,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,mc,clellan 7= h]self & ,ms4  
,mace7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,social         
,security ,act to au?orize grants =     
demon/ration projects to support mo!rs &
 families dur+ pregnancy1 *ildbir?1 & ! 
po/p>tum p]iod by increas+ access to    
%ort-t]m *ild c>e1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,*ild ,c>e ,assi/ance = ,mat]nal      
,heal? ,act4  #b4 ,demon/ration projects
 = *ild c>e to improve mat]nal heal?    
,subtitle ,a ( title ,,xx ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig et  
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#bjji ! foll[+3  #bjji;,a4 ,demon/ration
 projects = *ild c>e to improve mat]nal 
heal?  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!
 ,secret>y %all c>ry out a program (    
aw>d+ grants1 on a competitive basis1 to
 eligible entities to conduct           

demon/ration projects design$ to support
 mo!rs & families dur+ pregnancy1       
*ildbir?1 & ! po/p>tum p]iod by increas+
 access to %ort-t]m *ild c>e 7su* z     
?r\gh crisis nurs]ies7 9 ord] to improve
 ! physical heal?1 m5tal heal?1 &       
wellness ( ! "m & h] family4  7#b7      
,advisory gr\p ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%
 an advisory gr\p to advise ! ,secret>y 
on c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a74 ,! advisory gr\p %all be 
compos$ ( ! foll[+ memb]s3  7,a7 ,at    
lea/ #a repres5tative ( ! ,adm9i/ration 
= ,*ildr5 & ,families4  7,b7 ,at lea/ #a
 repres5tative ( ! ,adm9i/ration =      
,native ,am]icans4  7,c7 ,at lea/ #a    
repres5tative ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e      
,m$icaid ,s]vices4  7,d7 ,at lea/ #a    
repres5tative ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &    
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,e7 ,at lea/  
#a repres5tative ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & 
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4   
7,f7 ,repres5tatives ( su* o!r ,f$]al   
entities1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,to

 be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is  
section1 an entity %all be-- 7#a7 a     
,/ate1 a t]ritory1 or ! ,di/rict (      
,columbia2  7#b7 an ,indian ,tribe or   
,tribal organization2  7#c7 an ,urban   
,indian organization2  7#d7 a public    
heal? dep>tm5t2  7#e7 a nonpr(it        
community-bas$ organization2 or  7#f7 a 
consortium ( entities describ$ 9 any (  
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e74  7c7         
,priority = aw>d+ grants ,9 select+     
grant recipi5ts "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 give priority    
to-- 7,a7 eligible entities t1 9        
addition to ! activities propos$ to be  
fund$ ?r\gh ! grant1 w provide families 
) assi/ance 9 atta9+ a long-t]m *ild c>e
 option2  7,b7 eligible entities propos+
 to s]ve an area ) high rates ( mat]nal 
mortality & pov]ty2 &  7,c7 eligible    
entities propos+ to s]ve a mat]nity c>e 
heal? pr(essional t>get area id5tifi$ "u
 section #ccb7k7 ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act2 &  7#b7 aw>d at lea/ #a   
grant to an ,indian ,tribe1 a ,tribal   

organization1 or an ,urban ,indian      
organization4  7d7 ,numb]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y 
%all aw>d at lea/ #aj grants "u ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,exception = insuffici5t 
appropriations ,! ,secret>y may aw>d    
few] ?an #aj grants if ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es t ! am\nts made available to   
c>ry out ?is section are less ?an !     
total am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ 
by subsection 7i74  7e7 ,demon/ration   
project requirem5ts  7#a7 ,use ( funds  
,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may be    
us$--  7,a7 to conduct a demon/ration   
project describ$ 9 subsection 7a72  7,b7
 to assess community ne$s 9 prep>ation =
 su* demon/ration project2 &  7,c7 to   
fund outrea* relat$ to su* demon/ration 
project4  7#b7 ,duration ,a demon/ration
 project "u ?is section %all be = a     
p]iod ( n less ?an #c ye>s4  7#c7       
,reports by grantees  7,a7 ,int]im &    
f9al reports ,a grantee "u ?is section  
%all agree to submit to ! ,secret>y--   
7i7 int]im reports on ! demon/ration    

