‘‘(E) the establishment of awareness and 
education programs for health care providers 
who provide the results of prenatal tests for 
Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed 
conditions, to patients, consistent with the pur-
pose described in section 2(b)(1) of the Pre-
natal Diagnosis Support Act. 
‘‘(c) DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall provide as-
sistance to State and local health departments to in-
tegrate the results of prenatal testing into State- 
based vital statistics and birth defects surveillance 
programs. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that activities carried out under paragraph (1) are 
sufficient to extract population-level data relating to 
national rates and results of prenatal testing. 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY PROVIDERS.— 
Upon receipt of a positive test result from a prenatal test 
for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed condi-
tions performed on a patient, the health care provider in-
volved (or his or her designee) shall provide the patient 
with the following: 
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‘‘(1) Up-to-date, scientific, written information 
concerning the life expectancy, clinical course, and 
intellectual and functional development and treat-
ment options for an unborn child diagnosed with or 
child born with Down syndrome or other prenatally 
diagnosed conditions. 
‘‘(2) Referral to supportive services providers, 
including information hotlines specific to Down syn-
drome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, re-
source centers or clearinghouses, and other edu-
cation and support programs as described in sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (c) and (d), nothing in this section shall be 
construed to permit or require the collection, mainte-
nance, or transmission, without the health care pro-
vider obtaining the prior, written consent of the pa-
tient, of— 
‘‘(A) health information or data that iden-
tify a patient, or with respect to which there is 
a reasonable basis to believe the information 
could be used to identify the patient (including 
a patient’s name, address, healthcare provider, 
or hospital); and 
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‘‘(B) data that are not related to the epi-
demiology of the condition being tested for. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish guidelines concerning the im-
plementation of paragraph (1) and subsection (d). 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress concerning the im-
plementation of the guidelines described in sub-
section (e)(2). 
‘‘(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office shall submit a report 
to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current 
healthcare and family support programs serving as 
resources for the families of children with disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 
2011.’’. 
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TITLE 
VII—IDENTIFICATION 
AND TREATMENT OF DOMES-
TIC 
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
PREGNANT WOMEN 
SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Pregnant and recently pregnant women are 
more likely to be victims of homicide than to die of 
any other causes, and evidence exists that a signifi-
cant proportion of all female homicide victims are 
killed by their intimate partners. 
(2) A 2001 study published by the Journal of 
the American Medical Association found that mur-
der is the number one cause of death among preg-
nant women. 
(3) Research suggests that injury related 
deaths, including homicide and suicide, account for 
approximately one-third of all maternal mortality 
cases, while medical reasons make up the rest. 
Homicide is the leading cause of death overall for 
pregnant women, followed by cancer, acute and 
chronic respiratory conditions, motor vehicle colli-
sions 
and 
drug 
overdose, 
peripartum 
and 
postpartum cardiomyopthy, and suicide. 
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SEC. 702. SEPARATE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 
STALKING 
SCREENING 
AND 
TREATMENTS 
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS. 
(a) ALLOTMENTS.—For the purpose described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2007 
and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State that 
has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under 
section 505(a) of the Social Security Act an amount equal 
to the product of— 
(1) the amount appropriated under subsection 
(d) for the fiscal year; and 
(2) the percentage determined for the State 
under section 502(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an allotment under 
subsection (a) with respect to a State is to enable the 
State to provide services to pregnant women who want to 
carry their child to term and mothers of children up to 
one year old who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; identification and 
treatment of pregnant women who want to carry their chil-
dren to term and mothers of children up to one year old, 
including the provision of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking identification, treatment 
services, to identify increasing the number of persons iden-
tified, assessed, treated, and referred, for, such victims; 
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and to train health care professionals, and behavioral and 
public health staff, on how to identify and respond to adult 
and minor patients experiencing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Such training shall 
include— 
(1) identifying patients of clients experiencing 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
(2) assessing the immediate and short-term 
safety of the patient or client, the impact of the 
abuse on the health of the patient, and assisting the 
patient in developing a plan to promote his or her 
safety; 
(3) examining and treating such patients or cli-
ents within the scope of the health professional’s dis-
cipline, training, and practice (including providing 
medical advice regarding the dynamics and nature of 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking); 
(4) maintaining complete medical or forensic 
records that include the documentation of the exam-
ination, treatment given, and referrals made, and re-
cording the location and nature of the victim’s inju-
ries, and establishing mechanisms to ensure the pri-
vacy and confidentiality of those medical records; 
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(5) referring the patient or client to public and 
private nonprofit entities that provide services for 
such victims; and 
(6) ensuring that all services are provided in a 
linguistically and culturally relevant manner. 
