119-hr1197

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1197 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1197

 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for 
 Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 11, 2025

 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mrs. Fletcher, 
 Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Brown, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for 
 Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.

 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 ``PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PREEMIE.

    (a) Research Relating to Preterm Labor and Delivery and the Care, 
Treatment, and Outcomes of Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 3

    (e) of the Prematurity Research 
 Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early 
 Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-4f

    (e) ) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
 years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2025 
 through 2029''.

    (2) Technical correction.--Effective as if included in the 
 enactment of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 
 Law 115-328), 

section 2 of such Act is amended, in the matter 
 preceding paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``

Section 2'' and 
 inserting ``

Section 3''.

    (b) Interagency Working Group.--

Section 5

    (a) of the PREEMIE 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-328) is amended by striking 
``The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with 
other departments, as appropriate, may establish'' and inserting ``Not 
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the PREEMIE 
Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in collaboration with other departments, as appropriate, 
shall establish''.
            (c) Study on Preterm Births.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
 shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National 
 Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which 
 the National Academies shall--
        (A) not later than 30 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, convene a committee of experts 
 in maternal health to study premature births in the 
 United States; and
        (B) upon completion of the study under subparagraph
        (A) --
            (i) approve by consensus a report on the 
 results of such study;
            (ii) include in such report--
            (I) an assessment of each of the 
 topics listed in paragraph

    (2) ;
            (II) the analysis required by 
 paragraph

    (3) ; and
            (III) the raw data used to develop 
 such report; and
            (iii) not later than 24 months after the 
 date of enactment of this Act, transmit such 
 report to--
            (I) the Secretary of Health and 
 Human Services;
            (II) the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce of the House of 
 Representatives; and
            (III) the Committee on Finance and 
 the Committee on Health, Education, 
 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

    (2) Assessment topics.--The topics listed in this 
 subsection are each of the following:
        (A) The financial costs of premature birth to 
 society, including--
            (i) an analysis of stays in neonatal 
 intensive care units and the cost of such 
 stays;
            (ii) long-term costs of stays in such units 
 to society and the family involved post-
 discharge; and
            (iii) health care costs for families post-
 discharge from such units (such as medications, 
 therapeutic services, co-payments for visits, 
 and specialty equipment).
        (B) The factors that impact preterm birth rates.
            (C) Opportunities for earlier detection of 
 premature birth risk factors, including--
            (i) opportunities to improve maternal and 
 infant health; and
            (ii) opportunities for public health 
 programs to provide support and resources for 
 parents in-hospital, in non-hospital settings, 
 and post-discharge.

    (3) Analysis.--The analysis required by this subsection is 
 an analysis of--
        (A) targeted research strategies to develop 
 effective drugs, treatments, or interventions to bring 
 at-risk pregnancies to term;
        (B) State and other programs' best practices with 
 respect to reducing premature birth rates; and
            (C) precision medicine and preventative care 
 approaches starting early in the life course (including 
 during pregnancy) with a focus on behavioral and 
 biological influences on premature birth, child health, 
 and the trajectory of such approaches into adulthood.
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