(E) hospital case managers; and 
(F) adoption attorneys. 
SEC. 4. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FOR CARE PROVIDERS REGARDING PATIENT 
CARE FOR FAMILIES PURSUING ADOPTION, 
INCLUDING PROSPECTIVE BIRTH MOTHERS 
AND POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administration for Children and Families, directly or 
through grants or contracts in accordance with subsection 
(b), shall— 
(1) provide to care providers at hospitals and 
birthing centers education and professional develop-
ment regarding patient care for families pursuing 
adoption, including prospective birth mothers and 
potential adoptive families; and 
(2) provide consultation services to hospitals 
and birthing centers employing care providers on 
standardized policies, guidelines, and procedures re-
garding such education and professional development 
for such care providers. 
(b) GRANTS OR CONTRACTS.—If the Secretary choos-
es to provide education, professional development, or con-
sultation services under subsection (a) through the award 
of a grant or contract, the following provisions shall apply: 
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(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for such an 
award, an entity— 
(A) shall— 
(i) be a health care-based, nonprofit 
education organization that focuses on 
adoption; 
(ii) partner with healthcare profes-
sionals, hospitals, birthing centers, and 
community organizations to implement pa-
tient-centered care models; 
(iii) emphasize holistic parenting sup-
port in the perinatal setting; and 
(iv) have demonstrated experience 
providing 
non-directive 
education 
to 
healthcare professionals supporting expect-
ant parents considering adoption, par-
enting, and kinship care; 
(B) shall not— 
(i) be or represent a child-placing 
agency; 
(ii) provide or refer for abortions; or 
(iii) hold any other vested interest in 
a particular pregnancy outcome. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To seek such an award, an 
eligible entity shall submit an application to the Sec-
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retary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
(3) PERIOD.—The period of such an award 
shall not exceed 3 fiscal years. 
(4) REPORTS.—As a condition on receipt of 
such an award, an eligible entity shall agree to sub-
mit to the Secretary each fiscal year a report on the 
activities carried out through the award. Each such 
report shall include such information as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary to provide an accu-
rate description of such activities. 
(5) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Activities 
carried out using funds made available through such 
an award shall supplement, and not supplant, activi-
ties carried out using other funds made available 
from the Federal Government or other sources. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; COORDINATION.—The 
Secretary shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to eligible enti-
ties regarding activities carried out through an 
award under this section; and 
(2) as appropriate, coordinate the provision of 
education, professional development, and consulta-
tion services under subsection (a) with other adop-
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tion-related research, professional development, serv-
ices, and assistance activities carried out by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services. 
(d) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate 
the implementation and effectiveness of the activities 
carried out (directly or through grants or contracts) 
under this section, including by calculating— 
(A) the number of hospitals and birthing 
centers that implement adoption-sensitive pro-
gramming and education and professional devel-
opment as a result of the activities under this 
section; and 
(B) the number of care providers who re-
ceive adoption education or professional devel-
opment as a result of the activities under this 
section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall complete the evaluation under para-
graph (1) and submit to the Congress a report that 
contains the results of such evaluation, including the 
calculations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘birth mother’’ means a woman 
who places her baby with the adoptive parents and 
terminates parental rights. 
(2) The term ‘‘care provider’’ includes any 
health care personnel (including bedside staff) and 
ancillary staff who have contact in a hospital or 
birthing center with expectant mothers, birth moth-
ers, and potential adoptive families. 
(3) The term ‘‘child-placing agency’’ means a 
business or service conducted, maintained, or oper-
ated by a person engaged in finding homes for new-
born infants by placing, or arranging for the place-
ment of, such newborn infants for adoption or foster 
care. 
(4) The term ‘‘potential adoptive family’’ means 
one or more individuals who are actively seeking to 
adopt a child. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
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$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 
2029. 
Æ 
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