,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1         
#bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to provide = ! e/abli%m5t (
 a ,task ,=ce on ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal?1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,task=ce          
,recomm5d+ ,improvem5ts = ,unaddress$   
,m5tal ,p]9atal  ,po/p>tum ,heal? = ,new
 ,moms ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,triumph =    
,new ,moms ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,task ,=ce
 on ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal? ,"p ,b (     
title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cag,l-#a  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ac;a7 ! foll[+3  
#cag,l-#b4 ,task ,=ce on ,mat]nal ,m5tal
 ,heal?  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !        
,task=ce ,recomm5d+ ,improvem5ts =      

,unaddress$ ,m5tal ,p]9atal  ,po/p>tum  
,heal? = ,new ,moms ,act ( #bjba1 !     
,secret>y %all e/abli% a task =ce1 to be
 kn[n z ! ,task ,=ce on ,mat]nal ,m5tal 
,heal? 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     
,task ,=ce71 to id5tify1 evaluate1 &    
make recomm5dations to coord9ate &      
improve ,f$]al responses to mat]nal     
m5tal heal? conditions4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  
7#a7 ,composition ,! ,task ,=ce %all be 
compos$ (-- 7,a7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =
 ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices 7or ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y's    
designee7 :o %all s]ve z ! ,*air ( !    
,task ,=ce2  7,b7 ! ,f$]al memb]s "u    
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,c7 ! non-,f$]al     
memb]s "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,f$]al   
memb]s ,9 addition to ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y = ,heal?1 ! ,f$]al memb]s ( ! 
,task ,=ce %all consi/ ( ! heads ( !    
foll[+ ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies 7or _!
 designees73 7,a7 ,! ,adm9i/ration =    
,*ildr5 & ,families4  7,b7 ,! ,ag5cy =  
,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality4  7,c7 ,!  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4

  7,d7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid    
,s]vices4  7,e7 ,! ,heal? ,res\rces &   
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,f7 ,! ,food &
 ,drug ,adm9i/ration4  7,g7 ,! ,indian  
,heal? ,s]vice4  7,h7 ,! ,(fice ( !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,plann+ &         
,evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices4  7,i7 ,! ,(fice (      
,m9ority ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices4  7,j7 ,! ,(fice ( !   
,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices4  7,k7 ,! ,(fice (     
,wom5's ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7,l7 ,! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,m7 ,! ,sub/ance 
,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration4  7,n7 ,su* o!r ,f$]al    
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies t s]ve individuals )
 mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 su* z ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,labor1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban    
,developm5t1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4   
7#c7 ,non-,f$]al memb]s ,! non-,f$]al   

memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all-- 7,a7       
compose n m ?an "o-half1 & n less ?an   
"o-?ird1 ( ! total memb]%ip ( ! ,task   
,=ce2  7,b7 be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y2 &
  7,c7 include-- 7i7 repres5tatives (   
m$ical societies ) exp]tise 9 mat]nal   
m5tal heal? or mat]nal heal? & m5tal    
heal?2  7ii7 repres5tatives ( nonpr(it  
organizations ) exp]tise 9 mat]nal m5tal
 heal? or mat]nal heal? & m5tal heal?2  
7iii7 at lea/ "o individual :o has      
receiv$ a diagnosis ( a mat]nal m5tal   
heal? condition2 &  7iv7 o!r            
repres5tatives1 z appropriate4  7#d7    
,deadl9e = designat+ designees ,if !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal?1 or ! head 
( a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy s]v+ z a   
memb] ( ! ,task ,=ce "u p>agraph 7#b71  
*ooses to be repres5t$ on ! ,task ,=ce  
by a designee1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y or 
head %all designate su* designee n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
! ,task=ce ,recomm5d+ ,improvem5ts =    
,unaddress$ ,m5tal ,p]9atal  ,po/p>tum  
,heal? = ,new ,moms ,act ( #bjba4  7c7  

,duties ,! ,task ,=ce %all-- 7#a7 create
 & regul>ly update a report t id5tifies1
 analyzes1 & evaluates ! /ate ( national
 mat]nal m5tal heal? policy & programs  
at ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local levels1 &   
id5tifies be/ practices includ+-- 7,a7 a
 set ( evid5ce-bas$1 evid5ce-in=m$1 &   
promis+ practices ) respect to-- 7i7    
prev5tion /rategies = mat]nal m5tal     
heal? conditions1 includ+ /rategies &   
recomm5dations to address social        
det]m9ants ( heal?2  7ii7 !             
id5tification1 scre5+1 diagnosis1 &     
treatm5t (1 & int]v5tion ) respect to1  
mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions1 includ+ 
) respect to affect$ families2  7iii7 ! 
exp$iti\s ref]ral to1 & implem5tation (1
 practices & supports t prev5t &        
mitigate ! effects ( a mat]nal m5tal    
heal? condition1 includ+ /rategies &    
recomm5dations to elim9ate ! racial &   
e?nic disp>ities t exi/ 9 mat]nal m5tal 
heal?2 &  7iv7 community-bas$ or        
multig5erational practices t provide    
support relat+ to mat]nal m5tal heal?   

