,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjba,ms4 
,adams 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,scott (        
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild     
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to e/abli% a    
grant program to provide grants to local
 ag5cies & cl9ics to improve ! heal? (  
mo!rs & infants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,community ,access1 ,res\rces1 &        
,education = ,families ,act or ! ,,c>e =
 ,families ,act4  #b4 ,funds = community
 heal? p>tn]%ip outrea* ,section #ag7;h7
 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;h77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#ae7 ,community heal?
 p>tn]%ips grants  7,a7 ,program        
e/abli%$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y
 %all c>ry out a grant program to make  
grants to local ag5cies & cl9ics to c>ry
 out ! activities describ$ 9 subp>agraph

 7,b74  7,b7 ,grant program activities  
,a local ag5cy or cl9ic t receives a    
grant "u ?is p>agraph %all use ! grant  
funds to c>ry out activities to enhance 
collaboration betwe5-- 7i7 local        
ag5cies1 cl9ics1 & community heal?      
p>tn]s1 includ+ o!r heal? c>e provid]s1 
social s]vices programs1 & e>ly *ildhood
 le>n+ & c>e provid]s1 = ! purposes (-- 
7,i7 e/abli%+ l9kages betwe5 su*        
entities1 su* z ?r\gh p>ticipation 9    
community coalitions2  7,,ii7 facilitat+
 ref]rals betwe5 su* entities2  7,,iii7 
implem5t+ evid5ce-bas$ /rategies to--   
7aa7 improve ! heal? ( communities2     
7bb7 conduct outrea* to pot5tial program
 p>ticipants2 &  7cc7 promote brea/fe$+ 
& access to heal?y foods2 &  7,,iv7     
increas+ aw>5ess among su* entities &   
program p>ticipants 7includ+ pot5tial   
program p>ticipants7 ( ! eligibility    
requirem5ts =1 & heal? b5efits (1 !     
program2 &  7ii7 local ag5cies1 cl9ics1 
& heal? c>e entities = ! purposes (--   
7,i7 facilitat+ & improv+ access to     

compreh5sive pr5atal1 po/natal1 &       
po/p>tum c>e = program p>ticipants2     
7,,ii7 facilitat+ c]tification (        
eligibility ( p]sons = p>ticipation 9 ! 
program & provision ( program b5efits at
 ! hospital b$side = eligible po/p>tum  
wom5 & infants2  7,,iii7 improv+ !      
coord9ation1 quality1 & co/ effectiv5ess
 ( heal? c>e s]vices2 &  7,,iv7 ensur+  
consi/5t nutrition education & brea/fe$+
 messages are provid$ to program        
p>ticipants4  7,c7 ,application ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
p>agraph1 a local ag5cy or cl9ic %all   
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7,d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u      
subsection 7g71 #ae1jjj1jjj may be made 
available to c>ry out ?is p>agraph = ea*
 ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4  7ii7 
,adju/m5t ,! am\nt specifi$ 9 clause 7i7
 %all be adju/$ annually = inflation by 
! same factor us$ to det]m9e ! national 

av]age p] p>ticipant grant = nutrition  
s]vices & adm9i/ration = ! fiscal ye> "u
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7,e7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,program ,! t]m    
program means ! special supplem5tal     
nutrition program "u ?is section4  7ii7 
,program p>ticipant ,! t]m program      
p>ticipant means a p>ticipant 9 !       
program4  7iii7 ,heal? c>e entities ,!  
t]m heal? c>e entities includes         
p$iatricians1 ob/etricians-gynecologi/s1
 family physicians1 advance practice    
nurses1 nurse midwives1 community heal? 
c5t]s1 heal? dep>tm5ts1 hospitals1      
facilities fund$ by ! ,indian ,heal?    
,s]vice & rural heal? cl9ics4  7#af7    
,initiative = coord9at+ heal? in=mation 
ex*ange  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an   
initiative to improve communication     
betwe5 ,/ate ag5cies & local ag5cies &  
m$ical provid]s ) respect to program    
p>ticipant heal? in=mation relat$ to    
s]vices provid$ "u ! program4  7,b7     

,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! initiative  
e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !         
,secret>y-- 7i7 may only disclose       
program p>ticipant heal? in=mation if ! 
disclosure ( su* in=mation is p]mitt$ "u
 ! ,f$]al regulations 7conc]n+ ! privacy
 ( individually id5tifiable heal?       
in=mation7 promulgat$ "u section #bf7;c7
 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance ,portability &   
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif2 &  7ii7    
%all-- 7,i7 consult ) ! ,director ( !   
,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( ! ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,national  
,coord9ator = ,heal? ,in=mation         
,te*nology1 ! ,adm9i/rator = ! ,heal?   
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 & ! ,director ( !    
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice2  7,,ii7 promote 
bidirectional int]op]ability betwe5     
managem5t in=mation sy/ems & electronic 
heal? record sy/ems ( heal? c>e         
provid]s2 &  7,,iii7 support developm5t 
( model s(tw>e or sy/ems t c\ld be      
utiliz$ by multiple ,/ate ag5cies = !   

communication describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a74  7,c7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u 
subsection 7g71 #ej1jjj1jjj may be made 
available to c>ry out ?is p>agraph =    
fiscal ye> #bjbb1 to be available until 
exp5d$4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
p>agraph3 7i7 ,program ,! t]m program   
means ! special supplem5tal nutrition   
program "u ?is section4  7ii7 ,program  
p>ticipant ,! t]m program p>ticipant    
means a p>ticipant 9 ! program4  4