; and (B) making recommendations for improving maternal health and reducing or eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, based on the results of grants under this section. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 10. Definition In this Act, the term postpartum means the one-year period beginning on the last day of a woman’s pregnancy.