1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act . 2. Infant mortality pilot programs Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–8 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Infant Mortality Pilot Programs (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. (2) Period of a grant The period of a grant under this subsection shall be up to 5 years. (3) Preference In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to— (A) eligible entities proposing to serve any of the 15 counties or groups of counties with the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States in the past 3 years; and (B) eligible entities whose proposed infant mortality pilot program would address— (i) birth defects; (ii) preterm birth and low birth weight; (iii) sudden infant death syndrome; (iv) maternal pregnancy complications; or (v) injuries to infants. (4) Use of funds Any infant mortality pilot program funded under this subsection may— (A) include the development of a plan that identifies the individual needs of each community to be served and strategies to address those needs; (B) provide outreach to at-risk mothers through programs deemed appropriate by the Administrator; (C) develop and implement standardized systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of social, educational, and clinical services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies delivered to women and their infants, such as— (i) counseling on infant care, feeding, and parenting; (ii) postpartum care; (iii) prevention of premature delivery