,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aegc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4    
,b5net 7= himself & ,mr4 ,boozman7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize ! ,prematurity
 ,rese>* ,expansion & ,education =      
,mo!rs :o deliv] ,infants ,e>ly ,act4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,preemie ,reau?orization ,act (      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,rese>* relat+ to pret]m    
labor & deliv]y & ! c>e1 treatm5t1 &    
outcomes ( pret]m & l[ bir?weight       
infants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #c7;e7 ( 
! ,prematurity ,rese>* ,expansion &     
,education = ,mo!rs :o deliv] ,infants  
,e>ly ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#bdg;b-#d;f7e77 is am5d$ by /rik+ fiscal
 ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+ fiscal 
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7b7 ,te*nical  
correction ,effective z if includ$ 9 !  
enactm5t ( ! ,,preemie ,reau?orization  
,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-cbh2    

#acb ,/at4 #ddga71 section #b ( su* ,act
 is am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph    
7#a71 by /rik+ ,section #b & ins]t+     
,section #c4  #c4 ,public & heal? c>e   
provid] education & support s]vices     
,section #cii,q ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#e7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection            
7b77#a77;,d7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+       
clauses 7vi7 & 7vii7 z clauses 7vii7 &  
7viii71 respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] clause 7v7 ! foll[+3  7vi7 scre5+ =
 & treatm5t ( *ronic conditions2  2 &   
7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 by /rik+ fiscal  
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah & ins]t+ fiscal  
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  #d4 ,int]ag5cy 
work+ gr\p ,section #e7;a7 ( ! ,,preemie
 ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjah 7,public  
,law #aae-cbh2 #acb ,/at4 #ddgc7 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 9 collaboration ) o!r  
dep>tm5ts1 z appropriate1 may e/abli% & 
ins]t+ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,,preemie             
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbc1 !         

,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
collaboration ) o!r dep>tm5ts1 z        
appropriate1 %all e/abli%4  #e4 ,/udy on
 pret]m bir?s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all ent]   
into appropriate arrangem5ts ) !        
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e "u :i* ! ,national  
,academies %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
conv5e a committee ( exp]ts 9 mat]nal   
heal? to /udy premature bir?s 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ^u completion ( ! /udy 
"u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 approve by      
cons5sus a report on ! results ( su*    
/udy2  7,b7 include 9 su* report-- 7i7  
an assessm5t ( ea* ( ! topics li/$ 9    
subsection 7b72  7ii7 ! analysis requir$
 by subsection 7c72 &  7iii7 ! raw data 
us$ to develop su* report2 &  7,c7 n    
lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 transmit su* report
 to-- 7i7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices2  7ii7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &

  7iii7 ! ,committee on ,f9ance & !     
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7     
,assessm5t topics ,! topics li/$ 9 ?is  
subsection are ( ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!
 f9ancial co/s ( premature bir? to      
society1 includ+-- 7,a7 an analysis (   
/ays 9 neonatal int5sive c>e units & !  
co/ ( su* /ays2  7,b7 long-t]m co/s (   
/ays 9 su* units to society & ! family  
involv$ po/-dis*>ge2 &  7,c7 heal? c>e  
co/s = families po/-dis*>ge f su* units 
7su* z m$ications1 !rapeutic s]vices1   
co-pays visits & specialty equipm5t74   
7#b7 ,! factors t impact pre-t]m bir?   
rates4  7#c7 ,gaps 9 public heal?       
programs t h caus$ increases 9 premature
 bir?1 includ+-- 7,a7 gaps 9 ! detection
 ( premature bir? risk factors2  7,b7   
gaps 9 in=mation f ,/ates on pre-t]m    
bir?2 &  7,c7 gaps 9 support & res\rces 
= p>5ts provid$ 9-hospital1 9           
non-hospital sett+s1 & po/-dis*>ge4  7c7
 ,analysis ,! analysis requir$ by ?is   
subsection is an analysis (-- 7#a7      

t>get$ rese>* /rategies to develop      
effective drugs1 treatm5ts1 or          
int]v5tions to br+ at-risk pregnancies  
to t]m2  7#b7 ,/ate & o!r programs' be/ 
practices ) respect to r$uc+ premature  
bir? rates2  7#c7 opportunities to      
address developm5tal orig9s ( heal? )   
respect to premature bir? rates2 &  7#d7
 precision m$ic9e & prev5tative c>e     
approa*es />t+ e>ly 9 ! life c\rse      
7includ+ dur+ pregnancy7 ) a focus on   
behavioral & biological influ5ces on    
premature bir?1 *ild heal?1 & !         
trajectory ( su* approa*es into         
adul?ood4