,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aiff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjbe,ms4    
,wat]s 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4  
,adams1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 
,c>son1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4  
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,dean ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4       
,fields1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4      
,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1     
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4   
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4      
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 &  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 to aw>d grants  

to exp& & improve mat]nal heal? c>e     
s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mamas &
 ,babies 9 ,und]s]v$ ,communities ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,grants to exp& & improve  
mat]nal heal? c>e s]vices 9 und]s]v$    
communities ,title ,,iii ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bda 
et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section
 #cag,k ( su* ,act 7#bdg;b-#ab7 !       
foll[+3  #cag,k-#a4 ,grants to exp& &   
improve mat]nal heal? c>e s]vices 9     
und]s]v$ communities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to eligible  
entities-- 7#a7 to exp& mat]nal heal?   
c>e s]vices1 includ+ pr5atal c>e1       
po/natal c>e = infants1 & po/p>tum c>e =
 mo!rs2  7#b7 to improve ! quality ( su*
 s]vices2  7#c7 to improve heal?        
outcomes = wom5 & infants receiv+ su*   
s]vices2 &  7#d7 to r$uce disp>ities 9  
access to c>e1 9 ! quality ( s]vices    
receiv$1 & 9 heal? outcomes = wom5 &    
infants 9 ne$ ( su* s]vices4  7b7       
,eligible entities ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m

 eligible entity means a public or      
nonpr(it private heal? c>e provid] t    
s]ves "o or m m9ority1 l[-income1 or    
m$ically und]s]v$ communities4  7c7     
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y-- 7#a7 prim>ily s]ve m9ority1 
l[-income1 or m$ically und]s]v$         
communities2  7#b7 are l$ by individuals
 :o h liv$1 7 educat$1 or curr5tly      
reside 9 ! communities s]v$2 &  7#c7 are
 geographically locat$ 9 ! communities  
s]v$4  7d7 ,conditions = receiv+ grants 
,z a condition on receipt ( a grant "u  
?is section1 an eligible entity %all    
agree-- 7#a7 to provide ! heal? c>e     
s]vices support$ ?r\gh ! grant 9 a      
culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate    
mann]2 &  7#b7 to limit ! p]c5tage (    
grant funds us$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses  
to n m ?an #aj p]c5t4  7e7 ,application 
,to seek a grant "u ?is section1 an     
eligible entity %all submit an          
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   

conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !  
,secret>y may require4  7f7 ,coord9ation
 ,! ,secret>y %all require grantees "u  
?is section-- 7#a7 to maximize !        
coord9ation ( activities fund$ ?r\gh ?is
 section ) o!r f$]ally fund$ mat]nal    
heal? c>e activities2 &  7#b7 to m9imize
 ! duplication ( su* activities4  7g7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
m$ically und]s]v$ community has ! mean+ 
giv5 to su* t]m 9 section #gii;,b4  7#b7
 ,! t]ms po/natal & po/p>tum ref] to !  
p]iod ( #ab mon?s foll[+ an infant's    
bir?4  7h7 ,au?orization (              
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>s    
#bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  4