(1) help reduce preterm birth, associated dis-
abilities of preterm birth, and deaths of babies born 
preterm; 
(2) expand research into the causes of preterm 
birth; and 
(3) promote the development, availability, and 
use of evidence-based practices of care for pregnant 
women at risk of preterm labor or other serious 
pregnancy-related complications and for infants born 
preterm. 
SEC. 3. RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL IN-
STITUTES OF HEALTH. 
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 409K. EXPANSION AND COORDINATION OF RESEARCH 
RELATING TO PRETERM LABOR AND DELIV-
ERY AND INFANT MORTALITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of NIH, shall, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, expand, intensify, and coordinate the ac-
tivities of the National Institutes of Health with respect 
to research on the causes of preterm labor and delivery, 
tools to detect, prevent, or reduce prevalence of preterm 
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labor and delivery, and the care and treatment of preterm 
infants. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH NET-
WORKS.—There shall be established within the National 
Institutes of Health a multi-center clinical program (that 
shall be initially established utilizing existing networks) 
designed to— 
‘‘(1) investigate problems in clinical obstetrics, 
particularly those related to prevention of low birth 
weight, prematurity, and medical problems of preg-
nancy; 
‘‘(2) improve the care and outcomes of neo-
nates, especially very-low-birth weight infants; and 
‘‘(3) enhance the understanding of DNA and 
proteins as they relate to the underlying processes 
that lead to preterm birth to aid in formulating 
more effective interventions to prevent preterm 
birth. 
‘‘(c) TRANS-DISCIPLINARY CENTERS FOR PRETERM 
BIRTH RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall, 
subject to appropriations made available to carry out 
this subsection, award grants and contracts to public 
and nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of 
the cost of planning, establishing, improving, and 
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providing basic operating support for trans-discipli-
nary research centers for prematurity. Research sup-
ported under this subsection shall integrate clinical, 
public health, basic, and behavioral and social 
science disciplines together with bioinformatics, engi-
neering, mathematical, and computer sciences to ad-
dress the causes of preterm labor and delivery col-
laboratively. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant or contract under paragraph (1), an entity 
shall submit to the Director an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Director may require, including, if appro-
priate, an assurance that the entity will coordinate 
with clinical research networks authorized in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Director of NIH shall in-
clude in the report under section 402A(c) informa-
tion on the activities of the trans-disciplinary re-
search centers for prematurity under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service and in consultation with the Director of the 
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child 
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Health and Human Development, shall establish and 
implement a national science-based provider and 
consumer education campaign on promoting healthy 
pregnancies and preventing preterm birth. 
‘‘(2) TARGETING.—The campaign established 
under paragraph (1) shall target women of child-
bearing age, high risk populations, ethnic and mi-
nority groups, individuals with a low socioeconomic 
status, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurse practi-
tioners, certified nurse-midwives, certified midwives, 
and other health care providers.’’. 
SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTERS FOR 
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
(a) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES.—Section 3 of the 
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for 
Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act (42 U.S.C. 247b– 
4f) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) STUDIES
AND
ACTIVITIES
ON
PRETERM 
BIRTH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations— 
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‘‘(A) conduct ongoing epidemiological stud-
ies on the clinical, biological, social, environ-
mental, genetic, and behavioral factors relating 
to prematurity; 
‘‘(B) conduct activities to improve national 
data to facilitate tracking the burden of 
preterm birth; 
‘‘(C) develop, implement, and evaluate 
novel methods for prevention to better under-
stand the growing problem of late preterm 
birth; 
‘‘(D) conduct etiologic and epidemiologic 
studies of preterm birth; 
‘‘(E) expand research on racial and ethnic 
disparities as they relate to preterm birth; and 
‘‘(F) conduct ongoing epidemiological stud-
ies on the effectiveness of community based 
interventions. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthoriza-
tion Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall submit to the appropriate committees 
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