Sec. 5. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP

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## SEC. 5 INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ###

(a)In General Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with other departments, as appropriate, shall establish an interagency working group in order to improve coordination of programs and activities to prevent preterm birth, infant mortality, and related adverse birth outcomes. ###

(b)Duties The working group established under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)identify gaps, unnecessary duplication, and opportunities for improved coordination in Federal programs and activities related to preterm birth and infant mortality; ####

(2)assess the extent to which the goals and metrics of relevant programs and activities within the Department of Health and Human Services, and, as applicable, those in other departments, are aligned; and ####

(3)assess the extent to which such programs are coordinated across agencies within such Department; and ####

(4)make specific recommendations, as applicable, to reduce or minimize gaps and unnecessary duplication, and improve coordination of goals, programs, and activities across agencies within such Department. ###

(c)Report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the working group is established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the findings of the working group under subsection

(b)and the specific recommendations to improve Federal programs at the Department of Health and Human Services under subsection (b)(4).