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Union Calendar No. 354 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3470 

[Report No. 111–609] 

To authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality 

pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates 

of infant mortality, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2009 

Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CONYERS, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. MCCOLLUM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 31, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To authorize funding for the creation and implementation 

of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nationally Enhancing 

5 the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research 

6 Now Act’’ or the ‘‘NEWBORN Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 254c–8) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

11 (f); 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(e) INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

16 through the Administrator, shall award grants to eli17 gible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant 

18 mortality pilot programs. 

19 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF A GRANT.—The period of a 

20 grant under this subsection shall be 5 consecutive fis21 cal years. 

22 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 

23 this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to 

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1 fant mortality in the United States in the past 3 

2 years. 

3 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Any infant mortality 

4 pilot program funded under this subsection may— 

5 ‘‘(A) include the development of a plan that 

6 identifies the individual needs of each commu7 nity to be served and strategies to address those 

8 needs; 

9 ‘‘(B) provide outreach to at-risk mothers 

10 through programs deemed appropriate by the 

11 Administrator; 

12 ‘‘(C) develop and implement standardized 

13 systems for improved access, utilization, and 

14 quality of social, educational, and clinical serv15 ices to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term 

16 births, and healthy infancies delivered to women 

17 and their infants, such as— 

18 ‘‘(i) counseling on infant care, feeding, 

19 and parenting; 

20 ‘‘(ii) postpartum care; 

21 ‘‘(iii) prevention of premature delivery; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(iv) additional counseling for at-risk 

24 mothers, including smoking cessation pro25 grams, drug treatment programs, alcohol 


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1 treatment programs, nutrition and physical 

2 activity programs, postpartum depression 

3 and domestic violence programs, social and 

4 psychological services, dental care, and par5 enting programs; 

6 ‘‘(D) establish a rural outreach program to 

7 provide care to at-risk mothers in rural areas; 

8 ‘‘(E) establish a regional public education 

9 campaign, including a campaign to— 

10 ‘‘(i) prevent preterm births; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) educate the public about infant 

12 mortality; and 

13 ‘‘(F) provide for any other activities, pro14 grams, or strategies as identified by the commu15 nity plan. 

16 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—Of the funds received through 

17 a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year, an eli18 gible entity shall not use more than 10 percent for 

19 program evaluation. 

20 ‘‘(6) REPORTS ON PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

22 after receiving a grant, and annually thereafter 

23 for the duration of the grant period, each entity 

24 that receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall 


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1 submit a report to the Secretary detailing its in2 fant mortality pilot program. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The reports 

4 required under subparagraph (A) shall include 

5 information such as the methodology of, and out6 comes and statistics from, the grantee’s infant 

7 mortality pilot program. 

8 ‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall use 

9 the reports required under subparagraph (A) to 

10 evaluate, and conduct statistical research on, in11 fant mortality pilot programs funded through 

12 this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this 

14 subsection: 

15 ‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis16 trator’ means the Administrator of the Health 

17 Resources and Services Administration. 

18 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

19 entity’ means a State, county, city, territorial, 

20 or tribal health department that has submitted a 

21 proposal to the Secretary that the Secretary 

22 deems likely to reduce infant mortality rates 

23 within the standard metropolitan statistical area 

24 involved. 


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1 ‘‘(C) TRIBAL.—The term ‘tribal’ refers to an 

2 Indian tribe, a Tribal organization, or an Urban 

3 Indian organization, as such terms are defined 

4 in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improve5 ment Act.’’; and 

6 (3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig7 nated— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by amending the paragraph head10 ing to read: ‘‘HEALTHY START INITIATIVE’’; 

11 and 

12 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘carrying out 

13 this section’’ the following: ‘‘(other than sub14 section (e))’’; 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

16 paragraph (3); 

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(2) INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS.—To 

20 carry out subsection (e), there is authorized to be ap21 propriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 

22 through 2015.’’; and 

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1 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the program under sub2 section (a)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 354 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3470 

[Report No. 111–609] 

A BILL 

To authorize funding for the creation and implerates of infant mortality, and for other purposes. standard metropolitan statistical areas with high mentation of infant mortality pilot programs in 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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