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 PUBLIC LAW 109–450—DEC. 22, 2006

120 STAT. 3341

Public Law 109–450 109th Congress An Act To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.

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 ‘‘Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act’’ or the ‘‘PREEMIE Act’’. SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this Act to— (1) reduce rates of preterm labor and delivery; (2) work toward an evidence-based standard of care for pregnant women at risk of preterm labor or other serious complications, and for infants born preterm and at a low birthweight; and (3) reduce infant mortality and disabilities caused by prematurity. SEC. 3. RESEARCH RELATING TO PRETERM LABOR AND DELIVERY AND THE CARE, TREATMENT, AND OUTCOMES OF PRETERM AND LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS.

Dec. 22, 2006 [S. 707]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. 42 USC 201 note. 42 USC 247b–4f note.

42 USC 247b–4f.

(a) GENERAL EXPANSION OF CDC RESEARCH.—Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to preterm labor and delivery and infant mortality.’’. (b) STUDIES ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREMATURITY AND BIRTH DEFECTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, conduct ongoing epidemiological studies on the relationship between prematurity, birth defects, and developmental disabilities. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit

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