‘‘(B) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall select 
the recipients of allotments under subparagraph 
(A) by means of a competitive grant process 
under which— 
‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the 
deadline for the State involved to submit 
an application for the fiscal year under 
section 505(a), the Secretary publishes a 
notice soliciting grant applications; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 120 days after 
such deadline, all such applications must 
be submitted. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except for research under 
paragraph (5) and information collection and report-
ing under paragraph (6), the purpose of an allot-
ment under subsection (a) to a State (or to another 
entity in the State pursuant to subsection (a)(2)) is 
to enable the State or other entity to implement edu-
cation exclusively on sexual risk avoidance (meaning 
voluntarily refraining from sexual activity). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED COMPONENTS.—Education on 
sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment 
under this section shall— 
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‘‘(A) ensure that the unambiguous and pri-
mary emphasis and context for each topic de-
scribed in paragraph (3) is a message to youth 
that normalizes the optimal health behavior of 
avoiding nonmarital sexual activity; 
‘‘(B) be medically accurate and complete; 
‘‘(C) be age-appropriate; and 
‘‘(D) be based on adolescent learning and 
developmental theories for the age group receiv-
ing the education. 
‘‘(3) TOPICS.—Education on sexual risk avoid-
ance pursuant to an allotment under this section 
shall address each of the following topics: 
‘‘(A) The holistic individual and societal 
benefits associated with personal responsibility, 
self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decision-
making, and a focus on the future. 
‘‘(B) The advantage of refraining from 
nonmarital sexual activity in order to improve 
the future prospects and physical and emotional 
health of youth. 
‘‘(C) The increased likelihood of avoiding 
poverty when youth attain self-sufficiency and 
emotional maturity before engaging in sexual 
activity. 
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‘‘(D) The foundational components of 
healthy relationships and their impact on the 
formation of healthy marriages and safe and 
stable families. 
‘‘(E) How other youth risk behaviors, such 
as drug and alcohol usage, increase the risk for 
teen sex. 
‘‘(F) How to resist and avoid, and receive 
help regarding, sexual coercion and dating vio-
lence, recognizing that even with consent teen 
sex remains a youth risk behavior. 
‘‘(4) CONTRACEPTION.—Education on sexual 
risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this 
section shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) any information provided on contra-
ception is medically accurate and ensures that 
students understand that contraception offers 
physical risk reduction, but not risk elimination; 
and 
‘‘(B) the education does not include dem-
onstrations, simulations, or distribution of con-
traceptive devices. 
‘‘(5) RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or other enti-
ty receiving an allotment pursuant to subsection 
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(a) may use up to 20 percent of such allotment 
to build the evidence base for sexual risk avoid-
ance education by conducting or supporting re-
search. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Any research con-
ducted or supported pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) shall be— 
‘‘(i) rigorous; 
‘‘(ii) evidence-based; and 
‘‘(iii) designed and conducted by inde-
pendent researchers who have experience 
in conducting and publishing research in 
peer-reviewed outlets. 
‘‘(6) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND REPORT-
ING.—A State or other entity receiving an allotment 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall, as specified by the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) collect information on the programs 
and activities funded through the allotment; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit reports to the Secretary on 
the data from such programs and activities. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) in consultation with appropriate State 
and local agencies, conduct one or more rig-
orous evaluations of the education funded 
through this section and associated data; and 
‘‘(B) submit a report to the Congress on 
the results of such evaluations, together with a 
summary of the information collected pursuant 
to subsection (b)(6). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the eval-
uations required by paragraph (1), including the es-
tablishment of evaluation methodologies, the Sec-
retary shall consult with relevant stakeholders. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) Sections 503, 507, and 508 apply to allot-
ments under subsection (a) to the same extent and 
in the same manner as such sections apply to allot-
ments under section 502(c). 
‘‘(2) Sections 505 and 506 apply to allotments 
under subsection (a) to the extent determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there is appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
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