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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2444

To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services to 

minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public Health 

Service Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2003

Mr. AKIN (for himself, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. TIAHRT, Mrs. MYRICK, 

Mr. TERRY, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

WAMP, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SCHROCK, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

ADERHOLT, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CRANE, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. 

HOSTETTLER, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

WELDON of Florida, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 

PENCE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BURR, Mr. FERGUSON, 

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms. HART, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mrs. JO

ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. JANKLOW, Mr. GOODE, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. RENZI, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 

GRAVES, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 

FORBES, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. COLE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 

FEENEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. CANTOR) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL

To establish certain requirements relating to the provision 
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of services to minors by family planning projects under 

title X of the Public Health Service Act.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parent’s Right to 

5 Know Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROVISIONS REGARDING TITLE X FAMILY PLAN7 NING PROJECTS. 

8 (a) PROVISION OF CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS OR DE9 VICES TO MINORS.—None of the funds appropriated in 

10 any Federal Act for any fiscal year for carrying out title 

11 X of the Public Health Service Act may be made available 

12 to any family planning project under section 1001 of such 

13 title if any provider of services in the project knowingly 

14 provides contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor, un15 less—

16 (1) such provider of services has given actual 

17 written notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal 

18 guardian of the minor, notifying the parent or legal 

19 guardian of the intent to provide the drugs or de20 vices, at least five business days before providing the 

21 drugs or devices; 

22 (2) the minor has the written consent of a cus23 todial parent or custodial legal guardian to receive 

24 the drugs or devices; 
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1 (3) the minor is emancipated under applicable 

2 State law; or 

3 (4) a court of competent jurisdiction has di4 rected that the minor may receive the drugs or de5 vices. 

6 (b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Each provider 

7 of services under section 1001 of title X of the Public 

8 Health Service Act shall each year certify to the Secretary 

9 of Health and Human Services compliance with this sec10 tion. Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 

11 may be necessary to effectuate this section.

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