S.Amdt. 3958

SA 3958. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Hirono) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:

report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates

Sec. __. Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to Congress a
report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality
rates, which shall--
(1) identify the causes of racial disparities in pregnancy-
related mortality rates in the United States, and why such
rates are higher among African American women, Hispanic
women, Asian American women, American Indian women, Alaskan
Native women, and Native Hawaiian women; and
(2) make recommendations for reducing--
(A) racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates
in the United States; and
(B) the overall pregnancy-related mortality rate in the
United States.
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