conditions1 includ+ support = affect$   
families2 &  7,b7 ,f$]al & ,/ate        
programs & activities to prev5t1 scre51 
diagnose1 int]v5e1 & treat mat]nal m5tal
 heal? conditions2  7#b7 develop &      
regul>ly update a national /rategy =    
mat]nal m5tal heal?1 tak+ into          
consid]ation ! f9d+s ( ! reports "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 on h[ ! ,task ,=ce &     
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies repres5t$ on 
! ,task ,=ce w prioritize options =1 &  
implem5t a coord9at$ approa* to1        
address+ mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions1
 includ+ by-- 7,a7 increas+ prev5tion1  
scre5+1 diagnosis1 int]v5tion1 treatm5t1
 & access to c>e1 includ+ cl9ical &     
noncl9ical c>e su* z pe]-support &      
community heal? work]s1 ?r\gh ! public &
 private sectors2  7,b7 provid+ support 
relat+ to ! prev5tion or treatm5t (     
m5tal heal? conditions1 includ+1 z      
appropriate1 support = families2  7,c7  
r$uc+ racial1 e?nic1 geographic1 & o!r  
heal? disp>ities = prev5tion1 diagnosis1
 int]v5tion1 treatm5t1 & access to      

mat]nal m5tal heal? c>e2  7,d7 id5tify+ 
opportunities = local- & ,/ate-level    
p>tn]%ips2  7,e7 id5tify+ options =     
modify+1 /r5g!n+1 & coord9at+ ,f$]al    
programs & activities1 includ+ exi/+    
infant & mat]nity programs1 su* z !     
,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act & ! ,/ate        
,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance ,program "u 
title ,,xxi ( su* ,act1 9 ord] to       
increase rese>*1 prev5tion1             
id5tification1 int]v5tion1 & treatm5t ) 
respect to mat]nal m5tal heal?2  7,f7   
provid+ recomm5dations to ensure rese>*1
 s]vices1 supports1 & prev5tion         
activities are n unnecess>ily           
duplicative2 &  7,g7 plann+1 data %>+1 &
 communication )9 & across ,f$]al       
dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 (fices1 & programs2 
&  7#c7 solicit public comm5ts f        
/akehold]s = ! report "u p>agraph 7#a7 &
 ! national /rategy "u p>agraph 7#b71   
includ+ comm5ts f frontl9e s]vice       
provid]s1 m5tal heal? pr(essionals1     
rese>*]s1 exp]ts 9 mat]nal m5tal heal?1 

in/itutions ( high] education1 public   
heal? ag5cies 7includ+ mat]nal & *ild   
heal? programs71 & indu/ry              
repres5tatives1 9 ord] to in=m !        
activities & reports ( ! ,task ,=ce4    
7d7 ,meet+s ,! ,task ,=ce %all-- 7#a7   
meet n less ?an #b times ea* ye>2 &     
7#b7 conv5e public meet+s1 z            
appropriate1 to fulfill its duties "u   
?is section4  7e7 ,reports to public &  
,f$]al lead]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,task   
,=ce %all make publicly available &     
submit to ! heads ( relevant ,f$]al     
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 ! ,committee on    
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,heal?1
 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !     
,s5ate1 & o!r relevant congressional    
committees1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,task ,=ce1
 an initial report "u subsection        
7c77#a74  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] 
! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,task ,=ce1 an initial 
national /rategy "u subsection 7c77#b74 
7,c7 ,ea* ye> !reaft]-- 7i7 an updat$   

report "u subsection 7c77#a72  7ii7 an  
updat$ national /rategy "u subsection   
7c77#b72 or  7iii7 if no su* update is  
made1 a report summ>iz+ ! activities ( !
 ,task ,=ce4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,! ,task 
,=ce %all ensure t reports "u ?is       
section include data on demographic     
*>act]i/ics1 9 a de-id5tifi$ &          
disaggregat$ mann]1 includ+ ) respect to
 race1 e?nicity1 age1 sex1 geographic   
region1 m>ital /atus1 socioeconomic     
/atus1 & o!r relevant factors4  7f7     
,reports to ,gov]nors ,^u f9aliz+ !     
initial national /rategy "u subsection  
7c77#b71 & ^u mak+ relevant updates to  
su* /rategy1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit a 
report to ! ,gov]nors ( all ,/ates      
describ+ opportunities = local- &       
,/ate-level p>tn]%ips id5tifi$ "u       
subsection 7c77#b77;,d74  7g7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m mat]nal m5tal    
heal? condition means a m5tal heal?     
disord] t onsets dur+ ! pregnancy or )9 
"o ye> ( ! po/p>tum or p]9atal p]iod1   
includ+ all pregnancy outcomes4  7h7    

,sunset ,! ,task ,=ce %all t]m9ate on ! 
date t is #f ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !  
,task ,=ce is e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a74  4