,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjba,ms4 
,h]r]a ,beutl] 7= h]self1 ,ms4          
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 
& ,mr4 ,mull97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve rese>*
 & data collection on /illbir?s1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/illbir? ,heal?        
,improvem5t & ,education = ,autumn ,act 
( #bjba or ! ,,%9e = ,autumn ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,/illbir? rese>* & data     
collection improvem5ts ,title ,,iii ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,l-#a ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ac;a7 ! foll[+3 
#cag,l-#b4 ,/illbir? rese>* & data      
collection improvem5ts  7a7 ,/illbir?   
surveillance & risk factor /udies  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to
 ,/ates = purposes (-- 7,a7 conduct+    
surveillance & collect+ data ) respect  
to /illbir?s2 &  7,b7 collect+ & report+

 data on /illbir? risk factors1 includ+ 
any quantifiable outcomes ) respect to  
su* risk factors4  7#b7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is         
subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  7b7 ,guidel9es 
& educational aw>5ess mat]ials  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 issue    
guidel9es to ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal? &  
,/ate & local vital /ati/ics units on-- 
7i7 collect+ data on /illbir? f heal?   
c>e provid]s1 & ) ! cons5t ( ! family   
involv$1 includ+ any su* data ) respect 
to ! cl9ical hi/ory1 po/mortem          
exam9ation1 & plac5tal pa?ology2 &  7ii7
 %>+ su* data ) ,f$]al ag5cies det]m9$  
appropriate by ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2 &  7,b7 
develop1 & make publicly available1     
educational aw>5ess mat]ials on         
/illbir?s4  7#b7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+ 
out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
consult )-- 7,a7 national heal? c>e     
pr(essional associations2  7,b7         

ob/etricians & gynecologi/s2  7,c7      
p$iatricians2  7,d7 mat]nal-fetal m$ic9e
 speciali/s2  7,e7 midwives2  7,f7 m5tal
 heal? pr(essionals2  7,g7 /ati/icians2 
7,h7 individuals :o h exp]i5c$ a        
/illbir?2 &  7,i7 advocacy organizations
 repres5t+ su* individuals4  7#c7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  7c7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,/illbir? ,! t]m /illbir? means ! dea?  
or loss ( a baby be=e or dur+ deliv]y1  
occurr+ at or aft] #bj weeks (          
pregnancy4  7#b7 ,vital /ati/ics unit ,!
 t]m vital /ati/ics unit means ! entity 
t is responsible = ma9ta9+ vital records
 = a ,/ate1 or a political subdivision (
 su* ,/ate1 includ+ (ficial records (   
live bir?s1 dea?s1 fetal dea?s1         
m>riages1 divorces1 & annulm5ts4  4  #c4
 ,p]9atal pa?ology fell[%ips ,! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #aabb ( su* ,act 7#db      

,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;c-#ab7 ! foll[+3  #aabc4 
,improv+ p]9atal pa?ology  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & implem5t a  
,p]9atal ,pa?ology ,fell[%ip ,program   
to-- 7#a7 provide po/graduate tra9+ 9   
p]9atal autopsy pa?ology2  7#b7 conduct 
rese>* on1 & improve data collection )  
respect to1 fetal autopsies2 &  7#c7    
address *all5ges 9 /illbir? education1  
rese>*1 & data collection4  7b7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #c1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  #d4 ,reports
  7a7 ,report by ,surgeon ,g5]al  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,surgeon  
,g5]al ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice %all  
publi% on a public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices a report )  
educational guidel9es on /illbir? &     
/illbir? risk factors4  7#b7 ,cont5ts   
,su* report %all include1 to ! ext5t    
practicable & appropriate1 ! guidel9es  
issu$ & educational aw>5ess mat]ials    

develop$ "u section #cag,l-#b ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by  
section #b ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,report by  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ,n 
lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
! ,congress a compreh5sive report on !  
progress & effectiv5ess ( ! ,p]9atal    
,pa?ology ,fell[%ip ,program e/abli%$ "u
 section #aabc ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by section #c ( ?is
 ,act4