,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide support for    
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs relating to the coordination  
of maternity health care1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,maternal ,health   
for ,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,support for   
maternity health care coordination      
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,reports to ,congress    
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter until ,september    
#cj1 #bjbh1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               

,representatives1 and make publicly     
available1 a report that contains the   
following3 7#a7 ,a summary of the       
activities carried out under the        
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs relating to the coordination  
of maternity health care4  7#b7 ,data on
 the maternal health outcomes of        
veterans who receive medical care or    
services furnished at a medical facility
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs or by a non-,department of     
,veterans ,affairs health care provider 
who provides such care or services to   
veterans under the laws administered by 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   
including pursuant to the programs      
specified in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,recommendations by the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to improve the       
maternal health outcomes of veterans1   
with a particular focus on veterans from
 demographic groups with elevated rates 
of maternal mortality1 severe maternal  
morbidity1 maternal health disparities1 

or other adverse perinatal or childbirth
 outcomes4  7b7 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7#a7 ,authorization     
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
#ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbd1 #bjbe1 #bjbf1 #bjbg1 and #bjbh1  
for the programs of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs relating to the      
coordination of maternity health care1  
including the maternity care            
coordination program described in       
,veterans ,health ,administration       
,directive #accj4jc 7or any successor   
directive74  7#b7 ,supplement not       
supplant ,amounts authorized under      
paragraph 7#a7 are authorized in        
addition to any other amounts authorized
 for the coordination of maternity      
health care for the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs4