,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #aea #aag?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #edhg 
,report ,no4 #aag-baj ,,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  ,decemb] #h1                 
#bjba;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kelly
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,jacobs (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( 
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new  
,york1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 
,h9son1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,delgado1     
,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4        
,williams ( ,georgia1 & ,ms4 ,wexton    
,decemb] #h1 #bjba,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+ 
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,octob] #e1 #bjba  ,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 build+ ,/ate & local
 public heal? capacity to assess        
/illbir? data2 &  7,c7 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 &  7iii7
 improv+ processes & tra9+ relat$ to    
/illbir? data collection & report+ to   
ensure /&>dization & complet5ess ( data2
 &  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 may
 consult )-- 7,a7 national heal? c>e    
pr(essional associations2  7,b7 national
 associations repres5t+ ,/ate & local   
public heal? (ficials2  7,c7            

organizations t assi/ families ) burial 
support & b]eavem5t s]vices2  7,d7      
nurses & nurse practition]s2  7,e7      
ob/etricians & gynecologi/s2  7,f7      
p$iatricians2  7,g7 mat]nal-fetal m$ic9e
 speciali/s2  7,h7 midwives2  7,i7 m5tal
 heal? pr(essionals2  7,j7 /ati/icians2 
7,k7 individuals :o h exp]i5c$ a        
/illbir?2 &  7,l7 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 ,vital    
/ati/ics unit def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
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% & implem5t1 or
 incorporate into an exi/+ tra9+        
program1 a ,p]9atal ,pa?ology ,fell[%ip 
,program or a ,po/doctoral ,rese>*      
,fell[%ip on ,factors ,associat$ )      
,/illbir? ,program to-- 7#a7 provide    
tra9+ 9 p]9atal autopsy pa?ology2  7#b7 
conduct rese>* on1 & improve data       
collection ?r\gh fetal autopsies )      
respect to1 /illbir?2 &  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      
,educational guidel9es report  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %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 ,progress report ,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         
,decemb] #h1 #bjba,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be pr9t$