,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4 
,roybal-,allard 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,herrera ,beutler1 ,ms4 ,lee of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,raskin1  
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,clark of             
,massachusetts1 and ,ms4 ,haaland7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to address   
maternity care shortages and promote    
optimal maternity outcomes by expanding 
educational opportunities for midwives1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,midwives for ,maximizing ,optimal      
,maternity ,services ,act of #bjai or   
the ,midwives for ,,moms ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,midwifery schools and programs  7a7
 ,in general ,title ,,vii of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act is amended by    
inserting after section #gfj of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidk7 the          
following3  #gfj;,a4 ,midwifery schools 

and programs  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary may award grants to          
institutions of higher education 7as    
defined in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of   
section #aja of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife7 for the following3  7#a7 
,direct support of students in an       
accredited midwifery school or program4 
7#b7 ,establishment or expansion of an  
accredited midwifery school or program4 
7#c7 ,securing1 preparing1 or providing 
support for increasing the number of1   
qualified preceptors for training the   
students of an accredited midwifery     
school or program4  7b7 ,special        
considerations ,in awarding grants under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary give    
special consideration to any institution
 of higher education that--  7#a7 agrees
 to prioritize students who plan to     
practice in a health professional       
shortage area designated under section  
#ccb2 and  7#b7 demonstrates a focus on 
increasing racial and ethnic minority   
representation in midwifery education4  

7c7 ,restriction ,the ,secretary shall  
not provide any assistance under this   
section to be used with respect to a    
midwifery school or program within a    
school of nursing 7as defined in section
 #hja74  7d7 ,authorization of          
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #ae1jjj1jjj for  
the period of fiscal years #bjba through
 #bjbe4  7#b7 ,allocation ,of the       
amounts made available to carry out this
 section for any fiscal year1 the       
,secretary shall use--  7,a7 #ej percent
 for subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 #be      
percent for subsection 7a77#b72 and     
7,c7 #be percent for subsection 7a77#c74
  4  7b7 ,definitions  7#a7 ,midwifery  
school or program ,section              
#gii;,b7#a77;,a7 of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#biep7#a77;,a77 is amended--  7,a7 by   
inserting midwifery school or program1  
before and school of chiropractic2  7,b7
 by inserting a degree or certificate in

 midwifery or an equivalent degree or   
certificate1 before and a degree of     
doctor of chiropractic or an equivalent 
degree2 and  7,c7 by striking any such  
school and inserting any such school or 
program4  7#b7 ,accredited ,section     
#gii;,b7#a77;,e7 of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#biep7#a77;,e77 is amended by inserting 
or a midwifery school or program1 before
 or a graduate program in health        
administration4  #c4 ,nurse-midwives    
,title ,,viii of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act is amended by inserting   
after section #haa of that ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bif;j7 the following3  #hab4 
,midwifery expansion program  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary may award grants
 to schools of nursing for the          
following3 7#a7 ,direct support of      
students in an accredited               
nurse-midwifery school or program4  7#b7
 ,establishment or expansion of an      
accredited nurse-midwifery school or    
program4  7#c7 ,securing1 preparing1 or 

providing support for increasing the    
numbers of1 preceptors at clinical      
training sites to precept students      
training to become certified            
nurse-midwives4  7b7 ,special           
considerations ,in awarding grants under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary give    
special consideration to any school of  
nursing that--  7#a7 agrees to          
prioritize students who choose to pursue
 an advanced education degree in        
nurse-midwifery to practice in a health 
professional shortage area designated   
under section #ccb2 and  7#b7           
demonstrates a focus on increasing      
racial and ethnic minority              
representation in nurse-midwifery       
education4  7c7 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#bj1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal    
years #bjba through #bjbe4  7#b7        
,allocation ,of the amounts made        
available to carry out this section for 

any fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall   
use--  7,a7 #ej percent for subsection  
7a77#a72  7,b7 #be percent for          
subsection 7a77#b72 and  7,c7 #be       
percent for subsection 7a77#c74  4