,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4   
,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize fund+ 
= ! creation & implem5tation ( infant   
mortality pilot programs 9 /&>d         
metropolitan /ati/ical areas ) high     
rates ( infant mortality1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,nationally ,enhanc+ !     
,wellbe+ ( ,babies ?r\gh ,outrea* &     
,rese>* ,n[ ,act or ! ,,newborn ,act4   
#b4 ,infant mortality pilot programs    
,section #ccj;,h ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#h7  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+          
subsection 7e7 z subsection 7f72  7#b7  
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3 
7e7 ,infant ,mortality ,pilot ,programs 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,adm9i/rator1 %all aw>d grants to      
eligible entities to create1 implem5t1 &
 ov]see infant mortality pilot programs4

  7#b7 ,p]iod ( a grant ,! p]iod ( a    
grant "u ?is subsection %all be #e      
consecutive fiscal ye>s4  7#c7 ,pref]5ce
 ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to eligible
 entities propos+ to s]ve any ( ! #ae   
c\nties or gr\ps ( c\nties ) ! highe/   
rates ( infant mortality 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 ! pa/ #c ye>s4  7#d7 ,use (    
funds ,any infant mortality pilot       
program fund$ "u ?is subsection may--   
7,a7 include ! developm5t ( a plan t    
id5tifies ! individual ne$s ( ea*       
community to be s]v$ & /rategies to     
address ^? ne$s2  7,b7 provide outrea*  
to at-risk mo!rs ?r\gh programs deem$   
appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator2  7,c7    
develop & implem5t /&>diz$ sy/ems =     
improv$ access1 utilization1 & quality (
 social1 educational1 & cl9ical s]vices 
to promote heal?y pregnancies1 full-t]m 
bir?s1 & heal?y infancies deliv]$ to    
wom5 & _! infants1 su* z--  7i7 c\nsel+ 
on infant c>e1 fe$+1 & p>5t+2  7ii7     
po/p>tum c>e2  7iii7 prev5tion (        

premature deliv]y2 &  7iv7 additional   
c\nsel+ = at-risk mo!rs1 includ+ smok+  
cessation programs1 drug treatm5t       
programs1 alcohol treatm5t programs1    
nutrition & physical activity programs1 
po/p>tum depression & dome/ic viol5ce   
programs1 social & psy*ological s]vices1
 d5tal c>e1 & p>5t+ programs2  7,d7     
e/abli% a rural outrea* program to      
provide c>e to at-risk mo!rs 9 rural    
areas2  7,e7 e/abli% a regional public  
education campaign1 includ+ a campaign  
to--  7i7 prev5t pret]m bir?s2 &  7ii7  
educate ! public ab\t infant mortality2 
7,f7 provide = any o!r activities1      
programs1 or /rategies z id5tifi$ by !  
community plan2 &  7,g7 coord9ate ef=ts 
betwe5--  7i7 ! heal? dep>tm5t ( ea*    
c\nty or o!r eligible entity to be s]v$ 
?r\gh ! infant mortality pilot program2 
&  7ii7 exi/+ entities t "w to r$uce !  
rate ( infant mortality )9 ! area ( any 
su* c\nty or o!r eligible entity4  7#e7 
,limitation ,( ! funds receiv$ ?r\gh a  
grant "u ?is subsection = a fiscal ye>1 

an eligible entity %all n use m ?an #aj 
p]c5t = program evaluation4  7#f7       
,reports on pilot programs  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] receiv+ a 
grant1 & annually !reaft] = ! duration (
 ! grant p]iod1 ea* entity t receives a 
grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit a    
report to ! ,secret>y detail+ its infant
 mortality pilot program4  7,b7 ,cont5ts
 ( report ,! reports requir$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include in=mation 
su* z ! me?odology (1 & outcomes &      
/ati/ics f1 ! grantee's infant mortality
 pilot program4  7,c7 ,evaluation ,!    
,secret>y %all use ! reports requir$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 to evaluate1 & conduct 
/ati/ical rese>* on1 infant mortality   
pilot programs fund$ ?r\gh ?is          
subsection4  7#g7 ,def9itions ,= !      
purposes ( ?is subsection3  7,a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &    
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,eligible 
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a   
c\nty1 city1 t]ritorial1 or tribal heal?

 dep>tm5t t has submitt$ a proposal to !
 ,secret>y t ! ,secret>y deems likely to
 r$uce infant mortality rates )9 ! /&>d 
metropolitan /ati/ical area involv$4    
7,c7 ,tribal ,! t]m tribal ref]s to an  
,indian tribe1 a ,tribal organization1  
or an ,urban ,indian organization1 z su*
 t]ms are def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian
 ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act4  2 &     
7#c7 by am5d+ subsection 7f71 z s       
r$esignat$--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--    
7i7 by am5d+ ! p>agraph head+ to read3  
,heal?y ,/>t ,initiative2 &  7ii7 by    
ins]t+ aft] c>ry+ out ?is section !     
foll[+3 7o!r ?an subsection 7e772  7,b7 
by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph  
7#c72  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7
 ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,infant mortality pilot
 programs ,!re is au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai to c>ry out      
subsection 7e74 ,am\nts au?oriz$ by ?is 
p>agraph to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
subsection 7e7 are 9 addition to am\nts 
au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#a7 to be         

appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,heal?y ,/>t  
,initiative "u subsection 7a74  2 &     
7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 z s          
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! program "u ?is   
section & ins]t+ ! program "u subsection
 7a74