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42 U.S. Code § 247b–4f - Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 6A › Subchapter II › Part B › § 247b–4f
42 U.S. Code § 247b–4f - Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants
§ 247b–4f.
(b) Studies and activities on preterm birth
(1) In generalThe Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may, subject to the availability of appropriations—
Not later than 2 years after November 27, 2013, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress reports concerning the progress and any results of studies conducted under paragraph (1).
(c) Pregnancy risk assessment monitoring survey
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish systems for the collection of maternal-infant clinical and biomedical information, including electronic health records, electronic databases, and biobanks, to link with the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) and other epidemiological studies of prematurity in order to track pregnancy outcomes and prevent preterm birth.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
(d) Evaluation of existing tools and measures
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review existing tools and measures to ensure that such tools and measures include information related to the known risk factors of low birth weight and preterm birth.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, except for subsection (c), $1,880,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(Pub. L. 109–450, § 3, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 113–55, title I, § 102, Nov. 27, 2013, 127 Stat. 641.)
Section is comprised of section 3 of Pub. L. 109–450. Subsec. (a) of section 3 of Pub. L. 109–450 amended section 241 of this title.
2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–55, § 102(a), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to studies and reports on the relationship between prematurity and birth defects.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–55, § 102(b), substituted “$1,880,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.” for “$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.”
Pub. L. 113–55, title I, § 104(b), Nov. 27, 2013, 127 Stat. 643, provided that:
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section [enacting this note and repealing section 247b–4g of this title] as the ‘Secretary’) may establish an advisory committee known as the ‘Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Committee’).
“(2)Duties.—The Advisory Committee shall provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary concerning the following activities:
“(3)Plan for hhs preterm birth activities.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section [Nov. 27, 2013], the Advisory Committee (or an advisory committee in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 27, 2013] and designated by the Secretary) shall develop a plan for conducting and supporting research, education, and programs on preterm birth through the Department of Health and Human Services and shall periodically review and revise the plan, as appropriate. The plan shall—
“(4)Membership.—The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Advisory Committee includes the following:
A representative of the National Center for Health Statistics.”
Pub. L. 109–450, § 2, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3341, provided that:
“It is the purpose of this Act [enacting this section and sections 247b–4g and 280g–5 of this title and amending sections 241 and 280g–4 of this title] to—
reduce rates of preterm labor and delivery;
work toward an evidence-based standard of care for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor or other serious complications, and for infants born preterm and at a low birthweight; and
reduce infant mortality and disabilities caused by prematurity.”