,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,smuck] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to develop &   
nationally dissem9ate accurate1         
relevant1 & accessible res\rces to      
promote und]/&+ ab\t s5sitivities reg>d+
 adoption 9 ! heal? c>e indu/ry1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hospital ,adoption     
,education ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 #bd p]c5t 
( ,am]icans say t !y h consid]$ adopt+ a
 *ild4  7#b7 #hj p]c5t ( wom5 :o consid]
 adoption d s aft] _! six? mon? (       
pregnancy4  7#c7 #ha p]c5t ( bir? p>5ts 
report t easy access to objective       
in=mation is important to !m :5 mak+ !  
decision to *oose adoption4  7#d7 #ic   
p]c5t ( ,am]icans consid] hospitals &   

heal? c>e facilities to be tru/wor?y    
s\rces ( in=mation ab\t adoption4  7#e7 
#ih4b p]c5t ( nurses h no pr(essional   
developm5t 9 ! s5sitivities ar\nd       
adoption4  7#f7 ,less ?an #a p]c5t (    
wom5 ) un9t5d$ pregnancies place _!     
*ildr5 ?r\gh adoption4  #c4 ,developm5t 
& dissem9ation ( adoption res\rces  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices-- 7#a7 %all develop &          
nationally dissem9ate accurate1         
relevant1 & accessible res\rces to      
promote und]/&+ ab\t-- 7,a7 !           
s5sitivities reg>d+ adoption 9 ! heal?  
c>e indu/ry2 &  7,b7 be/ practices :5   
int]act+ ) prospective bir? mo!rs &     
adoptive families2 &  7#b7 9 c>ry+ out  
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 %all include       
digital res\rces2 &  7,b7 may include   
o!r types ( res\rces1 su* z pr9t        
res\rces4  7b7 ,onl9e adoption res\rces 
= heal? c>e work]s ,! ,secret>y %all    
ma9ta9 on ! public website ( !          
,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families a   
webpage on adoption res\rces = heal? c>e

 work]s to improve ! aw>5ess & und]/&+ (
 su* work]s reg>d+ adoption4  7c7       
,developm5t process  7#a7 ,committee ,! 
,secret>y %all develop ! res\rces       
requir$ by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ?r\gh a
 committee ( adoption exp]ts4  7#b7     
,memb]%ip ,! memb]%ip ( ! committee     
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include--
 7,a7 repres5tatives ( organizations    
involv$ 9 adoption education2  7,b7     
mat]nal heal? exp]ts2  7,c7 *ild welf>e 
exp]ts2  7,d7 lic5s$ social work]s2     
7,e7 hospital case manag]s2 &  7,f7     
adoption attorneys4  #d4 ,education &   
pr(essional developm5t = c>e provid]s   
reg>d+ pati5t c>e = families pursu+     
adoption1 includ+ prospective bir? mo!rs
 & pot5tial adoptive families  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families1    
directly or ?r\gh grants or contracts 9 
accordance ) subsection 7b71 %all-- 7#a7
 provide to c>e provid]s at hospitals & 
bir?+ c5t]s education & pr(essional     
developm5t reg>d+ pati5t c>e = families 

pursu+ adoption1 includ+ prospective    
bir? mo!rs & pot5tial adoptive families2
 &  7#b7 provide consultation s]vices to
 hospitals & bir?+ c5t]s employ+ c>e    
provid]s on /&>diz$ policies1 guidel9es1
 & proc$ures reg>d+ su* education &     
pr(essional developm5t = su* c>e        
provid]s4  7b7 ,grants or contracts ,if 
! ,secret>y *ooses to provide education1
 pr(essional developm5t1 or consultation
 s]vices "u subsection 7a7 ?r\gh ! aw>d 
( a grant or contract1 ! foll[+         
provisions %all apply3 7#a7 ,eligibility
 ,to be eligible = su* an aw>d1 an      
entity-- 7,a7 %all-- 7i7 be a heal?     
c>e-bas$1 nonpr(it education            
organization t focuses on adoption2     
7ii7 p>tn] ) heal?c>e pr(essionals1     
hospitals1 bir?+ c5t]s1 & community     
organizations to implem5t pati5t-c5t]$  
c>e models2  7iii7 emphasize holi/ic    
p>5t+ support 9 ! p]9atal sett+2 &  7iv7
 h demon/rat$ exp]i5ce provid+          
non-directive education to heal?c>e     
pr(essionals support+ expectant p>5ts   

