,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4   
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mrs4   
,gillibr&1 & ,mr4 ,da9es7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve rese>* & data collection on     
/illbir?s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,/illbir? ,heal? ,improvem5t &          
,education = ,autumn ,act ( #bjbc or !  
,,%9e = ,autumn ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4      
,/illbir? rese>* & data collection      
improvem5ts ,title ,,iii ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #cag,l-#a ( su* ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ac;a7 ! foll[+3       
#cag,l-#b4 ,/illbir? rese>* & data      
collection improvem5ts  7a7 ,/illbir?   
surveillance & risk factor /udies  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to
 ,/ates = purposes (-- 7,a7 conduct+    
surveillance & collect+ data1 includ+ f 

exi/+ datasets l ,/ate or sub-,/ate     
mat]nal mortality data & ,fetal &       
,infant ,mortality ,review data1 )      
respect to /illbir?s = public heal? &   
rese>* purposes2  7,b7 build+ ,/ate &   
local public heal? capacity to assess   
/illbir? data2 &  7,c7 collect+ &       
report+ data on /illbir? risk factors1  
includ+ any quantifiable outcomes )     
respect to su* risk factors4  7#b7      
,condition ,z a condition ( receipt (   
funds "u ?is section1 all data collect$ 
%all be 9 a mann] t protects p]sonal    
privacy & 9 a mann] t is consi/5t )     
applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate privacy law1  
at a m9imum4  7#c7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is         
subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7b7 ,guidel9es 
& educational aw>5ess mat]ials  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 issue    
guidel9es to ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal? &  
,/ate & local vital /ati/ics units on-- 
7i7 collect+ data on /illbir? f heal?   

c>e provid]s1 & ) ! cons5t ( ! woman :o 
exp]i5c$ ! /illbir?1 includ+ any su*    
data ) respect to ! cl9ical hi/ory1     
po/mortem exam9ation1 & plac5tal        
pa?ology2 &  7ii7 improv+ processes &   
tra9+ relat$ to /illbir? data collection
 & report+ to ensure /&>dization &      
complet5ess ( data2 &  7,b7 develop1 &  
make publicly available1 educational    
aw>5ess mat]ials on /illbir?s4  7#b7    
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y may consult )-- 7,a7  
national heal? c>e pr(essional          
associations2  7,b7 national            
associations repres5t+ ,/ate & local    
public heal? (ficials2  7,c7            
organizations t assi/ families ) burial 
support & b]eavem5t s]vices2  7,d7      
nurses & nurse practition]s2  7,e7      
ob/etricians & gynecologi/s2  7,f7      
p$iatricians2  7,g7 mat]nal-fetal m$ic9e
 speciali/s2  7,h7 nurse midwives &     
midwives2  7,i7 m5tal heal?             
pr(essionals2  7,j7 /ati/icians2  7,k7  
individuals :o h exp]i5c$ a /illbir?2 & 

7,l7 advocacy organizations repres5t+   
su* individuals4  7#c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is         
subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7c7 ,vital     
/ati/ics unit def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m vital /ati/ics unit means ! entity t
 is responsible = ma9ta9+ vital records 
= a ,/ate1 or a political subdivision ( 
su* ,/ate1 includ+ (ficial records (    
live bir?s1 dea?s1 fetal dea?s1         
m>riages1 divorces1 & annulm5ts4  4  #c4
 ,p]9atal pa?ology fell[%ips ,! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #aabb ( su* ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;c-#ab7 ! foll[+3  #aabc4 
,improv+ p]9atal pa?ology  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all incorporate into an   
exi/+ tra9+ program a ,p]9atal ,pa?ology
 ,fell[%ip ,program1 a ,po/doctoral     
,rese>* ,fell[%ip on ,factors ,associat$
 ) ,/illbir? ,program1 or bo?4  7b7     
,activities ,ea* program incorporat$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 provide tra9+

 9 p]9atal autopsy pa?ology2  7#b7      
provide practice-bas$ le>n+             
opportunities to fo/] ex*ange &         
connection ) ,/ate ef=ts conc]n+ fetal  
dea? review t are support$ "u title ,v (
 ! ,social ,security ,act2  7#c7 conduct
 rese>* on1 & improve data collection ) 
respect to1 /illbir?s1 includ+ ?r\gh    
fetal autopsies2 &  7#d7 address        
*all5ges 9 /illbir? education1 rese>*1 &
 data collection4  7c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#c1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjbh4  4  #d4 ,reports  7a7      
,educational guidel9es report  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all publi% on 
a public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices a report ) educational
 guidel9es on /illbir? & /illbir? risk  
factors4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,su* report %all
 include1 to ! ext5t practicable &      
appropriate1 ! guidel9es issu$ &        

educational aw>5ess mat]ials develop$ "u
 section #cag,l-#b ( ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by section #b ( ?is
 ,act4  7b7 ,progress report ,n lat] ?an
 five ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all submit to ! ,congress a   
compreh5sive report on ! progress &     
effectiv5ess ( ea* program "u section   
#aabc ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 z
 add$ by section #c ( ?is ,act4