postpartum period in a manner that facilitates 
inclusion from underserved communities; 
(J) strategies to ensure and expand doula 
coverage under State Medicaid programs; 
(K) how to identify, address, and treat 
prenatal and postpartum mental and behavioral 
health conditions, such as anxiety, substance 
use disorder, and depression, during public 
health emergencies; 
(L) how to identify and address instances 
of intimate partner violence during pregnancy 
which may arise or intensify during public 
health emergencies; 
(M) strategies to address hospital capacity 
concerns in communities with a surge in infec-
tious disease cases and to provide childbearing 
people with options that reduce the potential for 
cross-contamination and increase the ability to 
implement their care preferences while main-
taining safety and quality, such as the use of 
auxiliary maternity units and freestanding birth 
centers; 
(N) provision of child care services during 
prenatal and postpartum appointments for 
mothers whose children are unable to attend as 
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a result of restrictions relating to the public 
health emergencies; 
(O) how to identify and address racism, 
bias, and discrimination in the delivery of ma-
ternity 
care 
services 
to 
pregnant 
and 
postpartum people, including evaluating the 
value of training for hospital staff on implicit 
bias and racism, respectful, responsive, and em-
powering maternity care, and demographic data 
collection; 
(P) how to address the needs of undocu-
mented pregnant individuals and new mothers 
who may be afraid or unable to seek needed 
care during the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency; 
(Q) how to address the needs of uninsured 
pregnant individuals who have historically relied 
on emergency departments for care; 
(R) 
how 
to 
identify 
pregnant 
and 
postpartum individuals at risk for depression, 
anxiety disorder, psychosis, obsessive-compul-
sive disorder, and other maternal mood dis-
orders before, during, and after pregnancy, and 
how to treat those diagnosed with a postpartum 
mood disorder; 
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(S) how to effectively and compassionately 
screen for substance use disorder during preg-
nancy and postpartum and help pregnant and 
postpartum individuals find support and effec-
tive treatment; 
(T) how to ensure access to infant nutri-
tion during public health emergencies; and 
(U) such other matters as the Task Force 
determines appropriate; 
(2) identify barriers to the implementation of 
the recommendations; 
(3) take into consideration existing State and 
other programs that have demonstrated effectiveness 
in addressing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care 
during public health emergencies; and 
(4) identify policies specific to COVID–19 that 
should be discontinued when safely possible and 
those that should be continued as the public health 
emergency abates. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall appoint the 
members of the Task Force. Such members shall be com-
prised of— 
(1) representatives of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, including representatives of— 
(A) the Secretary; 
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(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; 
(C) the Administrator of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration; 
(D) the Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services; 
(E) the Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality; 
(F) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs; 
(G) the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use; and 
(H) the Director of the Indian Health 
Service; 
(2) at least 3 State, local, or territorial public 
health officials representing departments of public 
health, who shall represent jurisdictions from dif-
ferent regions of the United States with relatively 
high concentrations of historically marginalized pop-
ulations; 
(3) at least 1 Tribal public health official rep-
resenting departments of public health; 
(4) 1 or more representatives of community- 
based organizations that address adverse maternal 
health outcomes with a specific focus on racial and 
ethnic inequities in maternal health outcomes, with 
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special consideration given to representatives of such 
organizations that are led by a person of color or 
from communities with significant minority popu-
lations; 
(5) a professionally diverse panel of maternity 
care providers and perinatal health workers; 
(6) 1 or more patients who were pregnant or 
gave birth during the COVID–19 public health 
emergency; 
(7) 1 or more patients who contracted COVID– 
19 and later gave birth; 
(8) 1 or more patients who have received sup-
port from a perinatal health worker; and 
(9) racially and ethnically diverse representa-
tion from at least 3 independent experts with knowl-
edge or field experience with racial and ethnic dis-
parities in public health, women’s health, or mater-
nal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CULTURALLY
AND
LINGUISTICALLY
CON-
GRUENT.—The term ‘‘culturally and linguistically 
congruent’’, with respect to care or maternity care, 
means care that is in agreement with the preferred 
cultural values, beliefs, worldview, language, and 
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