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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.

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Susan Collins (R)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Ben Cardin (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Tom Cotton (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Joe Donnelly (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Michael Enzi (R),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Martin Heinrich (D),  John Hoeven (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Doug Jones (D),  Tim Kaine (D),  Angus King (I),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Joe Manchin (I),  Ed Markey (D),  John McCain (R),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Jerry Moran (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Chris Murphy (D),  Bill Nelson (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Rob Portman (R),  Jack Reed (D),  Pat Roberts (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Dan Sullivan (R),  Jon Tester (D),  John Thune (R),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D),  Todd Young (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4774) (on 08/02/2017)

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