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Duncan Hunter U.S. House: Representative RepublicanNext Election Year: 2012
Education: BS, Business Administration, San Diego State University, 2001
Profession: Captain, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 2005-present
Served, United States Marine Corps, Iraq, Afghanistan, 2002-2005
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(2010) HR 3470 Infant Mortality Pilot Programs
Outcome: Bill Passed (324/64)
Summary: -Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to state, county, city, territorial, or tribal health departments to create and implement infant mortality pilot programs (Sec. 2).
-Requires the Secretary, when awarding grants, to give preference to the 15 counties or groups of counties with the highest infant mortality rates in the United States in the last 3 years (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes infant mortality pilot programs do the following with grants awarded by this Act (Sec. 2):
-Develop a plan that identifies the needs of the community;
-Provide outreach to "at-risk mothers";
-Develop and implement systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies;
-Establish a rural outreach program;
-Establish a regional public education campaign to prevent pre-term births and educate the public on infant mortality; and
-Provide for any other activities, programs, and strategies identified by the community plan.
-Requires each entity that receives a grant to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services within 1 year of receiving the grant detailing the infant mortality program, including the methodology of, and outcomes and statistics, from the program (Sec. 2).
