,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbf,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 
& ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to conv5e a task =ce to develop
 /rategies & coord9ate ef=ts to elim9ate
 prev5table mat]nal mortality1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,social ,det]m9ants = ,moms
 ,act4  #b4 ,task =ce to address !      
,unit$ ,/ates mat]nal heal? crisis  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y7 %all conv5e a task =ce       
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,task ,=ce7
 to develop /rategies & coord9ate ef=ts 
betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies & o!r /akehold]s  
to elim9ate prev5table mat]nal          
mortality1 sev]e mat]nal morbidity1 &   
mat]nal heal? disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$     

,/ates1 includ+ actions to address      
cl9ical & noncl9ical causes ( mat]nal   
mortality1 sev]e mat]nal morbidity1 &   
mat]nal heal? disp>ities4  7b7 ,ex      
(ficio memb]s ,! ,task ,=ce %all consi/ 
( ! foll[+ ex (ficio memb]s 7or a       
designee !re(73 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y4  7#b7
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban          
,developm5t4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y (       
,transportation4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y (      
,labor4  7#f7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#g7 
,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ! ,adm9i/ration
 = ,*ildr5 & ,families4  7#h7 ,!        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices4  7#i7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice4  7#aj7 ,!     
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?4  7#aa7 ,! ,director ( ! ,eunice 
,k5n$y ,%riv] ,national ,in/itute (     
,*ild ,heal? & ,human ,developm5t4      
7#ab7 ,! ,director ( ! ,tribal ,heal?   
,rese>* ,(fice at ! ,national ,in/itutes
 ( ,heal?4  7#ac7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !   

,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration4  7#ad7 ,! ,deputy        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m9ority ,heal? ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 
7#ae7 ,! ,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
,wom5's ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7#af7 ,! ,director ( !
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &           
,prev5tion4  7#ag7 ,! ,director ( !     
,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 at !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7c7 ,appo9t$      
memb]s ,9 addition to ! ex (ficio memb]s
 ( ! ,task ,=ce1 ! ,secret>y may appo9t 
! foll[+ memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce3 7#a7    
,repres5tatives ( pati5ts1 includ+--    
7,a7 a repres5tative ( pati5ts :o h     
suff]$ f sev]e mat]nal morbidity2 or    
7,b7 a repres5tative ( pati5ts :o is a  
family memb] ( an individual :o suff]$ a
 pregnancy-relat$ dea?4  7#b7 ,lead]s ( 
community-bas$ organizations t address  
mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal        
morbidity1 & mat]nal heal? ) a specific 
focus on racial & e?nic disp>ities4 ,9  
appo9t+ su* lead]s "u ?is p>agraph1 !   

,secret>y %all give priority to         
individuals :o are lead]s (             
organizations l$ by individuals f       
demographic gr\ps ) elevat$ rates (     
mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal        
morbidity1 mat]nal heal? disp>ities1 or 
o!r adv]se p]9atal or *ildbir? outcomes4
  7#c7 ,lead]s f ! ,indian heal? c>e    
sy/em1 includ+ lead]s f ,tribal         
,epidemiology ,c5t]s4  7#d7 ,p]9atal    
heal? work]s4  7#e7 ,a pr(essionally &  
geographically div]se panel ( mat]nity  
c>e provid]s4  7#f7 ,o!r mat]nal heal?  
/akehold]s outside ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
) exp]tise 9 mat]nal heal?1 includ+     
social det]m9ants ( mat]nal heal?4  7d7 
,*air ,! ,secret>y %all select ! *air ( 
! ,task ,=ce f among ! memb]s ( ! ,task 
,=ce4  7e7 ,topics ,9 develop+ /rategies
 & coord9at+ ef=ts betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies
 & o!r /akehold]s to elim9ate prev5table
 mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal       
morbidity1 & mat]nal heal? disp>ities 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is section1 ! ,task 
,=ce may address topics su* z-- 7#a7    

address+ b>ri]s t prev5t individuals f  
att5d+ pr5atal & po/p>tum appo9tm5ts1   
access+ mat]nal heal? c>e s]vices1 or   
access+ s]vices & res\rces relat$ to    
social det]m9ants ( mat]nal heal?2  7#b7
 increas+ access to safe1 /able1        
af=dable1 & adequate h\s+ = pregnant &  
po/p>tum individuals & _! families2     
7#c7 deliv]+ heal?y food1 infant =mula1 
clean wat]1 diap]s1 or o!r p]9atal      
necessities to pregnant & po/p>tum      
individuals locat$ 9 areas t are food   
des]ts2  7#d7 address+ ! impacts ( wat] 
& air quality1 exposure to extreme      
temp]atures1 environm5tal *emicals1     
environm5tal risks 9 ! workplace & !    
home1 & pollution levels1 on mat]nal &  
infant heal? outcomes2  7#e7 (f]+ free &
 accessible drop-9 *ildc>e s]vices dur+ 
pr5atal & po/p>tum appo9tm5ts2  7#f7    
address+ ! cl9ical & noncl9ical ne$s (  
po/p>tum individuals & _! families = !  
duration ( ! po/p>tum p]iod2  7#g7      
engag+ ) nongov]nm5tal entities to      
address social det]m9ants ( mat]nal     

