Editorial Notes
Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117–103, § 141(c)(1), inserted before period at end “, including improving disaggregation of data (in a manner consistent with applicable State and Federal privacy laws)”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(M), (N). Pub. L. 117–103, § 141(c)(2), added subpar. (M) and redesignated former subpar. (M) as (N).

2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(1)(A), substituted “purposes of this subsection are to establish or continue a Federal initiative to support State and tribal maternal mortality review committees, to improve data collection and reporting around maternal mortality, and to develop or support” for “purpose of this subsection is to develop” and “populations at risk of death and severe” for “population at risk of death and”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(1)(B)(i), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “The Secretary may establish and implement a national surveillance program to identify and promote the investigation of deaths and severe complications that occur during pregnancy.”

Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(1)(B)(ii), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(A), substituted “prepregnancy” for “encouraging preconception” and “women with diabetes and women with substance use disorder” for “diabetics”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(H). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(B), inserted “the identification of the determinants of disparities in maternal care, health risks, and health outcomes, including” before “an examination” and “and other groups of women with disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality” before semicolon at end.

Subsec. (b)(2)(I). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(E), added subpar. (I). Former subpar. (I) redesignated (J).

Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(C), substituted “interpersonal” for “domestic”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(J). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(D), redesignated subpar. (I) as (J). Former subpar. (J) redesignated (K).

Subsec. (b)(2)(K). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(D), (F), redesignated subpar. (J) as (K) and substituted “and substance abuse and misuse” for “, alcohol and illegal drug use”. Former subpar. (K) redesignated (L).

Subsec. (b)(2)(L), (M). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(2)(D), redesignated subpars. (K) and (L) as (L) and (M), respectively.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(3)(A), (B), struck out par. (1) designation and heading “In general” before “The Secretary” and redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) of former par. (1) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively. Amendment was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress notwithstanding minor error in quoted par. (1) heading in original text directed to be struck out.

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(3)(C), struck out “and the building of partnerships with outside organizations concerned about safe motherhood” after “pregnancies”.

Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(3)(D)–(F), added par. (4).

Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(5), added subsecs. (d) and (e). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–344, § 2(4), (6), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f) and substituted “$58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” for “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005”.