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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 metropoli-
tan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nationally Enhancing 
the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research 
Now Act’’ or the ‘‘NEWBORN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c–8) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) INFANT MORTALITY PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator, shall award grants to eli-
gible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant 
mortality pilot programs. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD
OF
A
GRANT.—The period of a 
grant under this subsection shall be 5 consecutive fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to 
eligible entities proposing to serve any of the 15 coun-
ties or groups of counties with the highest rates of in-
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fant mortality in the United States in the past 3 
years. 
‘‘(4) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Any infant mortality 
pilot program funded under this subsection may— 
‘‘(A) include the development of a plan that 
identifies the individual needs of each commu-
nity to be served and strategies to address those 
needs; 
‘‘(B) provide outreach to at-risk mothers 
through programs deemed appropriate by the 
Administrator; 
‘‘(C) develop and implement standardized 
systems for improved access, utilization, and 
quality of social, educational, and clinical serv-
ices to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term 
births, and healthy infancies delivered to women 
and their infants, such as— 
‘‘(i) counseling on infant care, feeding, 
and parenting; 
‘‘(ii) postpartum care; 
‘‘(iii) prevention of premature delivery; 
and 
‘‘(iv) additional counseling for at-risk 
mothers, including smoking cessation pro-
grams, drug treatment programs, alcohol 
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