heal?1 includ+ ?r\gh public-private     
p>tn]%ips2  7#h7 address+ ! impact (    
dome/ic or intimate p>tn] viol5ce on    
mat]nal heal? outcomes2 &  7#i7 o!r     
topics det]m9$ by ! *air ( ! ,task ,=ce4
  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually 
!reaft]1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit to    
,congress & make publicly available on !
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices a report t-- 7#a7 describes ! 
ef=ts ( ! ,task ,=ce to develop         
/rategies & coord9ate ef=ts betwe5      
,f$]al ag5cies & o!r /akehold]s to      
elim9ate prev5table mat]nal mortality1  
sev]e mat]nal morbidity1 & mat]nal heal?
 disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7    
provides an ov]view ( actions tak5 by   
ea* memb] ( ! ,task ,=ce describ$ 9     
subsection 7b7 to elim9ate prev5table   
mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal        
morbidity1 & mat]nal heal? disp>ities 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 provides         
recomm5dations on ,f$]al fund+ am\nts & 
au?orities ne$$ to implem5t /rategies   

develop$ by ! ,task ,=ce to elim9ate    
prev5table mat]nal mortality1 sev]e     
mat]nal morbidity1 & mat]nal heal?      
disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7     
provides recomm5dations on actions t    
/akehold]s outside ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
c take to elim9ate prev5table mat]nal   
mortality1 sev]e mat]nal morbidity1 &   
mat]nal heal? disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#e7 addresses o!r topics1 z 
det]m9$ by ! *air ( ! ,task ,=ce4  7g7  
,t]m9ation ,section #ajac ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to !  
,task ,=ce ) respect to t]m9ation4  #c4 
,su/a9$ fund+ to address social         
det]m9ants ( mat]nal heal?  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to       
eligible entities to address social     
det]m9ants ( mat]nal heal? to elim9ate  
mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal        
morbidity1 & mat]nal heal? disp>ities4  
7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible  
to receive a grant "u ?is section1 an   
entity %all be-- 7#a7 a community-bas$  
organization1 ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal 

organization1 or ,urban ,indian         
organization2  7#b7 a public heal?      
dep>tm5t or nonpr(it organization work+ 
) an entity describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 or
  7#c7 a consortium ( entities describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 t includes at   
m9imum "o entity describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,application ,an eligible    
entity desir+ a grant "u ?is section    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7d7 ,prioritization ,9 aw>d+  
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
give priority to an eligible entity t is
 op]at+ 9 an area )-- 7#a7 high rates ( 
mat]nal mortality1 sev]e mat]nal        
morbidity1 mat]nal heal? disp>ities1 or 
o!r adv]se p]9atal or *ildbir? outcomes2
 &  7#b7 a high pov]ty rate4  7e7       
,activities ,an eligible entity t       
receives a grant "u ?is section may use 
! grant to address social det]m9ants (  
mat]nal heal? su* z-- 7#a7 h\s+2  7#b7  
transportation2  7#c7 nutrition2  7#d7  

employm5t1 workplace conditions1 & o!r  
economic factors2  7#e7 environm5tal    
conditions2  7#f7 intimate p>tn]        
viol5ce2 &  7#g7 o!r noncl9ical factors 
t impact mat]nal heal? outcomes4  7f7   
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all   
provide to grant recipi5ts "u ?is       
section te*nical assi/ance to plan =    
su/a9+ programs to address social       
det]m9ants ( mat]nal heal? aft] ! p]iod 
( ! grant4  7g7 ,report+  7#a7 ,grantees
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] an eligible    
entity fir/ receives a grant "u ?is     
section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! eligible 
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y1 &    
make publicly available1 a report t     
describes ! /atus ( activities conduct$ 
us+ ! grant4 ,ea* su* report %all       
include data on ! effects ( su*         
activities1 disaggregat$ by race1       
e?nicity1 g5d]1 prim>y language1        
geography1 socioeconomic /atus1 & o!r   
relevant factors4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,n    
lat] ?an ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjca1 !    
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    

report t includes-- 7,a7 a summ>y ( !   
reports "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7       
recomm5dations = future ,f$]al grant    
allocations to address social det]m9ants
 ( mat]nal heal?4  7h7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg  
?r\gh #bjca4