‘‘(B) develop, and make publicly available, 
educational awareness materials on stillbirths. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary may consult with— 
‘‘(A) national health care professional asso-
ciations; 
‘‘(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 ap-
propriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
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‘‘(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 
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 inserting 
after section 1122 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300c–12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1123. IMPROVING PERINATAL PATHOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and 
implement, or incorporate into an existing training pro-
gram, 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. 
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‘‘(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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than five years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 still-
birth and stillbirth risk factors. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall include, to the 
extent practicable and appropriate, the guidelines 
issued and educational awareness materials developed 
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 established 
under section 1123 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
added by section 3 of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 151 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5487 
[Report No. 117–210] 
A BILL 
To improve research and data collection on 
stillbirths, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 8, 2021 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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