Pub. L. 100-713, tit. VII, sec. 708

infant and maternal mortality; fetal alcohol syndrome

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 233 wordsOfficial source
infant and maternal mortality; fetal alcohol syndrome Sec. 708. Title VII, as amended by section 707 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “infant and maternal mortality; fetal alcohol syndrome “Sec. 714. (a) By no later than January 1, 1990, the Secretary shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to achieve the following objectives by January 1, 1994: “(1) reduction of the rate of Indian infant mortality in each area office of the Service to the lower of— “(A) twelve deaths per one thousand live births, or “(B) the rate of infant mortality applicable to the United States population as a whole; “(2) reduction of the rate of maternal mortality in each area office of the Service to the lower of— “(A) five deaths per one hundred thousand live births, or “(B) the rate of maternal mortality applicable to the United States population as a whole; and “(3) reduction of the rate of fetal alcohol syndrome among Indians served by, or on behalf of, the Service to one per one thousand live births. “(b) The President shall include with the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year a separate statement which specifies the total amount obligated or expended in the most recently completed fiscal year to achieve each of the objectives described in subsection (a).”.
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