[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5462 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5462


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2010

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
  Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a 
birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects Prevention, Risk 
Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION, RISK REDUCTION, AND AWARENESS.

    (a) Program.--The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 317U. BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION, RISK REDUCTION, AND AWARENESS.

    ``(a) Grant Program.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a 
birth defects prevention and public awareness program to award grants 
to States or organizations for the provision of pregnancy and 
breastfeeding information services.
    ``(b) Preference.--In the case of States or organizations that are 
otherwise equally qualified, the Secretary, in awarding a grant under 
this section, shall give preference to--
            ``(1) States that made pregnancy and breastfeeding 
        information services available on January 1, 2006; and
            ``(2) organizations that will provide pregnancy and 
        breastfeeding information services in such States.
    ``(c) Matching Funds.--The Secretary may only award a grant under 
this section to a State or organization that agrees, with respect to 
the costs to be incurred in carrying out the grant activities, to make 
available (directly or through donations from public or private 
entities) non-Federal funds toward such costs in an amount equal to not 
less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant.
    ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that activities 
carried out using a grant under this section are coordinated, to the 
maximum extent practicable, with other birth defects prevention and 
environmental health activities of the Federal Government, including 
activities carried out by the Health Resources and Services 
Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with 
respect to pediatric environmental health specialty units and 
children's environmental health centers.
    ``(e) Evaluation.--In furtherance of the program established under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for an evaluation of 
pregnancy and breastfeeding information services to identify efficient 
and effective models of--
            ``(1) providing information;
            ``(2) raising awareness and increasing knowledge about 
        birth defects prevention measures;
            ``(3) modifying risk behaviors; or
            ``(4) other outcome measures as determined appropriate by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(f) Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Information Services Defined.--
For purposes of this section, the term `pregnancy and breastfeeding 
information services' includes only--
            ``(1) information services to provide accurate, evidence-
        based, clinical information regarding maternal exposures during 
        pregnancy or breastfeeding that may be associated with birth 
        defects or other health risks to an infant that is breastfed, 
        such as exposures to medications, chemicals, infections, 
        foodborne pathogens, illnesses, nutrition, or lifestyle 
        factors;
            ``(2) the provision of accurate, evidence-based information 
        weighing risks of exposures during breastfeeding against the 
        benefits of breastfeeding; and
            ``(3) the provision of information described in paragraph 
        (1) or (2) through counselors, Web sites, fact sheets, 
        telephonic or electronic communication, community outreach 
        efforts, or other appropriate means.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 for fiscal year 
2012, $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2013, $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2014, 
$7,500,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $8,500,000 for fiscal year 
2016.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30 
      (legislative day September 29), 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.