[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1573 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1573
To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for
Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 11, 2023
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for
Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
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 ``PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH RELATING TO PRETERM LABOR AND DELIVERY AND THE CARE,
TREATMENT, AND OUTCOMES OF PRETERM AND LOW BIRTHWEIGHT
INFANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 3(e) of the Prematurity Research Expansion
and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act (42 U.S.C.
247b-4f(e)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2019 through 2023''
and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Effective as if included in the
enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
328; 132 Stat. 4471), section 2 of such Act is amended, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Section 2'' and inserting
``Section 3''.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Section 399Q of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-5) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(D)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as
clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) screening for and treatment of
chronic conditions;''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``fiscal years 2014
through 2018'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through
2028''.
SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
Section 5(a) of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-328; 132 Stat. 4473) is amended by striking ``The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in collaboration with other departments, as
appropriate, may establish'' and inserting ``Not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of
2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with
other departments, as appropriate, shall establish''.
SEC. 5. STUDY ON PRETERM BIRTHS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies
shall--
(1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, convene a committee of experts in maternal health to
study premature births in the United States; and
(2) upon completion of the study under paragraph (1)--
(A) approve by consensus a report on the results of
such study;
(B) include in such report--
(i) an assessment of each of the topics
listed in subsection (b);
(ii) the analysis required by subsection
(c); and
(iii) the raw data used to develop such
report; and
(C) not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, transmit such report to--
(i) the Secretary of Health and Human
Services;
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives; and
(iii) the Committee on Finance and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate.
(b) Assessment Topics.--The topics listed in this subsection are of
each of the following:
(1) The financial costs of premature birth to society,
including--
(A) an analysis of stays in neonatal intensive care
units and the cost of such stays;
(B) long-term costs of stays in such units to
society and the family involved post-discharge; and
(C) health care costs for families post-discharge
from such units (such as medications, therapeutic
services, co-pays visits and specialty equipment).
(2) The factors that impact pre-term birth rates.
(3) Gaps in public health programs that have caused
increases in premature birth, including--
(A) gaps in the detection of premature birth risk
factors;
(B) gaps in information from States on pre-term
birth; and
(C) gaps in support and resources for parents
provided in-hospital, in non-hospital settings, and
post-discharge.
(c) Analysis.--The analysis required by this subsection is an
analysis of--
(1) targeted research strategies to develop effective
drugs, treatments, or interventions to bring at-risk
pregnancies to term;
(2) State and other programs' best practices with respect
to reducing premature birth rates;
(3) opportunities to address developmental origins of
health with respect to premature birth rates; and
(4) precision medicine and preventative care approaches
starting early in the life course (including during pregnancy)
with a focus on behavioral and biological influences on
premature birth, child health, and the trajectory of such
approaches into adulthood.
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