; and (ii) improving processes and training related to stillbirth data collection and reporting to ensure standardization and completeness of data; and (B) develop, and make publicly available, educational awareness materials on stillbirths. (2) Consultation In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with— (A) national health care professional associations; (B) national associations representing State and local public health officials; (C) organizations that assist families with burial support and bereavement services; (D) nurses and nurse practitioners; (E) obstetricians and gynecologists; (F) pediatricians; (G) maternal-fetal medicine specialists; (H) nurse midwives and midwives; (I) mental health professionals; (J) statisticians; (K) individuals who have experienced a stillbirth; and (L) advocacy organizations representing such individuals. (3) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. (c) Vital statistics unit defined In this section, the term vital statistics unit means the entity that is responsible for maintaining vital records for a State, or a political subdivision of such State, including official records of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, and annulments. . 3. Perinatal pathology fellowships The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 1122 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300c–12 ) the following: 1123. Improving perinatal pathology (a) In general The Secretary shall incorporate into an existing training program a Perinatal Pathology Fellowship Program, a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship on Factors Associated with Stillbirth Program, or both. (b) Activities Each program incorporated under subsection (a) shall— (1) provide training in perinatal autopsy pathology