[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2026 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2026

 To provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
 relating to the coordination of maternity health care, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2023

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
 relating to the coordination of maternity health care, 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 ``Maternal Health for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR MATERNITY HEALTH CARE COORDINATION PROGRAMS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Reports to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until September 30, 
2028, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a 
report that contains the following:
            (1) A summary of the activities carried out under the 
        programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the 
        coordination of maternity health care.
            (2) Data on the maternal health outcomes of veterans who 
        receive medical care or services furnished at a medical 
        facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or by a non-
        Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider who 
        provides such care or services to veterans under the laws 
        administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, including 
        pursuant to the programs specified in paragraph (1).
            (3) Recommendations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
        improve the maternal health outcomes of veterans, with a 
        particular focus on veterans from demographic groups with 
        elevated rates of maternal mortality, severe maternal 
        morbidity, maternal health disparities, or other adverse 
        perinatal or childbirth outcomes.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $15,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, for the programs 
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the 
        coordination of maternity health care, including the maternity 
        care coordination program described in Veterans Health 
        Administration Directive 1330.03 (or any successor directive).
            (2) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts authorized under 
        paragraph (1) are authorized in addition to any other amounts 
        authorized for the coordination of maternity health care for 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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