tices to improve perinatal care and out-
comes; and 
‘‘(III) employ strategies that provide 
opportunities for health care professionals 
and clinical teams to collaborate across 
health care settings and disciplines, includ-
ing primary care and mental health, as ap-
propriate, to improve maternal and infant 
health outcomes, which may include the 
use of data to provide timely feedback 
across hospital and clinical teams to in-
form responses, and to provide support 
and training to hospital and clinical teams 
for quality improvement, as appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) To be eligible for a grant under 
clause (i), an entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application in such form and manner 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
317K(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b–12(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘$58,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 205. INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND 
POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Public Health Service Act is 
amended by inserting after section 330N of such Act, as 
added by section 201, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330O. INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND 
POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
for the purpose of establishing or operating evidence-based 
or innovative, evidence-informed programs to deliver inte-
grated health care services to pregnant and postpartum 
women to optimize the health of women and their infants, 
including— 
‘‘(1) to reduce adverse maternal health out-
comes, pregnancy-related deaths, and related health 
disparities (including such disparities associated with 
racial and ethnic minority populations); and 
‘‘(2) as appropriate, by addressing issues re-
searched under section 317K(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND 
POSTPARTUM WOMEN.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), a State, Indian Tribe, or 
tribal organization (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act) shall work with relevant 
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stakeholders that coordinate care (including coordi-
nating resources and referrals for health care and 
social services) to develop and carry out the pro-
gram, including— 
‘‘(A) State, Tribal, and local agencies re-
sponsible for Medicaid, public health, social 
services, mental health, and substance use dis-
order treatment and services; 
‘‘(B) health care providers who serve preg-
nant and postpartum women; and 
‘‘(C) community-based health organiza-
tions and health workers, including providers of 
home visiting services and individuals rep-
resenting communities with disproportionately 
high rates of maternal mortality and severe ma-
ternal morbidity, and including those rep-
resenting racial and ethnicity minority popu-
lations. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) PERIOD.—A grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be made for a period of 5 
years. Any supplemental award made to a 
grantee under subsection (a) may be made for 
a period of less than 5 years. 
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‘‘(B) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) give preference to States, Indian 
Tribes, and tribal organizations that have 
the highest rates of maternal mortality and 
severe maternal morbidity relative to other 
such States, Indian Tribes, or tribal orga-
nizations, respectively; and 
‘‘(ii) shall consider health disparities 
related to maternal mortality and severe 
maternal morbidity, including such dispari-
ties associated with racial and ethnic mi-
nority populations. 
‘‘(C) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
priority to applications from up to 15 entities 
described in subparagraph (B)(i). 
‘‘(D) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 
require grantees to evaluate the outcomes of the 
programs supported under the grant. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024.’’. 
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(b) REPORT ON GRANT OUTCOMES AND DISSEMINA-
TION OF BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 
2026, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate a report that describes— 
(A) the outcomes of the activities sup-
ported by the grants awarded under the amend-
ments made by this section on maternal and 
child health; 
(B) best practices and models of care used 
by recipients of grants under such amendments; 
and 
(C) obstacles identified by recipients of 
grants under such amendments, and strategies 
used by such recipients to deliver care, improve 
maternal and child health, and reduce health 
disparities. 
(2) DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES.—Not 
later than August 1, 2026, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall disseminate information 
on best practices and models of care used by recipi-
ents of grants under section 330O of the Public 
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