,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bb1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ka9e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a national       
campaign to increase mat]nal vacc9ation 
rates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,mat]nal ,vacc9ations ,act4   
#b4 ,mat]nal vacc9ation aw>5ess & equity
 campaign  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh !  
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 %all c>ry out a national 
campaign to-- 7#a7 increase aw>5ess ( ! 
importance ( mat]nal vacc9ations = !    
heal? ( pregnant & po/p>tum individuals 
& _! *ildr52 &  7#b7 increase mat]nal   
vacc9ation rates1 ) a focus on          
communities ) hi/orically high rates (  
unvacc9at$ individuals4  7b7            
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! campaign "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all consult )

 relevant community-bas$ organizations1 
heal? c>e pr(essional associations &    
public heal? associations1 ,/ate public 
heal? dep>tm5ts & local public heal?    
dep>tm5ts1 ,tribal-s]v+ organizations1  
nonpr(it organizations1 & nationally    
recogniz$ private entities4  7c7        
,activities ,! campaign "u ?is section  
%all-- 7#a7 focus on increas+ mat]nal   
vacc9ation rates 9 communities )        
hi/orically high rates ( unvacc9at$     
individuals1 includ+ = pregnant &       
po/p>tum individuals f racial & e?nic   
m9ority gr\ps2  7#b7 include ef=ts to   
engage ) pregnant & po/p>tum individuals
 9 communities ) hi/orically high rates 
( unvacc9at$ individuals to seek input  
on ! developm5t & effectiv5ess ( !      
campaign2  7#c7 provide evid5ce-bas$1   
culturally congru5t res\rces &          
communications ef=ts2 &  7#d7 be c>ri$  
out 9 p>tn]%ip ) tru/$ individuals &    
entities 9 communities ) hi/orically    
high rates ( unvacc9at$ individuals1    
includ+ community-bas$ organizations1   

community heal? c5t]s1 p]9atal heal?    
work]s1 & mat]nity c>e provid]s4  7d7   
,collaboration ,! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t ! in=mation & res\rces develop$ = !   
campaign "u ?is section are made        
publicly available & %>$ ) relevant     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local entities4  7e7   
,evaluation ,n lat] ?an ! end ( fiscal  
ye> #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7      
e/abli% quantitative & qualitative      
metrics to evaluate ! campaign "u ?is   
section2 &  7#b7 submit a report detail+
 ! impact ( ! campaign "u ?is section to
 ,congress4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3 7#a7 ,mat]nity c>e provid] ,! t]m 
mat]nity c>e provid] means a heal? c>e  
provid] :o-- 7,a7 is a physician1       
physician assi/ant1 midwife :o meets at 
a m9imum ! int]national def9ition ( !   
midwife & global /&>ds = midwif]y       
education z e/abli%$ by ! ,int]national 
,conf$]ation ( ,midwives1 nurse         
practition]1 or cl9ical nurse speciali/2
 &  7,b7 has a focus on mat]nal or      
p]9atal heal?4  7#b7 ,p]9atal heal?     

work] ,! t]m p]9atal heal? work] means a
 d\la1 community heal? work]1 pe]       
support]1 brea/fe$+ & lactation educator
 or c\nselor1 nutritioni/ or dietitian1 
*ildbir? educator1 social work]1 home   
visitor1 language int]pret]1 or         
navigator4  7g7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb    
?r\gh #bjbf4