cation and increase awareness with respect to the issue 
of teen pregnancy and related social and emotional issues. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to campaigns de-
scribed in such subsection that are directed toward eligible 
communities. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be made under 
subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that 
the multimedia campaign under such subsection will— 
(1) provide information on the prevention of 
teen pregnancy; 
(2) provide information that identifies organiza-
tions in the communities involved that— 
(A) provide health and educational services 
related to the prevention of teen pregnancy; and 
(B) provide necessary social and cultural 
support services; and 
(3) coincide with efforts of the National Clear-
inghouse for Teen Pregnancy Prevention that are 
made under section 4(b)(1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to a nonprofit private entity to establish and operate a 
National Clearinghouse for Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) for the 
purposes described in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—The purposes 
referred to in subsection (a) regarding the Clearinghouse 
are as follows: 
(1) To provide information and technical assist-
ance to States, Indian tribes, local communities, and 
other public or private entities to develop content 
and messages for teens and adults that address and 
seek to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy. 
(2) To support parents in their essential role in 
preventing teen pregnancy by equipping parents with 
information and resources to promote and strength-
en communication with their children about sex, val-
ues, and positive relationships, including healthy re-
lationships. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEE.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved 
is an organization that meets the following conditions: 
(1) The organization is a nationally recognized, 
nonpartisan organization that has at least 10 years 
of experience focusing exclusively on preventing teen 
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pregnancy and working with diverse groups to re-
duce the rate of teen pregnancy. 
(2) The organization has a demonstrated ability 
to work with and provide assistance to a broad 
range of individuals and entities, including teens; 
parents; the entertainment and news media; State, 
tribal, and local organizations; networks of teen 
pregnancy prevention practitioners; businesses; faith 
and community leaders; and researchers. 
(3) The organization has experience in the use 
of culturally competent and linguistically appropriate 
methods to address teen pregnancy in eligible com-
munities. 
(4) The organization conducts or supports re-
search and has experience with scientific analyses 
and evaluations. 
(5) The organization has comprehensive knowl-
edge and data about strategies for the prevention of 
teen pregnancy. 
(6) The organization has experience in carrying 
out functions similar to the functions described in 
subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
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to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 5. RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall make grants to public or nonprofit private enti-
ties to conduct, support, and coordinate research on the 
prevention of teen pregnancy in eligible communities, in-
cluding research on the factors contributing to the dis-
proportionate rates of teen pregnancy in such communities 
and research-based strategies for addressing such dispari-
ties. 
(b) RESEARCH.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall support research that— 
(1) investigates the incidence and prevalence of 
teen pregnancy in communities described in such 
subsection; 
(2) examines— 
(A) the relationships between teen preg-
nancy and one or more of— 
(i) the mental and physical health and 
well-being of teenagers in the communities; 
(ii) the scholastic achievement of such 
teenagers; 
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(iii) family structure and communica-
tion; and 
(iv) other factors contributing to dis-
proportionate rates of teen pregnancy in 
such communities; 
(B) the variance in the rates of teen preg-
nancy by— 
(i) location (such as inner cities, inner 
suburbs, outer suburbs, and rural areas); 
(ii) population subgroup (such as His-
panic, Asian-Pacific Islander, African- 
American, and Native American); 
(iii) level of acculturation; and 
(iv) socioeconomic status (such as in-
come, educational attainment of the par-
ents of the teenager, and school attendance 
of the teenager); 
(C) the importance of the physical and so-
cial environment as a factor in placing commu-
nities at risk of increased rates of teen preg-
nancy; and 
(D) the importance of aspirations and mo-
tivations as factors affecting young people’s risk 
of teen pregnancy; 
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