(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Non-Fed-
eral contributions under paragraph (1) may be in 
cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including equip-
ment or services. Amounts provided by the Federal 
Government, or services assisted or subsidized to 
any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
may not be included in determining the amount of 
such contributions. 
(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall take such ac-
tion as may be necessary to— 
(1) evaluate the projects funded under this sec-
tion; and 
(2) make publicly available, publish, and dis-
seminate the results of such evaluation as widely as 
practicable. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) describes the specific projects supported 
under this section; and 
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(2) contains recommendations to Congress 
based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(e). 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
SEC. 204. REPORT ON MATERNITY CARE WORKFORCE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The National Health Care Work-
force Commission (established by section 5101 of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111–148)) shall conduct an assessment of current and 
projected workforce needs for achieving the optimal deliv-
ery of maternity care services. At a minimum, the assess-
ment shall include an evaluation of— 
(1) an appropriate volume of maternity care 
providers; 
(2) an appropriate geographic distribution of 
maternity care providers; 
(3) an appropriate number of maternity care 
providers in various health care disciplines to meet 
the maternity care needs of women with both low- 
and high-risk pregnancies; 
(4) an appropriate sociodemographic diversity 
of the maternity care workforce; 
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(5) demographic composition and trends of 
childbearing families; and 
(6) demographic composition and trends (in-
cluding total hours worked per week, number of 
years of providing maternity care, and willingness to 
provide care at night and on weekends) of the work-
force that serves childbearing families. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the National Health 
Care Workforce Commission shall complete the assess-
ment under subsection (a) and submit a report on the re-
sults of such assessment to the Congress. 
SEC. 205. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR MATERNITY CARE 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 740 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 293d) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERNITY CARE 
WORKFORCE.—Of the amounts made available to carry 
out sections 737, 738, and 739 for fiscal year 2013 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate a 
percentage (to be determined by the Secretary) of such 
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amounts for activities relating to maternity care workforce 
development under such sections.’’. 
TITLE III—ADDRESSING MATER-
NAL HEALTH DISPARITIES 
SEC. 301. CDC CENTERS FOR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRA-
TION OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE 
PREVENTION. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1706(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–5(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) community-based participatory re-
search on maternal and infant health, focusing 
on disparities in maternal and infant health.’’. 
SEC. 302. GRANTS TO SUPPORT A DIVERSIFIED MATERNITY 
CARE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
to eligible entities or consortia to carry out demonstration 
projects to increase recruitment of underrepresented mi-
norities into the maternity care professions. Such awards 
shall be made on a competitive basis and pursuant to peer 
review. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity or consortium shall be or in-
clude— 
(1) a health professions school; 
(2) an institution with a graduate medical edu-
cation program; 
(3) a hospital; 
(4) a community health center; 
(5) a freestanding birth center; 
(6) a public health department clinic; 
(7) a nonprofit professional organization; or 
(8) another type of institution specified by the 
Secretary. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under subsection 
(a) for a demonstration project, an entity or consortium 
shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes 
each of the following: 
(1) A plan for carrying out the demonstration 
project, including by performing one or more of the 
following: 
(A) Strengthening recruitment, education, 
retention, and mentoring of underrepresented 
minorities. 
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(B) Increasing the racial, ethnic, geo-
graphic, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity 
of the maternity care workforce. 
(C) Engaging in early outreach to students 
in elementary and secondary schools in dis-
parity communities about maternity care ca-
reers. 
(D) Creating assistance programs in com-
munity colleges and other institutions of higher 
learning to support low-income students and 
students from underrepresented backgrounds 
who wish to become maternity caregivers. Such 
assistance programs may include the provision 
of grants, scholarships, housing stipends, health 
insurance for students and their families, and 
childcare services for student-parents. 
(E) Establishing community-based doula, 
childbirth educator, and peer breastfeeding 
counselor training programs for women in un-
derserved communities. 
(2) An agreement to provide for the collection 
of data regarding the effectiveness of the demonstra-
tion project. 
(3) An agreement to provide matching funds in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
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(d) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a 
grant to an entity or consortium under this section 
only if the entity or consortium agrees to make 
available non-Federal contributions toward the costs 
of the project to be funded under the grant in an 
amount that is not less than $1 for each $5 of Fed-
eral funds provided through the grant. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Non-Fed-
eral contributions under paragraph (1) may be in 
cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, including equip-
ment or services. Amounts provided by the Federal 
Government, or services assisted or subsidized to 
any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
may not be included in determining the amount of 
such contributions. 
(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall take such ac-
tion as may be necessary to— 
(1) evaluate the projects funded under this sec-
tion; and 
(2) make publicly available, publish, and dis-
seminate the results of such evaluation as widely as 
practicable. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
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Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) describes the specific projects supported 
under this section; and 
(2) contains recommendations for Congress 
based on the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(e). 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
TITLE IV—COORDINATION OF 
MATERNITY CARE 
SEC. 401. MATERNAL HEALTH COORDINATOR. 
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 317K (42 U.S.C. 
247b–12) as section 317K–1; and 
(2) by inserting after section 317J the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 317K. COORDINATION OF MATERNAL HEALTH PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall designate an official within the 
Office of the Secretary whose primary responsibility shall 
be to coordinate the programs and activities of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services relating to maternal 
health.’’. 
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