,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eegd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,ms4   
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services to carry   
out a program of distribution of newborn
 supply kits to mothers of newborn      
infants1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,newborn ,essentials ,support       
,toolkit ,act or the ,,nest ,act4  #b4  
,newborn supply kits ,part ,p of title  
,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #cii,v-#h4 ,newborn supply  
kits  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary   
shall award grants or enter into        
cooperative agreements with eligible    
entities for purposes of purchasing or  

acquiring and distributing newborn      
supply kits for mothers of newborn      
infants4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be 
eligible to receive an award under      
subsection 7a71 an entity shall-- 7#a7  
be a nonprofit entity that has a        
multi-,state presence1 such as a        
community-based organization1 a         
,federally qualified health center 7as  
defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the    
,social ,security ,act71 a ,tribal      
organization 7as defined in section #d  
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act71 or a      
birthing hospital2 and  7#b7 agree to1  
in the distribution of newborn supply   
kits-- 7,a7 partner with local          
organizations that serve the locations  
where such newborn supply kits are to be
 distributed2  7,b7 to the maximum      
extent practicable1 ensure the          
geographical diversity of the recipients
 of such newborn supply kits2  7,c7 give
 priority to geographic areas with the  
greatest need1 such as maternity care   

deserts1 rural communities1 and         
communities with the highest maternal   
mortality rates 7such as the ,delta     
region72 and  7,d7 give priority to     
mothers or newborn infants whose family 
income does not exceed #ahe percent of  
the poverty line 7as defined in section 
#fgc7b7 of the ,community ,services     
,block ,grant ,act7 for a family of the 
size involved4  7c7 ,newborn supply kit 
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
newborn supply kit means a kit composed 
of essential goods to help mothers      
recover from childbirth and care for    
newborn infants that includes the       
following items3 7#a7 ,diapers1 wipes1  
hygiene items1 blankets1 and            
thermometers for newborn infants4  7#b7 
,postpartum pads1 lotion1 cold packs1   
breastfeeding supplies1 information on  
the ,national ,maternal ,mental ,health 
,hotline established under section      
#cii,v-#g1 information on the ,national 
,women's ,health and ,breastfeeding     
,helpline and additional educational    

material on breastfeeding1 information  
about ,federal programs providing       
support to postpartum women and         
children1 such as the special           
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children under      
section #ag of the ,child ,nutrition    
,act of #aiff1 and evidence-based       
educational material on the use of      
low-dose aspirin to address             
hypertension1 preeclampsia1 and preterm 
birth4  7#c7 ,a blood pressure monitor4 
7#d7 ,other items necessary to support  
infant and postpartum health 7as        
determined by the ,secretary74  7d7     
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than one year after the date on which   
the first grant or cooperative agreement
 is awarded under this section1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the progress of the grants or 
cooperative agreements so awarded1      
including--  7,a7 the number of mothers 
served under the grants or cooperative  

agreements during the period covered by 
the report 7disaggregated by race1      
family income level1 and number of      
individuals in the household72  7,b7 the
 regions in the ,united ,states in which
 newborn supply kits are distributed    
through such grants or cooperative      
agreements2  7,c7 feedback from mothers 
who have received newborn supply kits   
through such grants or cooperative      
agreements2 and  7,d7 such other        
information1 as determined necessary by 
the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,final report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date on 
which the last grant or cooperative     
agreement is awarded under this section 
for fiscal year #bjcj1 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report on the 
results of the grants or cooperative    
agreements awarded under this section   
with respect to maternal and infant     
health outcomes4  7#c7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 subsection1 the term appropriate       

committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2   
7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and      
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7e7 
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there are       
authorized to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbg through 
#bjca4  4