,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbe,mr4    
,van ,holl5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize fund+ 
= ! creation & implem5tation ( infant   
mortality pilot programs 9 /&>d         
metropolitan /ati/ical areas ) high     
rates ( infant mortality1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,nationally ,enhanc+ !     
,well-be+ ( ,babies ?r\gh ,outrea* &    
,rese>* ,n[ ,act or ! ,,newborn ,act4   
#b4 ,infant mortality pilot programs    
,section #ccj;,h ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c-#h7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+           
subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z subsections 7f7 
& 7g71 respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+    
aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7      
,infant ,mortality ,pilot ,programs     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,adm9i/rator1 %all aw>d grants to      

eligible entities to create1 implem5t1 &
 ov]see infant mortality pilot programs4
  7#b7 ,p]iod ( a grant ,! p]iod ( a    
grant "u ?is subsection %all be up to #e
 ye>s4  7#c7 ,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ grants  
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give
 pref]5ce to-- 7,a7 eligible entities   
propos+ to s]ve any ( ! #ej c\nties or  
gr\ps ( c\nties ) ! highe/ rates (      
infant mortality 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates bas$ 
on ! mo/ rec5t #c ye>s ( available      
national infant mortality data1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 eligible
 entities ^: propos$ infant mortality   
pilot program w\ld address-- 7i7 bir?   
defects2  7ii7 pret]m bir? & l[ bir?    
weight2  7iii7 sudd5 infant dea?2  7iv7 
mat]nal pregnancy complications2 or  7v7
 injuries to infants4  7#d7 ,use ( funds
 ,any infant mortality pilot program    
fund$ "u ?is subsection may-- 7,a7      
include ! developm5t ( a plan t         
id5tifies ! individual ne$s ( ea*       
community to be s]v$ & /rategies to     
address ^? ne$s2  7,b7 provide outrea*  

to at-risk mo!rs ?r\gh programs deem$   
appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator2  7,c7    
develop & implem5t /&>diz$ sy/ems =     
improv$ access1 utilization1 & quality (
 social1 educational1 & cl9ical s]vices 
to promote heal?y pregnancies1 full-t]m 
bir?s1 & heal?y infancies deliv]$ to    
wom5 & _! infants1 su* z-- 7i7 c\nsel+  
on infant c>e1 fe$+1 & p>5t+2  7ii7     
po/p>tum c>e2  7iii7 prev5tion (        
premature deliv]y2 &  7iv7 additional   
c\nsel+ = at-risk mo!rs1 includ+ smok+  
cessation programs1 drug treatm5t       
programs1 alcohol treatm5t programs1    
nutrition & physical activity programs1 
po/p>tum depression & dome/ic viol5ce   
programs1 social & psy*ological s]vices1
 d5tal c>e1 & p>5t+ programs2  7,d7     
e/abli% a rural outrea* program to      
provide c>e to at-risk mo!rs 9 rural    
areas2  7,e7 e/abli% a regional public  
education campaign1 includ+ a campaign  
to-- 7i7 prev5t pret]m bir?s2 &  7ii7   
educate ! public ab\t infant mortality2 
7,f7 provide = any o!r activities1      

programs1 or /rategies z id5tifi$ by !  
plan2 &  7,g7 coord9ate ef=ts betwe5--  
7i7 ! heal? dep>tm5t ( ea* c\nty or o!r 
eligible entity to be s]v$ ?r\gh !      
infant mortality pilot program2 &  7ii7 
exi/+ entities t "w to r$uce ! rate (   
infant mortality )9 ! area ( any su*    
c\nty or o!r eligible entity4  7#e7     
,limitation ,( ! funds receiv$ ?r\gh a  
grant "u ?is subsection = a fiscal ye>1 
an eligible entity %all n use m ?an #aj 
p]c5t = program evaluation4  7#f7       
,reports on pilot programs  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] receiv+ a 
grant1 & annually !reaft] = ! duration (
 ! grant p]iod1 ea* entity t receives a 
grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit a    
report to ! ,secret>y detail+ its infant
 mortality pilot program4  7,b7 ,cont5ts
 ( report ,! reports requir$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include in=mation 
su* z ! me?odology (1 & outcomes &      
/ati/ics f1 ! grantee's infant mortality
 pilot program4  7,c7 ,evaluation ,!    
,secret>y %all use ! reports requir$ "u 

subp>agraph 7,a7 to evaluate1 & conduct 
/ati/ical rese>* on1 infant mortality   
pilot programs fund$ ?r\gh ?is          
subsection4  7#g7 ,def9itions ,= !      
purposes ( ?is subsection3 7,a7         
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &    
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,eligible 
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--   
7i7 a c\nty1 city1 t]ritorial1 or       
,tribal heal? dep>tm5t2 or  7ii7 9 !    
case ( a ,/ate ) a c5traliz$ heal?      
dep>tm5t1 ! ,/ate heal? dep>tm5t4  7,c7 
,tribal heal? dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,tribal   
heal? dep>tm5t means ! heal? dep>tm5t ( 
an ,indian tribe1 a tribal organization1
 or an urban ,indian organization1 z su*
 t]ms are def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian
 ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act4  2  7#c7 
9 subsection 7f71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 
9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 ! head+1 by     
/rik+ ,au?orization ( appropriations &  
ins]t+ ,heal?y ,/>t ,initiative2 &  7ii7
 by ins]t+ 7o!r ?an subsection 7e77 aft]
 c>ry+ out ?is section2  7,b7 by        

r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph     
7#c72  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7
 ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,infant mortality pilot
 programs ,to c>ry out subsection 7e71  
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$       
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjbi4  2 &  7,d7 9 p>agraph      
7#c77;,a71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ !   
program "u ?is section & ins]t+ !       
program "u subsection 7a72 &  7#d7 9    
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c77;,b7 ( subsection 
7g71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ subsection
 7e77#b77;,b7 & ins]t+ subsection       
7f77#c77;,b74