42 U.S.C. § 247b–13 — Prenatal and postnatal health

(a) In general The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, must run programs to: (1) collect, analyze, and share data on smoking, alcohol, and other substance misuse during and after pregnancy, including (A) data on how common these behaviors are and their effects, including neonatal abstinence syndrome and other outcomes for mothers and children, and (B) other information — like family health history, medications taken during pregnancy, race, ethnicity, location, and family history — needed to properly analyze that data; (2) do applied research on preventing prenatal and postnatal smoking, alcohol, and substance misuse, and on their long-term effects; (3) support, run, and evaluate education, treatment, and quitting programs; (4) inform and educate the public on preventing and understanding prenatal and postnatal smoking, alcohol, and substance misuse; and (5) publish reports analyzing the data from (1), including on (A) long-term outcomes for children affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome, (B) health outcomes tied to prenatal smoking, alcohol, and substance misuse, and (C) other relevant studies or information the Secretary finds fitting. (b) Grants To carry out (a), the Secretary may grant and contract with states, local governments, tribal groups, academic and scientific institutions, federally qualified health centers, and other public and nonprofit groups, and may give them technical and advisory help. (c) Coordinating activities To carry out this section, the Secretary may (1) give technical and advisory help to (b) grantees; (2) make sure data can be shared between states, tribal groups, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) make sure data collection follows state, federal, and tribal privacy law; and (4) work with the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to help states and tribes adopt recognized technology standards, so their systems can work together with other health information systems, including certified ones. (d) Authorization of appropriations $4,250,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.