Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to:
- establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by 2030; and
- provide assistance to implement the strategy.
The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for:
- overseeing such strategy, and
- all U.S. government funds appropriated or used for international maternal and child health and nutrition programs.
Strategy grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements shall include targets for increased implementation of high-impact, evidence-based interventions and strengthening health systems.
The President shall report to Congress annually for six years regarding progress made toward achieving the strategy and ending preventable child and maternal deaths.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4774)