; and (2) a recommendation regarding whether the pilot program should be continued after fiscal year 2028 and expanded on a national basis. (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. . 6. Requiring notification of impending hospital obstetric unit closure Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (X), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (Y)(ii)(V), by striking the period and inserting , and ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (Y) the following new subparagraph: (Z) beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, in the case of a hospital, not less than 90 days prior to the closure of any obstetric unit of the hospital, to submit to the Secretary a notification which shall include— (i) a report analyzing the impact the closure will have on the community; (ii) steps the hospital will take to identify other health care providers that can alleviate any service gaps as a result of the closure; and (iii) any additional information as may be required by the Secretary. . 7. Report on maternal health needs (a) In general Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prepare, and submit to the Congress, a report on— (1) where the maternal health needs are greatest in the United States