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[H.R. 5462 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 382
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5462

                          [Report No. 111-642]

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
  the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 
establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and 
                       public awareness program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2010

  Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Courtney, Ms. 
Eshoo, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Weiner, 
  Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
Sutton, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Terry, and Ms. Harman) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           September 28, 2010

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Welch, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Sablan, Mr. McNerney, 
 Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Murphy of 
Connecticut, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Towns, Mr. McCaul, Mr. King of 
     New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Lee of 
    California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
    McDermott, Ms. Giffords, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
                                Lipinski

                           September 28, 2010

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 28, 
                                 2010]


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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
  the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill 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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 382

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5462

                          [Report No. 111-642]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
  the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 
establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and 
                       public awareness program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2010

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed