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of the criminal charge against such individual, 
rates of pregnancy-related deaths, pregnancy- 
associated deaths, cases of infant mortality and 
morbidity, rates of preterm births and low- 
birthweight births, cases of severe maternal 
morbidity, cases of violence against pregnant or 
postpartum individuals, diagnoses of maternal 
mental or behavioral health conditions, and 
other such information as appropriate; 
(B) relevant qualitative and quantitative 
evaluations from pregnant and postpartum in-
carcerated individuals who participated in such 
programs, including measures of patient-re-
ported experience of care; and 
(C) strategies to sustain such programs 
after fiscal year 2026 and expand such pro-
grams to other facilities. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
Attorney General and to the Congress a report describing 
the results of the programs funded under this section. 
(h) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
award a contract to an independent organization or inde-
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pendent organizations to conduct oversight of the pro-
grams described in subsection (e). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 703. GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MATERNAL 
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN 
STATE AND LOCAL PRISONS AND JAILS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice As-
sistance, shall award Justice for Incarcerated Moms 
grants to States to establish or expand programs in State 
and local prisons and jails for pregnant and postpartum 
incarcerated individuals. The Attorney General shall 
award such grants in consultation with stakeholders such 
as— 
(1) relevant community-based organizations, 
particularly organizations that represent incarcer-
ated and formerly incarcerated individuals and orga-
nizations that seek to improve maternal health out-
comes for pregnant and postpartum individuals from 
racial and ethnic minority groups; 
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(2) relevant organizations representing patients, 
with a particular focus on patients from racial and 
ethnic minority groups; 
(3) organizations representing maternity care 
providers and maternal health care education pro-
grams; 
(4) perinatal health workers; and 
(5) researchers and policy experts in fields re-
lated to maternal health care for incarcerated indi-
viduals. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each applicant for a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Director of the Bu-
reau of Justice Assistance an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is awarded a grant 
under this section shall use such grant to establish or ex-
pand programs for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated 
individuals, and such programs may— 
(1) provide access to perinatal health workers 
from pregnancy through the postpartum period; 
(2) provide access to healthy foods and coun-
seling on nutrition, recommended activity levels, and 
safety measures throughout pregnancy; 
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(3) train correctional officers to ensure that 
pregnant incarcerated individuals receive safe and 
respectful treatment; 
(4) train medical personnel to ensure that preg-
nant incarcerated individuals receive trauma-in-
formed, culturally congruent care that promotes the 
health and safety of the pregnant individuals; 
(5) provide counseling and treatment for indi-
viduals who have suffered from— 
(A) diagnosed mental or behavioral health 
conditions, including trauma and substance use 
disorders; 
(B) trauma or violence, including domestic 
violence; 
(C) human immunodeficiency virus; 
(D) sexual abuse; 
(E) pregnancy or infant loss; or 
(F) chronic conditions; 
(6) provide evidence-based pregnancy and child-
birth education, parenting support, and other rel-
evant forms of health literacy; 
(7) provide clinical education opportunities to 
maternity care providers in training to expand path-
ways into maternal health care careers serving incar-
cerated individuals; 
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(8) offer opportunities for postpartum individ-
uals to maintain contact with the individual’s new-
born child to promote bonding, including enhanced 
visitation policies, access to prison nursery pro-
grams, or breastfeeding support; 
(9) provide reentry assistance, particularly to— 
(A) ensure access to health insurance cov-
erage and transfer of health records to commu-
nity providers if an incarcerated individual exits 
the criminal justice system during such individ-
ual’s pregnancy or in the postpartum period; 
and 
(B) connect individuals exiting the criminal 
justice system during pregnancy or in the 
postpartum period to community-based re-
sources, such as referrals to health care pro-
viders, substance use disorder treatments, and 
social services that address social determinants 
of maternal health; or 
(10) establish partnerships with local public en-
tities, private community entities, community-based 
organizations, Indian Tribes and tribal organizations 
(as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304)), and urban Indian organizations 
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