I 
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 Mis-
sissippi, 
Mr. 
PITTS, 
Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, 
Mr. 
DOOLITTLE, 
Mr. 
HOSTETTLER, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BUR-
GESS, 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. NOR-
WOOD, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LEWIS of Ken-
tucky, 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. BART-
LETT of Maryland, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New Jer-
sey, 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. SES-
SIONS, 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 Com-
merce 
A BILL 
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parent’s Right to 
Know Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS REGARDING TITLE X FAMILY PLAN-
NING PROJECTS. 
(a) PROVISION OF CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS OR DE-
VICES TO MINORS.—None of the funds appropriated in 
any Federal Act for any fiscal year for carrying out title 
X of the Public Health Service Act may be made available 
to any family planning project under section 1001 of such 
title if any provider of services in the project knowingly 
provides contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor, un-
less—
(1) such provider of services has given actual 
written notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal 
guardian of the minor, notifying the parent or legal 
guardian of the intent to provide the drugs or de-
vices, at least five business days before providing the 
drugs or devices; 
(2) the minor has the written consent of a cus-
todial parent or custodial legal guardian to receive 
the drugs or devices;
(3) the minor is emancipated under applicable 
State law; or 
(4) a court of competent jurisdiction has di-
rected that the minor may receive the drugs or de-
vices. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Each provider 
of services under section 1001 of title X of the Public 
Health Service Act shall each year certify to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services compliance with this sec-
tion. Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary to effectuate this section.
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