‘‘(iv) High-risk behavior awareness. 
‘‘(I) Life-skills counseling.’’. 
SEC. 103. INDIV(V)IDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. 
(a) LIMITATION ON IMPOSITION OF PRE-EXISTING 
CONDITION EXCLUSIONS
AND WAITING PERIODS
FOR 
WOMEN WITH PRIOR COVERAGE.—Title XXVII of the 
Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after 
section 2753 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2754. PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE 
COVERAGE 
WITHOUT 
REGARD 
TO 
PRE-
EXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSION AND WAIT-
ING PERIODS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH-
IN ONE YEAR OF CONTINUOUS PRIOR COV-
ERAGE. 
‘‘In the case of a woman who has had at least 12 
months of creditable coverage before seeking health insur-
ance coverage in the individual market, such individual 
health insurance coverage, and the health insurance issuer 
offering such coverage, may not impose any preexisting 
condition exclusion (as defined in section 2701(b)(1)(A)) 
relating to pregnancy as a preexisting condition, any wait-
ing period, or otherwise discriminate in coverage or pre-
miums against the woman on the basis that she is preg-
nant.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2009, and 
shall apply to women who become pregnant on or after 
such date. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION 
SEC. 201. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION. 
Section 741(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(12); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (13) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) establishing and operating pregnant and 
parenting student services offices or agencies the ex-
clusive purpose of which shall be to provide preg-
nancy support services (as defined in section 330F 
of the Public Health Service Act), including serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to assist students throughout preg-
nancy and to assist student parents to care for 
their children or to place them for adoption, as 
appropriate; and 
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‘‘(B) to assist pregnant and parenting stu-
dents— 
‘‘(i) to locate and utilize child care, 
family housing, health insurance for them-
selves and their family, flexible academic 
scheduling such as telecommuting pro-
grams, parenting classes and programs, 
postpartum counseling and support groups, 
and adoption placement services; and 
‘‘(ii) to meet the material needs of 
their children, including maternity and 
baby clothing, baby food (including for-
mula), baby furniture, and similar items.’’. 
TITLE III—ADOPTION TAX 
INCENTIVES 
SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF ADOPTION CREDIT AND ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ADOPTION CREDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 23(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 23(a) of such Code (relat-
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ing to $10,000 credit for adoption of child with 
special needs regardless of expenses) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in the text by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) 
in 
the 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) INCOME
LIMITATION.—Clause (i) of 
section 23(b)(2)(A) of such Code (relating to 
general rule for income limitation) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$150,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$200,000’’. 
(D) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (h) of section 
23 of such Code (relating to adjustments for in-
flation) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’, and 
(ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘cal-
endar year 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar 
year 2008’’. 
(2) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 137(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 137(a) of such Code (relat-
ing to $10,000 exclusion for adoption of child 
with special needs regardless of expenses) is 
amended— 
(i) in the text by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) 
in 
the 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) INCOME
LIMITATION.—Clause (i) of 
section 137(b)(2)(A) of such Code (relating to 
general rule for income limitation) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$150,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$200,000’’. 
(D) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (f) of section 
137 of such Code (relating to adjustments for 
inflation) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’, and 
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(ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘cal-
endar year 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar 
year 2008’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE.— 
(1) CREDIT MOVED TO SUBPART RELATING TO 
REFUNDABLE
CREDITS.—The 
Internal 
Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 37 as section 
37A, 
(B) by redesignating section 23, as amend-
ed by subsection (a), as section 37, and 
(C) by moving section 37 (as so redesig-
nated) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter 
A of chapter 1 to the location immediately be-
fore section 37 (as so redesignated) in subpart 
C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 24(b)(3)(B) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 23 and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section’’. 
(B) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘23, 
25D,’’ and inserting ‘‘25D’’, and 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘23,’’. 
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