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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to cont9ue to fund !        
,,improve initiative ?r\gh ! ,eunice    
,k5n$y ,%riv] ,national ,in/itute (     
,*ild ,heal? & ,human ,developm5t1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,nih ,implem5t+ a     
,mat]nal heal? & ,p,regnancy ,outcomes  
,vision = ,ev]yone or ! ,,nih ,,improve 
,act4  #b4 ,,improve ,initiative ,subp>t
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,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bha 
et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  #deb;,h4 ,,improve initiative  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,in/itute 
%all cont9ue to c>ry out ! ,,improve    
initiative 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
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foll[+3 7#a7 ,advanc+ rese>* to-- 7,a7  

r$uce prev5table causes ( mat]nal       
mortality & sev]e mat]nal morbidity2    
7,b7 r$uce racial1 e?nic1 geographic1 & 
socioeconomic disp>ities 9 mat]nal heal?
 outcomes2 &  7,c7 improve heal? =      
pregnant & po/p>tum individuals be=e1   
dur+1 & aft] pregnancy4  7#b7 ,us+ an   
integrat$ approa* to und]/& !           
biological1 behavioral1 sociocultural1 &
 /ructural factors t affect mat]nal     
mortality & sev]e mat]nal morbidity by  
build+ an evid5ce base = improv$ c>e &  
outcomes 9 specific regions ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#c7 ,t>get+ heal? disp>ities  
associat$ ) mat]nal mortality & sev]e   
mat]nal morbidity by-- 7,a7 implem5t+ & 
evaluat+ community-bas$ int]v5tions =   
disproportionately affect$ individuals2 
&  7,b7 id5tify+ risk factors & !       
und]ly+ biological me*anisms associat$ )
 lead+ causes ( mat]nal mortality &     
sev]e mat]nal morbidity 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 includ+ c>diovascul> disease1   
infection & immunity1 vitam9 & nutri5t  
defici5cies1 & m5tal & behavioral heal?4

  7b7 ,implem5tation ,! ,director ( !   
,in/itute may aw>d grants or ent] into  
contracts1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 or o!r 
transactions to c>ry out subsection 7a71
 includ+ ) rese>*]s f racial & e?nic    
m9ority gr\ps 7z def9$ 9 section        
#agjg7;g77#a774  7c7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ec1djj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjca4  4