I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3303 
To provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
relating to the coordination of maternity health care, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. BROWNLEY, and Mr. 
FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide support for programs of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity 
health care, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maternal Health for 
Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR MATERNITY HEALTH CARE COORDI-
NATION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter until September 30, 2028, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, and make publicly available, a report that contains 
the following: 
(1) A summary of the activities carried out 
under the programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity 
health care. 
(2) Data on the maternal health outcomes of 
veterans who receive medical care or services fur-
nished at a medical facility of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs or by a non-Department of Vet-
erans Affairs health care provider who provides such 
care or services to veterans under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, including 
pursuant to the programs specified in paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to improve the maternal health out-
comes of veterans, with a particular focus on vet-
erans from demographic groups with elevated rates 
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of maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, 
maternal health 
disparities, 
or 
other 
adverse 
perinatal or childbirth outcomes. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, 
2026, 2027, and 2028, for the programs of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs relating to the coordi-
nation of maternity health care, including the mater-
nity care coordination program described in Vet-
erans Health Administration Directive 1330.03 (or 
any successor directive). 
(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
authorized under paragraph (1) are authorized in 
addition to any other amounts authorized for the co-
ordination of maternity health care for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
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