project fund$ ?r\gh ! grant2 &  7ii7 a  
f9al report on su* demon/ration project4
  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,! int]im & f9al reports
 ( a grantee "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all   
include assessm5ts ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! 
grantee's demon/ration project ) respect
 to--  7i7 mat]nal & *ild heal?         
outcomes2  7ii7 *ild c>e quality2 &     
7iii7 su* o!r metrics z may be det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,priority =       
provid+ s]vices ,9 provid+ s]vices ?r\gh
 a demon/ration project "u ?is section1 
a grantee %all give priority to         
vuln]able populations1 su* z--  7,a7    
l[-income families2  7,b7 families      
exp]i5c+ homelessness2  7,c7 s+le-p>5t  
h\seholds2  7,d7 families :o h *ildr5 ) 
disabilities or special heal? c>e ne$s2 
&  7,e7 o!r vuln]able populations z may 
be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#e7        
,subgrants & contracts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 grantee "u ?is section may coord9ate ) 
entities describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 9  
c>ry+ out a demon/ration project "u ?is 
section1 includ+ by aw>d+ subgrants to1 

or ent]+ into contracts )1 su* entities4
  7,b7 ,entities ,! entities describ$ 9 
?is subp>agraph are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,/ate 
or local *ild c>e res\rce & ref]ral     
ag5cies4  7ii7 ,pr5atal1 p]9atal1       
p$iatric1 family m$ic9e1 & o!r relevant 
heal? c>e provid]s4  7iii7 ,d\la support
 s]vices4  7#f7 ,/ate & local           
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to  
subp>agraph 7,b71 s]vices provid$ ?r\gh 
a demon/ration project "u ?is section   
%all meet ! applicable requirem5ts (    
,/ate & local law 9 ! jurisdiction 9 :i*
 su* s]vices are provid$1 includ+ any   
applicable lic5sure & quality ( c>e     
requirem5ts4  7,b7 ,exception ,*ild c>e 
may be provid$ ?r\gh a demon/ration     
project "u ?is section to *ildr5 y\ng]  
?an ! m9imum age all[$ "u applicable    
,/ate or local lic5s+ requirem5ts1 s    
long z ! grantee provid+ su* *ild c>e   
7ei!r directly or ?r\gh a subgrant or   
contract "u p>agraph 7#e77 coord9ates ) 
! applicable jurisdiction to ensure     
appropriate quality ( c>e /&>ds4  7f7   

,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7    
evaluate ! demon/ration projects fund$  
"u ?is section2 &  7#b7 z "p ( su*      
evaluation-- 7,a7 id5tify successful    
activities = improv+ mat]nal heal?      
outcomes & heal? outcomes = ! bir!d *ild
 & any o!r *ildr5 9 ! family2 &  7,b7   
=mulate recomm5dations = reau?oriz+ !   
program "u ?is section4  7g7 ,reports to
 ,congress ,! ,secret>y %all submit     
reports to ! ,congress on ! program "u  
?is section1 includ+--  7#a7 int]im     
reports2 &  7#b7 bas$ on ! evaluation "u
 subsection 7f71 a f9al report4  7h7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,ihcia
 t]ms ,! t]ms ,indian ,tribe1 ,tribal   
organization1 & ,urban ,indian          
organization h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms     
,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 &   
,urban ,indian organization1            
respectively1 9 section #d ( ! ,indian  
,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act4  7#b7     
,po/p>tum p]iod ,! t]m po/p>tum p]iod   
means ! fir/ ye> aft] an individual has 
giv5 bir?4  7#c7 ,%ort-t]m *ild c>e ,!  

t]m %ort-t]m *ild c>e--  7,a7 means *ild
 c>e provid$ dur+ pregnancy1 *ildbir?1  
or ! po/p>tum p]iod-- 7i7 = a limit$    
duration2 &  7ii7 = ! bir!d *ild or any 
o!r *ild 9 ! family2 &  7,b7 includes   
respite *ild c>e4  7i7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject  
to p>agraph 7#b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjbf4  7#b7 ,evaluation ,( !     
funds appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is       
section "u p>agraph 7#a71 n m ?an #e    
p]c5t may be us$ to fund ! evaluation "u
 subsection 7f74  4