an emphasis on American Indian and Alaska 
Native youth; 
(B) sexual behavior, sexual or reproductive 
coercion, birth control sabotage, and teenage 
contraceptive use patterns at the State level; or 
(C) teenage pregnancies among youth in 
and aging out of foster care or juvenile justice 
systems; 
(4) examines underlying factors that lead to 
teenage pregnancy among youth in foster care or ju-
venile justice systems; 
(5) identifies strategies to address the dis-
proportionate rates of teenage and unintended preg-
nancies and dating violence in racial or ethnic mi-
nority or immigrant communities; 
(6) examines the effectiveness of media cam-
paigns addressing healthy relationship development, 
dating violence prevention, and teenage pregnancy; 
or 
(7) examines how effective interventions can be 
replicated or adapted in other settings to serve racial 
or ethnic minority or immigrant communities. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to research that incorporates— 
(1) interdisciplinary approaches; or 
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(2) a strong emphasis on community-based 
participatory research. 
SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICATIONS.—To seek a grant under this Act, 
an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary in 
such form, in such manner, and containing such agree-
ments, assurances, and information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be 
made under this Act only if the applicant involved agrees 
that information, activities, and services under the 
grant— 
(1) will be evidence-based; 
(2) will be factually and medically accurate and 
complete; and 
(3) if directed to a particular population group, 
will be provided in an appropriate language and cul-
tural context. 
(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount made 
available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall use 10 percent to provide, directly or 
through a competitive grant process, training and 
technical assistance to the grant recipients under 
this section, including by disseminating research and 
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information regarding effective and promising prac-
tices, providing consultation and resources on a 
broad array of teenage and unintended pregnancy 
and violence prevention strategies, and developing 
resources and materials. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall collaborate with a variety 
of entities that have expertise in the prevention of 
teenage pregnancy, healthy relationship development, 
and violence prevention. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.— 
The term ‘‘medically accurate and complete’’ means 
verified or supported by the weight of research con-
ducted in compliance with accepted scientific meth-
ods and— 
(A) published in peer-reviewed journals, 
where applicable; or 
(B) comprising information that leading 
professional organizations and agencies with 
relevant expertise in the field recognize as accu-
rate, objective, and complete. 
(2) RACIAL
OR
ETHNIC
MINORITY
OR
IMMI-
GRANT COMMUNITIES.—The term ‘‘racial or ethnic 
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