‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress, and make available on 
the website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of grants awarded 
under subsection (a) and the purpose and 
amounts of such grants; 
‘‘(B) a summary of— 
‘‘(i) the evaluations conducted under 
subsection (b)(1)(B); 
‘‘(ii) any technical assistance provided 
under subsection (f); and 
‘‘(iii) the activities conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
‘‘(C) a description of any significant find-
ings with respect to— 
‘‘(i) patient outcomes; and 
‘‘(ii) best practices for expanding, 
using, or evaluating technology-enabled col-
laborative learning and capacity building 
models. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 
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‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an entity that provides, or supports 
the provision of, maternal health care services 
or other evidence-based services for pregnant 
and postpartum individuals— 
‘‘(i) in health professional shortage 
areas; 
‘‘(ii) in rural or underserved areas; 
‘‘(iii) in areas with high rates of ad-
verse maternal health outcomes or signifi-
cant racial and ethnic disparities in mater-
nal health outcomes; and 
‘‘(iv) who are— 
‘‘(I) members of medically under-
served populations; or 
‘‘(II) American Indians and Alas-
ka Natives, including Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Urban In-
dian organizations. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—An eligible entity may 
include entities that lead, or are capable of 
leading a technology-enabled collaborative learn-
ing and capacity building model. 
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‘‘(2) 
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
SHORTAGE 
AREA.—The term ‘health professional shortage area’ 
means a health professional shortage area des-
ignated under section 332. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act. 
‘‘(4) MATERNAL MORTALITY.—The term ‘ma-
ternal mortality’ means a death occurring during or 
within the 1-year period after pregnancy caused by 
pregnancy-related or childbirth complications, in-
cluding a suicide, overdose, or other death resulting 
from a mental health or substance use disorder at-
tributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth 
complications. 
‘‘(5) 
MEDICALLY
UNDERSERVED
POPU-
LATION.—The term ‘medically underserved popu-
lation’ has the meaning given such term in section 
330(b)(3). 
‘‘(6) POSTPARTUM.—The term ‘postpartum’ 
means the 1-year period beginning on the last date 
of an individual’s pregnancy. 
‘‘(7) SEVERE
MATERNAL
MORBIDITY.—The 
term ‘severe maternal morbidity’ means a health 
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condition, including a mental health or substance 
use disorder, attributed to or aggravated by preg-
nancy or childbirth that results in significant short- 
term or long-term consequences to the health of the 
individual who was pregnant. 
‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED
COLLABORATIVE 
LEARNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING MODEL.—The 
term ‘technology-enabled collaborative learning and 
capacity building model’ means a distance health 
education model that connects health care profes-
sionals, and other specialists, through simultaneous 
interactive video conferencing for the purpose of fa-
cilitating case-based learning, disseminating best 
practices, and evaluating outcomes in the context of 
maternal health care. 
‘‘(9) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 
organization’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act. 
‘‘(10) URBAN
INDIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Urban Indian organization’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act.’’. 
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SEC. 4. GRANTS TO PROMOTE EQUITY IN MATERNAL 
HEALTH 
OUTCOMES 
THROUGH 
DIGITAL 
TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make grants to eligible enti-
ties to reduce maternal health disparities by increasing ac-
cess to digital tools related to maternal health care, includ-
ing provider-facing technologies, such as early warning 
systems and clinical decision support mechanisms. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall prioritize an eligible entity— 
(1) in an area with elevated rates of maternal 
mortality, severe maternal morbidity, maternal 
health disparities, or other adverse perinatal or 
childbirth outcomes; 
(2) in a health professional shortage area des-
ignated under section 332 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) or a rural or underserved 
area; and 
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