[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5406 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.

    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 ``Life.Gov Act''.

SEC. 2. LIFE.GOV.

    The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

                        ``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 interest 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 assessment 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 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 resources referred to in 
        subsection (a)(3).
            ``(2) Criteria for making recommendations.--The Secretary 
        shall develop criteria to provide 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 prohibited 
        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 
                        referred to in subsection (a)(3), in accordance 
                        with the criteria developed under paragraph 
                        (2); and
                            ``(ii) may be coordinated, to the extent 
                        determined appropriate by the State, by a 
                        statewide, regionally-based, or community-based 
                        public or private entity.
                    ``(B) Applications.--To be eligible to receive 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, including a plan for outreach 
                and awareness activities, and a list of relevant 
                resources that would be included in the State system 
                supported by the grant.
    ``(c) Prohibition Regarding Certain Entities.--Relevant resources 
listed on the website established 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 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 feedback and missing 
                resources that would be helpful to include in future 
                updates; and
                    ``(E) certification that no prohibited entities 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 identifying information 
        regarding individuals who have used the website.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Website.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
        section shall be carried out using amounts available under the 
        heading `General Departmental Management-Office of the 
        Secretary-Department 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 Service 
                        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 appropriation of funds to carry 
        out this Act.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Abortion.--The term `abortion' means the use or 
        prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or other 
        substance or device to intentionally--
                    ``(A) kill the unborn child of a woman known to be 
                pregnant; or
                    ``(B) prematurely terminate the pregnancy of a 
                woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other 
                than to--
                            ``(i) increase the probability of a live 
                        birth or of preserving the life or health of 
                        the child after live birth; or
                            ``(ii) remove a dead unborn child.
            ``(2) Born alive.--The term `born alive' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 8(b) of title 1, United States Code.
            ``(3) Prohibited entity.--The term `prohibited entity' 
        means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
        successors, and clinics that performs, induces, refers for, or 
        counsels in favor of abortions, or provides financial support 
        to any other organization that conducts such activities.
            ``(4) Relevant resources.--The term `relevant resources' 
        means the Federal, State, local governmental, and private 
        resources in the categories of the following topics:
                    ``(A) Mentorship opportunities, including pregnancy 
                help and case management resources.
                    ``(B) Health and well-being services, including 
                women's medical services such as obstetrical and 
                gynecological support services for women, abortion pill 
                reversal, breastfeeding, general health services, 
                primary care, and dental care.
                    ``(C) Financial assistance, work opportunities, 
                nutrition assistance, childcare, and education 
                opportunities.
                    ``(D) Material or legal support, including 
                transportation, food, nutrition, clothing, household 
                goods, baby supplies, housing, shelters, maternity 
                homes, tax preparation, legal support for child 
                support, family leave, breastfeeding protections, and 
                custody issues.
                    ``(E) Recovery and mental health services, 
                including services with respect to addiction or suicide 
                intervention, intimate partner violence, sexual 
                assault, rape, sex trafficking, and counseling for 
                women and families surrounding unexpected loss of a 
                child.
                    ``(F) Prenatal diagnostic services, including 
                disability support organizations, medical interventions 
                for a baby, perinatal hospice resources, pregnancy and 
                infant loss support, and literature on pregnancy 
                wellness.
                    ``(G) Healing and support services for abortion 
                survivors and their families.
                    ``(H) Services providing care for children, 
                including family planning education, adoption, foster 
                care, and short-term care resources.
                    ``(I) Comprehensive information on alternatives to 
                abortion.
                    ``(J) Information about abortion risks, including 
                complications and failures.
                    ``(K) Links to information on child development 
                from moment of conception.
            ``(5) Unborn child.--The term `unborn child' means an 
        individual organism of the species homo sapiens, beginning at 
        fertilization, until the point of being born alive.''.
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