[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DATA MAPPING TO SAVE MOMS' LIVES ACT
Mr. SASSE. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 604, S. 3152.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3152) to require the Federal Communications
Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes
into its broadband health maps.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
S. 3152
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 ``Data Mapping to Save Moms'
Lives Act''.
SEC. 2. MAPPING BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND MATERNAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES.
(a) Incorporation of Maternal Health Outcome Data.--The
Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on
maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum,
as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention under subsection (b), into the most recently
available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission.
(b) Consultation With CDC.--The Federal Communications
Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that
should be incorporated into the most recently available
broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under
subsection (a).
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall study
and submit to Congress a report on--
(1) the effectiveness of internet connectivity in reducing
maternal morbidity rates; and
(2) who is best suited to take responsibility for ensuring
better internet connectivity to reduce maternal morbidity
rates.
Mr. SASSE. I further ask that the committee-reported substitute
amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time
and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was
agreed to.
The bill (S. 3152), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
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