Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Maternal Vaccination Act”.
Maternal Vaccination Act
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign
in subsection (a), by inserting “and among pregnant and postpartum individuals,” after “low rates of vaccination,”;
in subsection (c)(3), by striking “prenatal and pediatric” and inserting “prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric”;
in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting “pregnant and postpartum individuals and” after “including”; and
in subsection (g), by striking “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025” and inserting “$17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031”.
Additional activities— Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E)) is amended—
in clause (v), by striking “and” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and”