,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self1  
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,mr4
 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 & ,mrs4  
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,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 ( #bjbe4 
#b4 ,,preemie  7a7 ,rese>* relat+ to    
pret]m labor & deliv]y & ! c>e1         
treatm5t1 & outcomes ( pret]m & l[      
bir?weight infants  7#a7 ,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 #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4   
7#b7 ,te*nical correction ,effective z  

if includ$ 9 ! enactm5t ( ! ,,preemie   
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjah 7,public   
,law #aae-cbh71 section #b ( su* ,act is
 am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ ,section #b & ins]t+ ,section  
#c4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy work+ gr\p ,section 
#e7;a7 ( ! ,,preemie ,reau?orization    
,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-cbh7 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 ( #bjbe1 !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
collaboration ) o!r dep>tm5ts1 z        
appropriate1 %all e/abli%4  7c7 ,/udy on
 pret]m bir?s  7#a7 ,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 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 approve by    
cons5sus a report on ! results ( su*    
/udy2  7ii7 include 9 su* report-- 7,i7 
an assessm5t ( ea* ( ! topics li/$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b72  7,,ii7 ! analysis       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,,iii7 !  
raw data us$ to develop su* report2 &   
7iii7 n lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 transmit su*      
report to-- 7,i7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices2  7,,ii7 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 &  7,,iii7 ! ,committee
 on ,f9ance & ! ,committee on ,heal?1   
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,assessm5t topics ,!      
topics li/$ 9 ?is subsection are ea* ( !
 foll[+3 7,a7 ,! f9ancial co/s (        
premature bir? to society1 includ+--    
7i7 an analysis ( /ays 9 neonatal       
int5sive c>e units & ! co/ ( su* /ays2  
7ii7 long-t]m co/s ( /ays 9 su* units to
 society & ! family involv$ po/-dis*>ge2

 &  7iii7 heal? c>e co/s = families     
po/-dis*>ge f su* units 7su* z          
m$ications1 !rapeutic s]vices1          
co-paym5ts = visits1 & specialty        
equipm5t74  7,b7 ,! factors t impact    
pret]m bir? rates4  7,c7 ,opportunities 
= e>li] detection ( premature bir? risk 
factors1 includ+-- 7i7 opportunities to 
improve mat]nal & infant heal?2 &  7ii7 
opportunities = public heal? programs to
 provide support & res\rces = p>5ts     
9-hospital1 9 non-hospital sett+s1 &    
po/-dis*>ge4  7#c7 ,analysis ,! analysis
 requir$ 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$uc+ premature bir? rates2 &  7,c7     
precision m$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