[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  DATA MAPPING TO SAVE MOMS' LIVES ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 224, S. 198.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 198) 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.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I further ask that the bill 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 read 
a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 198) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                 S. 198

       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.

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