,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bj1 #bjai,mr4 
,veasey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,allr$7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,v ( ! ,social   
,security ,act to all[ ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to make grants 
to ,/ates "u ! ,mat]nal & ,*ild ,heal?  
,c>e ,program = purposes ( e/abli%+     
,baby ,box ,programs4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,baby ,box &  
,mat]nal ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,e/abli%m5t ( ,baby ,box ,programs      
,section #eja ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gja7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7a77#b71 ins]t & includ+ by 
provid+ su* grants to ,/ates = !        
e/abli%m5t ( ,baby ,box ,programs       
describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 aft] s]vices  
developm5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,=     
purposes ( subsection 7a77#b71 a ,baby  
,box ,program describ$ 9 ?is subsection 

is a program "u :i* a ,/ate--  7,a7     
provides to eligible individuals & to a 
p>tn] *os5 by su* an individual1 at no  
co/ to su* individuals & su* p>tn]s--   
7i7 tra9+ ) respect to pr5atal1 newborn1
 & po/p>tum c>e 7z def9$ by ! ,/ate71   
includ+ evid5ce-bas$ tra9+ ) respect to 
safe sleep+ practices = newborns & smok+
 cessation practices = p>5ts2  7ii7 baby
 boxes to su* individuals :o h complet$ 
an am\nt ( su* tra9+ det]m9$ appropriate
 by ! ,/ate2 &  7iii7 d\la s]vices or   
midwife s]vices1 furni%$ by d\las or    
midwives :o meet su* /&>ds z specifi$ by
 ! ,/ate1 = su* individuals :o h s      
complet$ su* tra9+2  7,b7 makes         
available1 us+ funds o!r ?an funds made 
available ?r\gh grants aw>d$ "u         
subsection 7a77#b71 tra9+ & boxes       
describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii71          
respectively1 ( subp>agraph 7,a7 to all 
individuals resid+ 9 su* ,/ate at an    
af=dable co/ det]m9$ appropriate by su* 
,/ate2 &  7,c7 provides fund+ = !       
recruitm5t & tra9+ ( d\las or midwives f

 div]se backgr\nds4  7#b7 ,= purposes ( 
?is subsection3  7,a7 ,! t]m baby box   
means a package t conta9s su* items )   
respect to newborn & po/p>tum c>e z !   
,/ate det]m9es appropriate4  7,b7 ,! t]m
 eligible individual means-- 7i7 a      
l[-income 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7b77#b77
 woman2 or  7ii7 a woman eligible to    
enroll "u ! ,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su*  
plan7 "u title ,,xix ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* su*
 woman resides4  7,c7 ,! t]m-- 7i7 d\la 
means an individual tra9$ to provide pre
 & po/p>tum c>e ) respect to pregnant   
wom52 &  7ii7 d\la s]vices means su* c>e
 furni%$ by su* an individual4  4