consid]+ adoption1 p>5t+1 & k9%ip c>e2  
7,b7 %all n-- 7i7 be or repres5t a      
*ild-plac+ ag5cy2  7ii7 provide or ref] 
= abortions2 or  7iii7 hold any o!r ve/$
 int]e/ 9 a p>ticul> pregnancy outcome4 
7#b7 ,application ,to seek su* an aw>d1 
an eligible entity %all submit an       
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &    
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#c7 ,p]iod ,! p]iod ( su* an aw>d %all 
n exce$ #c fiscal ye>s4  7#d7 ,reports  
,z a condition on receipt ( su* an aw>d1
 an eligible entity %all agree to submit
 to ! ,secret>y ea* fiscal ye> a report 
on ! activities c>ri$ out ?r\gh ! aw>d4 
,ea* su* report %all include su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es is     
necess>y to provide an accurate         
description ( su* activities4  7#e7     
,supplem5t n supplant ,activities c>ri$ 
out us+ funds made available ?r\gh su*  
an aw>d %all supplem5t1 & n supplant1   
activities c>ri$ out us+ o!r funds made 
available f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or o!r   

s\rces4  7c7 ,te*nical assi/ance2       
coord9ation ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7    
provide te*nical assi/ance to eligible  
entities reg>d+ activities c>ri$ out    
?r\gh an aw>d "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 z 
appropriate1 coord9ate ! provision (    
education1 pr(essional developm5t1 &    
consultation s]vices "u subsection 7a7 )
 o!r adoption-relat$ rese>*1 pr(essional
 developm5t1 s]vices1 & assi/ance       
activities c>ri$ out by ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7d7          
,evaluation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all evaluate ! implem5tation &         
effectiv5ess ( ! activities c>ri$ out   
7directly or ?r\gh grants or contracts7 
"u ?is section1 includ+ by calculat+--  
7,a7 ! numb] ( hospitals & bir?+ c5t]s t
 implem5t adoption-s5sitive programm+ & 
education & pr(essional developm5t z a  
result ( ! activities "u ?is section2 & 
7,b7 ! numb] ( c>e provid]s :o receive  
adoption education or pr(essional       
developm5t z a result ( ! activities "u 
?is section4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress 

,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
complete ! evaluation "u p>agraph 7#a7 &
 submit to ! ,congress a report t       
conta9s ! results ( su* evaluation1     
includ+ ! calculations "u subp>agraphs  
7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a74  #e4       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
bir? "m means a woman :o places h] baby 
) ! adoptive p>5ts & t]m9ates p>5tal    
rights4  7#b7 ,! t]m c>e provid]        
includes any heal? c>e p]sonnel 7includ+
 b$side /aff7 & ancill>y /aff :o h      
contact 9 a hospital or bir?+ c5t] )    
expectant mo!rs1 bir? mo!rs1 & pot5tial 
adoptive families4  7#c7 ,! t]m         
*ild-plac+ ag5cy means a bus9ess or     
s]vice conduct$1 ma9ta9$1 or op]at$ by a
 p]son engag$ 9 f9d+ homes = newborn    
infants by plac+1 or arrang+ = !        
placem5t (1 su* newborn infants =       
adoption or fo/] c>e4  7#d7 ,! t]m      
pot5tial adoptive family means "o or m  
individuals :o are actively seek+ to    
adopt a *ild4  7#e7 ,! t]m ,secret>y    

means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices4  #f4 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is ,act1   
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
#e1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf
 ?r\gh #bjbi4