(1) The term ‘‘health profession school’’ means 
an accredited— 
(A) medical school; 
(B) school of nursing; 
(C) midwifery program; 
(D) physician assistant education program; 
(E) teaching hospital; 
(F) residency or fellowship program; or 
(G) other school or program determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
(2) The term ‘‘Program’’ means the grant pro-
gram under this section. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2027. 
SEC. 5. NIH CONSORTIUM ON BIRTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE 
RESEARCH. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health shall establish the Consor-
tium on Birth and Climate Change Research (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Consortium’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Consortium shall co-
ordinate, across the institutes, centers, and offices of 
the National Institutes of Health, research on the 
risks associated with climate change for vulnerable 
individuals. 
(2) REQUIRED
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Consortium shall— 
(A) establish research priorities, including 
by prioritizing research that— 
(i) identifies the risks associated with 
climate change for vulnerable individuals 
with a particular focus on disparities in 
such risks among racial and ethnic minor-
ity groups and other underserved popu-
lations; and 
(ii) identifies strategies to reduce lev-
els of, and exposure to, such risks, with a 
particular focus on risks among racial and 
ethnic minority groups and other under-
served populations; 
(B) identify gaps in available data related 
to such risks; 
(C) identify gaps in, and opportunities for, 
research collaborations; 
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(D) identify funding opportunities for com-
munity-based organizations and researchers 
from racially, ethnically, and geographically di-
verse backgrounds; 
(E) identify opportunities to increase pub-
lic awareness related to risks associated with 
climate change for vulnerable individuals; and 
(F) publish annual reports on the work 
and findings of the Consortium on a public 
website of the National Institutes of Health. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Director shall appoint to the 
Consortium representatives of such institutes, centers, and 
offices of the National Institutes of Health as the Director 
considers appropriate, including, at a minimum, rep-
resentatives of— 
(1) the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences; 
(2) the National Institute on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities; 
(3) the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Insti-
tute of Child Health and Human Development; 
(4) the National Institute of Mental Health; 
(5) the National Institute of Nursing Research; 
and 
(6) the Office of Research on Women’s Health. 
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(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Consor-
tium shall be designated by the Director and selected from 
among the representatives appointed under subsection (c). 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Consortium shall consult 
with— 
(1) the heads of relevant Federal agencies, in-
cluding— 
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(C) the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration; and 
(D) from the Department of Health and 
Human Services— 
(i) the Office of Minority Health in 
the Office of the Secretary; 
(ii) the Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services; 
(iii) the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration; 
(iv) the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; 
(v) the Indian Health Service; and 
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(vi) the Administration for Children 
and Families; and 
(2) representatives of— 
(A) stakeholder organizations; 
(B) health care providers and professional 
membership organizations with expertise in ma-
ternal health or environmental justice; 
(C) State and local public health depart-
ments; 
(D) licensed and accredited hospitals, birth 
centers, midwifery practices, or other health 
care practices that provide prenatal or labor 
and delivery services to vulnerable individuals; 
and 
(E) institutions of higher education, in-
cluding such institutions that are minority-serv-
ing institutions or have expertise in maternal 
health or environmental justice. 
SEC. 6. STRATEGY FOR IDENTIFYING CLIMATE CHANGE 
RISK ZONES FOR VULNERABLE MOTHERS 
AND BABIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall develop a strategy (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Strategy’’) for designating areas that the Sec-
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retary determines to have a high risk of adverse maternal 
and infant health outcomes among vulnerable individuals 
as a result of risks associated with climate change. 
(b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the Strategy, 
the Secretary shall establish a process to identify 
areas where vulnerable individuals are exposed to a 
high risk of adverse maternal and infant health out-
comes as a result of risks associated with climate 
change in conjunction with other factors that can 
impact such health outcomes, including— 
(A) the incidence of diseases associated 
with air pollution, extreme heat, and other envi-
ronmental factors; 
(B) the availability and accessibility of ma-
ternal and infant health care providers; 
(C) English-language proficiency among 
women of reproductive age; 
(D) the health insurance status of women 
of reproductive age; 
(E) the number of women of reproductive 
age who are members of racial or ethnic groups 
with disproportionately high rates of adverse 
maternal and infant health outcomes; 
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(F) the socioeconomic status of women of 
reproductive age, including with respect to— 
(i) poverty; 
(ii) unemployment; 
(iii) household income; and 
(iv) educational attainment; and 
(G) access to quality housing, transpor-
tation, and nutrition. 
(2) RESOURCES.—In developing the Strategy, 
the Secretary shall identify, and incorporate a de-
scription of, the following: 
(A) Existing mapping tools or Federal pro-
grams that identify— 
(i) risks associated with climate 
change for vulnerable individuals; and 
(ii) other factors that can influence 
maternal and infant health outcomes, in-
cluding the factors described in paragraph 
(1). 
(B) Environmental, health, socioeconomic, 
and demographic data relevant to identifying 
risks associated with climate change for vulner-
able individuals. 
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(C) Existing monitoring networks that col-
lect data described in subparagraph (B), and 
any gaps in such networks. 
(D) Federal, State, and local stakeholders 
involved in maintaining monitoring networks 
identified under subparagraph (C), and how 
such stakeholders are coordinating their moni-
toring efforts. 
(E) Additional monitoring networks, and 
enhancements to existing monitoring networks, 
that would be required to address gaps identi-
fied under subparagraph (C), including at the 
subcounty and census tract level. 
(F) Funding amounts required to establish 
the monitoring networks identified under sub-
paragraph (E) and recommendations for Fed-
eral, State, and local coordination with respect 
to such networks. 
(G) Potential uses for data collected and 
generated as a result of the Strategy, including 
how such data may be used in determining re-
cipients of grants under the program estab-
lished by section 3 or other similar programs. 
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(H) Other information the Secretary con-
siders relevant for the development of the Strat-
egy. 
(c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In devel-
oping the Strategy, the Secretary shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration; and 
(2) consult with— 
(A) stakeholder organizations; 
(B) health care providers and professional 
membership organizations with expertise in ma-
ternal health or environmental justice; 
(C) State and local public health depart-
ments; 
(D) licensed and accredited hospitals, birth 
centers, midwifery practices, or other health 
care providers that provide prenatal or labor 
and delivery services to vulnerable individuals; 
and 
(E) institutions of higher education, in-
cluding such institutions that are minority-serv-
ing institutions or have expertise in maternal 
health or environmental justice. 
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(d) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—At least 240 days be-
fore the date on which the Strategy is published in accord-
ance with subsection (e), the Secretary shall provide— 
(1) notice of the Strategy on a public website 
of the Department of Health and Human Services; 
and 
(2) an opportunity for public comment of at 
least 90 days. 
(e) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
publish on a public website of the Department of Health 
and Human Services— 
(1) the Strategy; 
(2) the public comments received under sub-
section (d); and 
(3) the responses of the Secretary to such pub-
lic comments. 
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