,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ai1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve treatment and early 
interventions for pregnant and          
postpartum women and infants affected by
 substance use disorder4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protecting ,moms and ,infants ,act4    
#b4 ,improving treatment for pregnant   
and postpartum women  7a7 ,report  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #fj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
subsection as the ,secretary7 shall     
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress and make available to the     
public on the internet website of the   
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services a report regarding the        
implementation of the recommendations in
 the strategy relating to prenatal      
opioid use1 including neonatal          
abstinence syndrome1 developed pursuant 
to section #b of the ,protecting ,our   
,infants ,act of #bjae 7,public ,law    
#aad-ia74 ,such report shall include--  
7,a7 an update on the implementation of 
the recommendations in the strategy1    
including information regarding the     
agencies involved in the implementation2
 and  7,b7 information on additional    
funding or authority the ,secretary     
requires1 if any1 to implement the      
strategy1 which may include authorities 
needed to coordinate implementation of  
such strategy across the ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services4  7#b7     
,periodic updates ,the ,secretary shall 
periodically update the report under    
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,residential       
treatment programs for pregnant and     
postpartum women ,section #ejh7s7 of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#a7s77 is amended by  
striking #af1ijj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjag through #bjba and inserting 
#bi1ica1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjai through #bjbc4  #c4 ,early        
interventions for pregnant women and    
infants  7a7 ,development of educational
 materials by ,center for ,substance    
,abuse ,prevention ,section #eae7;b7 of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ba7;b77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking and
 at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ad71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#ae7 in        
cooperation with relevant stakeholders  
and the ,director of the ,centers for   
,disease ,control and ,prevention1      
develop educational materials for       
clinicians to use with pregnant women   
for shared decisionmaking regarding pain
 management during pregnancy4  4  7b7   
,guidelines and recommendations by      
,center for ,substance ,abuse ,treatment

 ,section #ejg7;b7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bij;bb7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#ac71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ad71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#ae7 
in cooperation with the ,secretary1     
implement and disseminate1 as           
appropriate1 the recommendations in the 
report entitled ,protecting ,our        
,infants ,act3 ,final ,strategy issued  
by the ,department of ,health and ,human
 ,services in #bjag2 and  4  7c7        
,support of partnerships by ,center for 
,substance ,abuse ,treatment ,section   
#ejg7;b7 of the ,public ,health ,service
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb7b771 as    
amended by subsection 7b71 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#af7 in cooperation with   
relevant stakeholders1 support          
public-private partnerships to assist   
with education about1 and support with  

respect to1 substance use disorder for  
pregnant women and health care providers
 who treat pregnant women and babies4  4