rces = /illbir? rese>*4 
#d4 ,national public aw>5ess campaign   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices %all c>ry out a national
 campaign to increase public aw>5ess & k
 ( /illbir?s & public & ,/ate aw>5ess ( 
! /&>d /illbir? def9ition & /&>d        
protocol = /illbir? data collection &   
surveillance "u section #cag,u ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by  
section #b4  7b7 ,measures ,to r$uce !  
incid5ce ( /illbir?s ,activities "u !   
national campaign "u subsection 7a7 %all
 include--  7#a7 ! dissem9ation (       
in=mation on measures = mo!rs to ma9ta9 

a heal?y pregnancy & assess fetal heal?2
  7#b7 ! dissem9ation ( in=mation on    
good pr5atal c>e practices su* z n dr9k+
 alcohol or smok+2 &  7#c7 ! promotion (
 ! use ( proactive /eps to monitor 7or  
asc]ta97 a baby's well-be+1 includ+ !   
monitor+ ( fetal movem5t beg9n+ at      
approximately #bh weeks into !          
pregnancy4  #e4 ,au?orization (         
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry   
out ?is ,act & ! am5dm5t made by ?is    
,act1 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ 
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad    
?r\gh #bjah4  7b7 ,correspond+ r$uction 
,! aggregate am\nt au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ by o!r provisions ( law to !
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion
 = bus9ess s]vices support is r$uc$ by  
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad    
?r\gh #bjah4