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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 172

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent

health demonstration projects.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Commerce

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services

to fund adolescent health demonstration projects.

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

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OR SUPPORT OF DEM4 ONSTRATION PROJECTS.

5 The Secretary of Health and Human Services (here6 inafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall

7 make grants in fiscal years 1996 through 2000 to public

8 and nonprofit private entities to establish or support ado9 lescent health demonstration projects in secondary schools

10 or entities associated with secondary schools for the pur-
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1 pose of demonstrating how such projects may be estab2 lished throughout the United States.

3 SEC. 2. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.

4 An adolescent health demonstration project estab5 lished or supported under section 1 shall (1) provide nutri6 tion and hygiene counseling, health care related to sports,

7 family planning information and services, prenatal and

8 postpartum care, family life and parenting counseling, and

9 alcohol and drug abuse education and treatment, (2) serve

10 adolescents before their graduation from high school, (3)

11 encourage family participation, to the extent practical, (4)

12 obtain the approval of the school board in the locality to

13 be served by the project before the project is implemented,

14 (5) furnish such reports and data as the Secretary may

15 require, including, at a minimum, the number and charac16 teristics of individuals served, the services provided, and

17 the results achieved, and (6) establish a community advi18 sory committee to oversee the establishment and imple19 mentation of such project. Such community advisory com20 mittee shall include students, parents, school personnel,

21 physicians, religious and business leaders, and other com22 munity representatives and shall establish policies for the

23 project with respect to the services to be provided under

24 the project, the populations to be served, the personnel
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1 who will provide services, fees to be charged, and other

2 policy issues.

3 SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE SERVED.

4 In making grants under section 1, the Secretary shall

5 give priority to applications for projects which will serve

6 areas with low-income residents or minority populations.

7 SEC. 4. ABORTION RESTRICTION.

8 None of the funds provided under a grant under

9 section 1 may be used to perform or pay for abortions.

10 SEC. 5. REPORT.

11 The Secretary shall, in each fiscal year, set aside not

12 more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated for

13 grants under section 1 to evaluate the operations of the

14 projects for which grants were made under such section.

15 Not later than December 1, 2001, the Secretary shall re16 port to the Congress the result of such evaluation together

17 with such recommendations as the Secretary may have re18 specting the extension of the grant authority under section

19 1 or the establishment of a continuing service program.

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