Bill Summary: S. 3447

This bill is called the "Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act." It is a proposed law that would extend the program that supports residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women. The bill was introduced by Mr. Luján, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Tillis in the United States Senate on December 7, 2023. It has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Section 1 of the bill specifies its short title as the "Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act."

Section 2 of the bill focuses on reauthorizing the program. Specifically, it amends Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act. The amendments include changing the language from "providing health services" to "providing health care services" in subsection (d)(11)(C). In subsection (g), it requires the applicants to provide a plan describing how they will provide outreach to women disproportionately impacted by maternal substance use disorder. Lastly, in subsection (s), it increases the funding from "$29,931,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023" to "$38,931,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028."

Sen. Tim Scott

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