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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5406 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based information to expecting mothers, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 
Mrs. HARSHBARGER (for herself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
BABIN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
BANKS, Mr. SANTOS, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. LATTA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. BOST, Mr. OGLES, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. YAKYM) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to establish a clearinghouse of ZIP-Code based informa-
tion to expecting mothers, 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 ‘‘Life.Gov Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIFE.GOV. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘TITLE XXXIV—LIFE.GOV 
‘‘SEC. 3401. WEBSITE. 
‘‘(a) WEBSITE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish 
a public website entitled ‘life.gov’. The Secretary may not 
delegate implementation or administration of this website 
below the level of the Office of the Secretary. Such website 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A clearinghouse of relevant resources 
available for pregnant women. 
‘‘(2) A series of questions through which a user 
is able to generate a list of relevant resources of in-
terest within the user’s zip code. 
‘‘(3) A means to direct the user to identify 
whether to list the relevant resources of interest that 
are available online or within 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 
miles of the user. 
‘‘(4) A mechanism to provide for the submission 
of feedback on how user-friendly and helpful the 
website was in providing the tailored information the 
user was seeking. 
‘‘(5) A mechanism for users to take an assess-
ment through the portal and provide consent to use 
the user’s contact information which the Secretary 
may use to conduct outreach via phone or email to 
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follow up with users on additional resources that 
would be helpful for the users to review. 
‘‘(b) RESOURCE LIST AGGREGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall invite 
States to provide recommendations of relevant re-
sources referred to in subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
MAKING
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall develop criteria to pro-
vide to the States to determine whether resources 
recommended as described in paragraph (1) should 
appear on the website. Such criteria shall include the 
requirement that the relevant resource is not a pro-
hibited entity and the requirement that the relevant 
resource has been engaged in providing services for 
a minimum of 3 consecutive years. 
‘‘(3) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide grants to States to establish or support 
a system that— 
‘‘(i) aggregates relevant resources re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(3), in accord-
ance with the criteria developed under 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) may be coordinated, to the extent 
determined appropriate by the State, by a 
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statewide, regionally-based, or community- 
based public or private entity. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under subparagraph (A), a State 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding a plan for outreach and awareness ac-
tivities, and a list of relevant resources that 
would be included in the State system sup-
ported by the grant. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION
REGARDING
CERTAIN
ENTI-
TIES.—Relevant resources listed on the website estab-
lished under this section, and any additional resources 
promoted by the Secretary, may not include any resource 
offered by a prohibited entity. No prohibited entity may 
receive a grant provided under subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(d) SERVICES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the website under this section 
provides the widest possible access to services for families 
who speak languages other than English. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the website is established 
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under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on— 
‘‘(A) the traffic of the website; 
‘‘(B) user feedback on the accessibility and 
helpfulness of the website in tailoring to the 
user’s needs; 
‘‘(C) insights on gaps in relevant resources 
with respect to services for pregnant and 
postpartum women; 
‘‘(D) suggestions on how to improve user 
experience and accessibility based on user feed-
back and missing resources that would be help-
ful to include in future updates; and 
‘‘(E) certification that no prohibited enti-
ties are listed as a relevant resource or are in 
receipt of a grant under subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall not include any personal identi-
fying information regarding individuals who have 
used the website. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) WEBSITE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section shall be carried out using 
amounts available under the heading ‘General De-
partmental Management–Office of the Secretary–De-
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partment of Health and Human Services’ under the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act. 
‘‘(2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(3) 
shall be carried out using amounts available 
for— 
‘‘(i) the State Personal Responsibility 
Education Program under section 513 of 
the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(ii) title X of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act; or 
‘‘(iii) the provisions of law specified in 
clauses (i) and (ii). 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZED
AMOUNT.—Of 
the 
amounts specified in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary may use not more than $50,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed as prohibiting the ap-
propriation of funds to carry out this Act. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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