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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3555 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award on 

a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish 

or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2005 

Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LEE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. JEFFERSON, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. FILNER) 

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

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to award on a competitive basis grants to public and 

private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy 

prevention programs. 

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 ‘‘Responsible Funding 

5 to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION. 

2 The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

3 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘TITLE XXIX—TEENAGE 

5 PREGNANCY PREVENTION 

6 ‘‘SEC. 2901. TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION GRANTS. 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may award on a 

8 competitive basis grants to public and private entities to 

9 establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention pro10 grams. 

11 ‘‘(b) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Grant recipients under 

12 this section may include State and local not-for-profit coa13 litions working to prevent teenage pregnancy, State, local, 

14 and tribal agencies, schools, entities that provide after15 school programs, and community and faith-based groups. 

16 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 

17 this section, the Secretary shall give— 

18 ‘‘(1) highest priority to applicants seeking as19 sistance for programs targeting communities or pop20 ulations in which— 

21 ‘‘(A) teenage pregnancy or birth rates are 

22 higher than the corresponding State average; or 

23 ‘‘(B) teenage pregnancy or birth rates are 

24 increasing; and 

25 ‘‘(2) priority to applicants seeking assistance 

26 for programs that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) will benefit underserved or at-risk 

2 populations such as young males or immigrant 

3 youths; or 

4 ‘‘(B) will take advantage of other available 

5 resources and be coordinated with other pro6 grams that serve youth, such as workforce de7 velopment and afterschool programs. 

8 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received by an entity 

9 as a grant under this section shall be used for programs 

10 that— 

11 ‘‘(1) replicate or substantially incorporate the 

12 elements of one or more teenage pregnancy preven13 tion programs that have been proven (on the basis 

14 of rigorous scientific research) to delay sexual inter15 course or sexual activity, increase condom or contra16 ceptive use (without increasing sexual activity), or 

17 reduce teenage pregnancy; and 

18 ‘‘(2) incorporate one or more of the following 

19 strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: encour20 aging teenagers to delay sexual activity; sex and 

21 HIV education; interventions for sexually active 

22 teenagers; preventive health services; youth develop23 ment programs; service learning programs; and out24 reach or media programs. 
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1 ‘‘(e) COMPLETE INFORMATION.—Programs receiving 

2 funds under this section that focus on instruction that in3 cludes discussion of human sexuality and reproduction 

4 shall provide information that is medically accurate in re5 gard to the health benefits and side effects of all contra6 ceptives and barrier methods as a means to reduce the 

7 risk of unintended pregnancy and contracting sexually 

8 transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. 

9 ‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—Each entity seeking a grant 

10 under this section shall submit an application to the Sec11 retary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

12 may require. 

13 ‘‘(g) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 

15 award a grant to an applicant for a program under 

16 this section unless the applicant demonstrates that 

17 it will pay, from funds derived from non-Federal 

18 sources, at least 25 percent of the cost of the pro19 gram. 

20 ‘‘(2) APPLICANT’S SHARE.—The applicant’s 

21 share of the cost of a program shall be provided in 

22 cash or in kind. 

23 ‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENTATION OF FUNDS.—An entity that 

24 receives funds as a grant under this section shall use the 

25 funds to supplement and not supplant funds that would 
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1 otherwise be available to the entity for teenage pregnancy 

2 prevention. 

3 ‘‘(i) EVALUATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) conduct or provide for a rigorous 

6 evaluation of 10 percent of programs for which 

7 a grant is awarded under this section; 

8 ‘‘(B) collect basic data on each program 

9 for which a grant is awarded under this section; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(C) upon completion of the evaluations 

12 referred to in subparagraph (A), submit to the 

13 Congress a report that includes a detailed state14 ment on the effectiveness of grants under this 

15 section. 

16 ‘‘(2) COOPERATION BY GRANTEES.—Each grant 

17 recipient under this section shall provide such infor18 mation and cooperation as may be required for an 

19 evaluation under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘medically accurate’, with respect 

22 to information, means information that is supported 

23 by research, recognized as accurate and objective by 

24 leading medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pub-
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1 lic health organizations and agencies, and where rel2 evant, published in peer review journals. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘rigorous scientific research’ 

4 means based on a program evaluation that: 

5 ‘‘(A) Measured impact on sexual or contra6 ceptive behavior, pregnancy or childbearing. 

7 ‘‘(B) Employed an experimental or quasi8 experimental design with well-constructed and 

9 appropriate comparison groups. 

10 ‘‘(C) Had a sample size large enough (at 

11 least 100 in the combined treatment and con12 trol group) and a follow-up interval long enough 

13 (at least six months) to draw valid conclusions 

14 about impact. 

15 ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may 

18 be necessary thereafter. In addition, there are authorized 

19 to be appropriated for evaluations under subsection (i) 

20 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006 and 

21 each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

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