Sec. 104. OTHER ACTIVITIES
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## SEC. 104 OTHER ACTIVITIES ###
(a)Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight The Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act is amended by striking section 5 (42 U.S.C. 247b-4g). ###
(b)Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality **[**[42 U.S.C. 247b-4f note](/us/usc/t42/s247b-4f)**]** ####
(1)Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may establish an advisory committee known as the “Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality” (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”). ####
(2)Duties The Advisory Committee shall provide advice , recommendations, or information to the Secretary as may be necessary to improve activities and programs to reduce severe maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, infant mortality, and preterm birth, which may include recommendations, advice, or information related to the following: #####
(A)Programs of the Department of Health and Human Services that are directed at reducing infant mortality , preterm birth, and improving the health status of pregnant women and infants, and information on cost-effectiveness and outcomes of such programs. #####
(B)Strategies to coordinate the various Federal programs and activities with State, local, and private programs and efforts that address factors that affect infant mortality. #####
(C)The Healthy Start program under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-8) and Healthy People 2020 infant mortality objectives. #####
(D)Implementation of Healthy People objectives related to maternal and infant health. #####
(E)Strategies to reduce racial, ethnic, geographic, and other health disparities in birth outcomes, including by increasing awareness of Federal programs related to appropriate access to, or information regarding, prenatal care to address risk factors for preterm labor and delivery. #####
(F)Strategies, including the implementation of such strategies, to address gaps in Federal research, programs, and education efforts related to the prevention of severe maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, infant mortality, and other adverse birth outcomes. ####
(3)Membership The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Advisory Committee includes the following: #####
(A)Representatives provided for in the original charter of the Advisory Committee. #####
(B)A representative of the National Center for Health Statistics. ####
(4)Biennial report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018, and every 2 years thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall— #####
(A)publish a report summarizing activities and recommendations of the Advisory Committee since the publication of the previous report; #####
(B)submit such report to the Secretary and the appropriate Committees of Congress; and #####
(C)post such report on the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services. ###
(c)Patient Safety Studies and Report ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall designate an appropriate agency within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate existing studies on hospital readmissions of preterm infants. ####
(2)Report to secretary and congress Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the agency designated under paragraph
(1)shall submit to the Secretary and to Congress a report containing the findings and recommendations resulting from the studies coordinated under such paragraph, including recommendations for hospital discharge and followup procedures designed to reduce rates of preventable hospital readmissions for preterm infants. # TITLE II NATIONAL PEDIATRIC RESEARCH NETWORK
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