,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bheh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,mr4 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,da9es1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 
,lujn1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mrs4
 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,crapo1
 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4    
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,m>%all7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to improve rese>* & data    
collection on /illbir?s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/illbir? ,heal?           
,improvem5t & ,education = ,autumn ,act 
( #bjbe or ! ,,%9e = ,autumn ,act (     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,/illbir? rese>* & data     
collection improvem5ts ,title ,,iii ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,l-#a ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ac;a7 ! foll[+3 

#cag,l-#b4 ,/illbir? rese>* & data      
collection improvem5ts  7a7 ,/illbir?   
surveillance & risk factor /udies  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to
 ,/ates = purposes (-- 7,a7 conduct+    
surveillance & collect+ data1 includ+ f 
exi/+ datasets l ,/ate or sub-,/ate     
,fetal & ,infant ,mortality ,review     
data1 ) respect to /illbir?s = public   
heal? & rese>* purposes2  7,b7 build+   
,/ate & local public heal? capacity to  
assess /illbir? data2 &  7,c7 collect+ &
 report+ data on /illbir? risk factors1 
includ+ any quantifiable outcomes )     
respect to su* risk factors4  7#b7      
,condition ,z a condition ( receipt (   
funds "u ?is section1 all data collect$ 
%all be 9 a mann] t ensures t su* data  
is deid5tifi$1 & at a m9imum1 t !re is  
no disclosure ( any individually        
id5tify+ in=mation reg>d+ a pati5t or a 
pati5t's heal? c>e provid]1 & o!rwise 9 
a mann] t is consi/5t ) applicable      
,f$]al & ,/ate privacy law4  7#c7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 

out ?is subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  7b7 ,guidel9es
 & educational aw>5ess mat]ials  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 issue   
guidel9es to ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal? &  
,/ate & local vital /ati/ics units on-- 
7i7 collect+ data on /illbir? f heal?   
c>e provid]s1 & ) ! cons5t ( ! woman :o 
exp]i5c$ ! /illbir?1 includ+ any su*    
data ) respect to ! cl9ical hi/ory1     
po/mortem exam9ation1 & plac5tal        
pa?ology2 &  7ii7 improv+ processes &   
tra9+ relat$ to /illbir? data collection
 & report+ to ensure /&>dization &      
complet5ess ( data2 &  7,b7 develop1 &  
make publicly available1 educational    
aw>5ess mat]ials on /illbir?s4  7#b7    
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y may consult )-- 7,a7  
national heal? c>e pr(essional          
associations2  7,b7 national            
associations repres5t+ ,/ate & local    
public heal? (ficials2  7,c7            
organizations t assi/ families ) burial 

support & b]eavem5t s]vices2  7,d7      
nurses & nurse practition]s2  7,e7      
ob/etricians & gynecologi/s2  7,f7      
p$iatricians2  7,g7 mat]nal-fetal m$ic9e
 speciali/s2  7,h7 nurse midwives &     
midwives2  7,i7 m5tal heal?             
pr(essionals2  7,j7 /ati/icians2  7,k7  
individuals :o h exp]i5c$ a /illbir?2 & 
7,l7 advocacy organizations repres5t+   
su* individuals4  7#c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is         
subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  7c7 ,vital     
/ati/ics unit def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m vital /ati/ics unit means ! entity t
 is responsible = ma9ta9+ vital records 
= a ,/ate1 or a political subdivision ( 
su* ,/ate1 includ+ (ficial records (    
live bir?s1 dea?s1 fetal dea?s1         
m>riages1 divorces1 & annulm5ts4  4  #c4
 ,educational guidel9es reports  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all publi% on 

a public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices a report ) educational
 guidel9es on /illbir? & /illbir? risk  
factors4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,su* report %all 
include1 to ! ext5t practicable &       
appropriate1 ! guidel9es issu$ &        
educational aw>5ess mat]ials develop$ "u
 section #cag,l-#b ( ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act1 z add$ by section #b ( ?is
 ,act4