PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023

II Calendar No. 275 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 12, 2023 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PREEMIE Reauthor- 4 ization Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. RESEARCH RELATING TO PRETERM LABOR AND DE- 6 LIVERY AND THE CARE, TREATMENT, AND 7 OUTCOMES OF PRETERM AND LOW BIRTH- 8 WEIGHT INFANTS. 9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(e) of the Prematurity 10 Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who de- 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 3226 PCS liver Infants Early Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–4f(e)) is amended 1 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and insert- 2 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’. 3 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if in- 4 cluded in the enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthoriza- 5 tion Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–328), section 2 of such 6 Act is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 7 by striking ‘‘Section 2’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 3’’. 8 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 9 Section 5(a) of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act 10 of 2018 (Public Law 115–328) is amended by striking 11 ‘‘The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collabo- 12 ration with other departments, as appropriate, may estab- 13 lish’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 18 months after the 14 date of the enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthorization 15 Act of 2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 16 in collaboration with other departments, as appropriate, 17 shall establish’’. 18 SEC. 4. STUDY ON PRETERM BIRTHS. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 20 Human Services shall enter into appropriate arrange- 21 ments with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer- 22 ing, and Medicine under which the National Academies 23 shall— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 3226 PCS (1) not later than 30 days after the date of en- 1 actment of this Act, convene a committee of experts 2 in maternal health to study premature births in the 3 United States; and 4 (2) upon completion of the study under para- 5 graph (1)— 6 (A) approve by consensus a report on the 7 results of such study; 8 (B) include in such report— 9 (i) an assessment of each of the topics 10 listed in subsection (b); 11 (ii) the analysis required by sub- 12 section (c); and 13 (iii) the raw data used to develop such 14 report; and 15 (C) not later than 24 months after the 16 date of enactment of this Act, transmit such re- 17 port to— 18 (i) the Secretary of Health and 19 Human Services; 20 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 21 Commerce of the House of Representa- 22 tives; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 HR 3226 PCS (iii) the Committee on Finance and 1 the Committee on Health, Education, 2 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 3 (b) ASSESSMENT TOPICS.—The topics listed in this 4 subsection are of each of the following: 5 (1) The financial costs of premature birth to so- 6 ciety, including— 7 (A) an analysis of stays in neonatal inten- 8 sive care units and the cost of such stays; 9 (B) long-term costs of stays in such units 10 to society and the family involved post-dis- 11 charge; and 12 (C) health care costs for families post-dis- 13 charge from such units (such as medications, 14 therapeutic services, co-pays visits and specialty 15 equipment). 16 (2) The factors that impact pre-term birth 17 rates. 18 (3) Opportunities for earlier detection of pre- 19 mature birth risk factors, including— 20 (A) opportunities to improve maternal and 21 infant health; and 22 (B) opportunities for public health pro- 23 grams to provide support and resources for par- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 HR 3226 PCS ents in-hospital, in non-hospital settings, and 1 post-discharge. 2 (c) ANALYSIS.—The analysis required by this sub- 3 section is an analysis of— 4 (1) targeted research strategies to develop effec- 5 tive drugs, treatments, or interventions to bring at- 6 risk pregnancies to term; 7 (2) State and other programs’ best practices 8 with respect to reducing premature birth rates; and 9 (3) precision medicine and preventative care ap- 10 proaches starting early in the life course (including 11 during pregnancy) with a focus on behavioral and bi- 12 ological influences on premature birth, child health, 13 and the trajectory of such approaches into adult- 14 hood. 15 Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2023. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Calendar No. 275 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3226 AN ACT To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expan- sion and Education for Mothers who deliver In- fants Early Act. DECEMBER 12, 2023 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Dec 13, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3226.PCS H3226 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB