,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjbe,ms4 
,waters 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,underwood1  
,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,brown1
 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mrs4                    
,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,clarke of 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,dean of          
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4      
,fields1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4            
,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4      
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4    
,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 
,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,thompson of       
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,vargas1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 and ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services1 acting through the    

,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration1 to award
 grants to expand and improve maternal  
health care services1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,mamas and ,babies  
in ,underserved ,communities ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,grants to expand and       
improve maternal health care services in
 underserved communities ,title ,,iii of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bda et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #cag,k of such  
,act 7#bdg;b-#ab7 the following3        
#cag,k-#a4 ,grants to expand and improve
 maternal health care services in       
underserved communities  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall award grants to  
eligible entities-- 7#a7 to expand      
maternal health care services1 including
 prenatal care1 postnatal care for      
infants1 and postpartum care for        
mothers2  7#b7 to improve the quality of
 such services2  7#c7 to improve health 
outcomes for women and infants receiving

 such services2 and  7#d7 to reduce     
disparities in access to care1 in the   
quality of services received1 and in    
health outcomes for women and infants in
 need of such services4  7b7 ,eligible  
entities ,in this section1 the term     
eligible entity means a public or       
nonprofit private health care provider  
that serves one or more minority1       
low-income1 or medically underserved    
communities4  7c7 ,priority ,in awarding
 grants under this section1 the         
,secretary shall give priority to       
eligible entities that1 as determined by
 the ,secretary-- 7#a7 primarily serve  
minority1 low-income1 or medically      
underserved communities2  7#b7 are led  
by individuals who have lived1 were     
educated1 or currently reside in the    
communities served2 and  7#c7 are       
geographically located in the           
communities served4  7d7 ,conditions for
 receiving grants ,as a condition on    
receipt of a grant under this section1  
an eligible entity shall agree-- 7#a7 to

 provide the health care services       
supported through the grant in a        
culturally and linguistically           
appropriate manner2 and  7#b7 to limit  
the percentage of grant funds used for  
administrative expenses to not more than
 #aj percent4  7e7 ,application ,to seek
 a grant under this section1 an eligible
 entity shall submit an application at  
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information and         
assurances as the ,secretary may        
require4  7f7 ,coordination ,the        
,secretary shall require grantees under 
this section-- 7#a7 to maximize the     
coordination of activities funded       
through this section with other         
federally funded maternal health care   
activities2 and  7#b7 to minimize the   
duplication of such activities4  7g7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term medically underserved community   
has the meaning given to such term in   
section #gii;,b4  7#b7 ,the terms       
postnatal and postpartum refer to the   

period of #ab months following an       
infant's birth4  7h7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there are authorized to be     
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary for fiscal years #bjbf through
 #bjcj4  4