I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5806 
To make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial 
or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2006 
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. NORTON, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. WATSON, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen preg-
nancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant commu-
nities, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Communities of Color 
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall make grants to public and nonprofit private 
entities for the purpose of carrying out projects to prevent 
teen pregnancies in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant 
communities with a substantial incidence or prevalence of 
cases of teen pregnancy as compared to the average num-
ber of such cases in communities in the State involved (re-
ferred to in this Act as ‘‘eligible communities’’). 
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
PURPOSE
OF 
GRANTS.—A grant may be made under subsection (a) only 
if, with respect to the expenditure of the grant to carry 
out the purpose described in such subsection, the applicant 
involved agrees to use one or more of the following strate-
gies: 
(1) Promote effective communication among 
families about preventing teen pregnancy, particu-
larly communication among parents or guardians 
and their children. 
(2) Educate community members about the 
consequences of teen pregnancy. 
(3) Encourage young people to postpone sexual 
activity and prepare for a healthy, successful adult-
hood. 
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(4) Provide educational information, including 
medically accurate contraceptive information, for 
young people in such communities who are already 
sexually active or are at risk of becoming sexually 
active and inform young people in such communities 
about the responsibilities and consequences of being 
a parent, and how early pregnancy and parenthood 
can interfere with educational and other goals. 
(c) UTILIZING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES.—A grant 
may be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant 
involved agrees that, in carrying out the purpose described 
in such subsection, the applicant will, whenever possible, 
use strategies that have been demonstrated to be effective, 
or that incorporate characteristics of effective programs. 
(d) REPORT.—A grant may be made under sub-
section (a) only if the applicant involved agrees to submit 
to the Secretary, in accordance with the criteria of the 
Secretary, a report that provides information on the 
project under such subsection, including outcomes. The 
Secretary shall make such reports available to the public. 
(e) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 
directly or through contract, provide for evaluations of six 
projects under subsection (a), which evaluations— 
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(1) describe the activities carried out with the 
grant; and 
(2) how such activities increased education and 
awareness services relating to the prevention of teen 
pregnancy. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 3. SCHOOL-BASED PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of 
establishing and operating for eligible communities, in as-
sociation with public secondary schools for such commu-
nities, projects for one or more of the following: 
(1) To carry out activities, including counseling, 
to prevent teen pregnancy. 
(2) To provide necessary social and cultural 
support services regarding teen pregnancy. 
(3) To provide health and educational services 
related to the prevention of teen pregnancy. 
(4) To promote better health and educational 
outcomes among pregnant teens. 
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(5) To provide training for individuals who plan 
to work in school-based support programs regarding 
the prevention of teen pregnancy. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to providing for 
projects under such subsection in eligible communities. 
(c) REQUIRED COALITION.—A grant may be made 
under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved has 
formed an appropriate coalition of entities for purposes 
of carrying out a project under such subsection, includ-
ing— 
(1) one or more public secondary schools for the 
eligible community involved; and 
(2) entities to provide the services of the 
project. 
(d) TRAINING.—A grant under subsection (a) may be 
expended to train individuals to provide the services de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection for 
the project involved. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2011. 
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