(c) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 503, 507, and 508 
of the Social Security Act apply to allotments under 
subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such sections apply to allotments under 
section 502(c) of such Act. 
(2) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—Sections 505 
and 506 of the Social Security Act apply to allot-
ments under subsection (a) to the extent determined 
by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of making allotments under subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 703. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE 
PUBLIC AWARENESS. 
Section 403(b) of Public Law 109–162 (119 Stat. 
3023) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal 
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year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.’’. 
SEC. 704. HOMICIDE DEATH CERTIFICATES. 
Upon the enactment of this Act, each State shall, 
within one year after the date of such enactment, require 
a pregnant ‘‘box check’’ on homicide death certificates. 
TITLE VIII—PUBLIC AWARENESS 
CAMPAIGN 
SEC. 801. GRANTS FOR INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS 
OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PREG-
NANT 
WOMEN 
CARRYING 
THEIR 
PREG-
NANCIES TO TERM AND TO ASSIST NEW PAR-
ENTS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to 
States to increase public awareness of resources available 
to pregnant women who intend to carry their pregnancy 
to term and to new parents. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may make a 
grant to a State under this section only if the State agrees 
to use the grant for the following: 
(1) Identification of resources available to assist 
pregnant women who intend to carry their preg-
nancy to term or to assist new parents, or both. 
(2) Conducting an advertising campaign to in-
crease public awareness of such resources. 
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(3) Establishing and maintaining a toll-free 
telephone line to direct people to— 
(A) organizations that provide support 
services for pregnant women who intend to 
carry their pregnancy to term; 
(B) adoption centers; and 
(C) organizations that provide support 
services to new parents. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall prohibit each 
State receiving a grant under this section from using the 
grant to direct people to an organization or adoption cen-
ter that is for-profit. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION OF RESOURCES.—The Secretary 
shall require each State receiving a grant under this sec-
tion to make publicly available by means of the Internet 
(electronic and paper form) a list of the following: 
(1) The resources identified pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) The organizations and adoption centers to 
which people are directed pursuant to an advertising 
campaign or telephone line funded under this sec-
tion. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall make such funds available as may be nec-
essary to carry out the activities of this section. 
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TITLE IX—SUPPORT FOR PREG-
NANT AND PARENTING STU-
DENTS 
SEC. 901. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS OF INSTITU-
TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to public institutions of higher education to carry out dem-
onstration projects for the purpose of providing services 
to assist both pregnant students who intend to carry their 
pregnancy to term, including those anticipating adoption, 
and parenting students in continuing their studies and 
graduating. 
(b) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.—A 
grant may be made under subsection (a) only if the insti-
tution of higher education involved agrees that the institu-
tion— 
(1) will provide the services through on-campus 
facilities; and 
(2) will submit to the Secretary, for each fiscal 
year for which the grant is provided, a report de-
scribing the activities carried out under the grant 
and the effects of the activities on the students in-
volved. 
(c) APPLICATION
FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
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grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
(d) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year may not be made 
in an amount exceeding $25,000. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011. 
SEC. 902. CHILD CARE FOR PARENTING STUDENTS. 
(a) MINIMUM GRANT.—Section 419N(b)(2)(B) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070e(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—Sec-
tion 419N(b)(7) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.— 
For the purpose of this section, the term ‘low-income 
student’ means a student whose income is at or up 
to 200 percent of the poverty level.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
419N(g) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$45,000,000 
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