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‘‘(A) national health care professional as-
sociations; 
‘‘(B) national associations representing 
State and local public health officials; 
‘‘(C) organizations that assist families with 
burial support and bereavement services; 
‘‘(D) nurses and nurse practitioners; 
‘‘(E) obstetricians and gynecologists; 
‘‘(F) pediatricians; 
‘‘(G) maternal-fetal medicine specialists; 
‘‘(H) midwives; 
‘‘(I) mental health professionals; 
‘‘(J) statisticians; 
‘‘(K) individuals who have experienced a 
stillbirth; and 
‘‘(L) advocacy organizations representing 
such individuals. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(c) VITAL STATISTICS UNIT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘vital statistics unit’ means the entity that 
is responsible for maintaining vital records for a State, 
or a political subdivision of such State, including official 
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records of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, di-
vorces, and annulments.’’. 
SEC. 3. PERINATAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 1122 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300c–12) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1123. IMPROVING PERINATAL PATHOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and implement, or incorporate into an existing training 
program, a Perinatal Pathology Fellowship Program or a 
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship on Factors Associated 
with Stillbirth Program to— 
‘‘(1) provide training in perinatal autopsy pa-
thology; 
‘‘(2) conduct research on, and improve data col-
lection through fetal autopsies with respect to, still-
birth; and 
‘‘(3) address challenges in stillbirth education, 
research, and data collection. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL GUIDELINES REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than five years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall publish 
on a public website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services a report with educational guidelines 
on stillbirth and stillbirth risk factors. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall include, to 
the extent practicable and appropriate, the guide-
lines issued and educational awareness materials de-
veloped under section 317L–2 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as added by section 2 of this Act. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than five years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress 
a comprehensive report on the progress and effectiveness 
of the Perinatal Pathology Fellowship Program estab-
lished under section 1123 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as added by section 3 of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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