PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Overview
This bill, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025, extends and updates a program focused on preventing preterm birth. It reauthorizes existing research and data collection efforts related to premature birth and low birthweight infants through 2029. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency working group to improve coordination and develop recommendations for reducing preterm birth rates, and to commission a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to assess the financial costs and strategies for preventing preterm birth.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes research and data collection related to preterm birth through 2029.
- Establishes an interagency working group to coordinate federal efforts to prevent preterm birth.
- Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to commission a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
- The study will assess the financial costs of premature birth, factors impacting preterm birth rates, and opportunities for early detection and prevention.
- The study will analyze targeted research strategies, state programs, and precision medicine approaches.
- The National Academies will convene a committee of experts to study premature births.
- The report from the National Academies will be transmitted to Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The bill amends existing law to extend the period of reauthorization.
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