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tion of such grant program. The plan shall de-
scribe an independent evaluation that— 
(i) uses sound statistical methods and 
techniques 
relating 
to 
the 
behavioral 
sciences, including random assignment 
methodologies, whenever possible; 
(ii) uses quantitative data for assess-
ments and impact evaluations, whenever 
possible; and 
(iii) is carried out by an entity inde-
pendent from such eligible entity. 
(B) SELECTION
OF
EVALUATED
PRO-
GRAMS; BUDGET.— 
(i) SELECTION OF EVALUATED PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall select, at 
random, a subset of the eligible entities 
that the Secretary has selected to receive a 
grant under this subsection to receive addi-
tional funding to carry out the evaluation 
plan described in subparagraph (A). 
(ii) BUDGET FOR EVALUATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Director of the Office of Adolescent 
Health, shall establish a budget for each 
eligible entity selected under clause (i) for 
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the costs of carrying out the evaluation 
plan described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) FUNDS FOR EVALUATION.—The Sec-
retary shall provide eligible entities who are se-
lected under subparagraph (B)(i) with addi-
tional funds, in accordance with the budget de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii), to carry out 
and report to the Secretary on the evaluation 
plan described in subparagraph (A). 
(D) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall establish a common set of performance 
measures to assess the implementation and im-
pact of grant programs funded under this sub-
section. Such performance measures shall in-
clude— 
(i) output measures, such as the num-
ber of individuals served and the number 
of hours of service delivery; 
(ii) 
outcome 
measures, 
including 
measures relating to— 
(I) the knowledge that youth par-
ticipating in the grant program have 
gained about— 
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(aa) adolescent growth and 
development; 
(bb) relationship dynamics; 
(cc) ways to prevent unin-
tended pregnancy and sexually 
transmitted infections, including 
HIV; and 
(dd) sexual health; 
(II) the skills that adolescents 
participating in the grant program 
have gained regarding— 
(aa) negotiation and commu-
nication; 
(bb) 
decisionmaking 
and 
goal-setting; 
(cc) interpersonal skills and 
healthy relationships; and 
(dd) condom use; and 
(III) the behaviors of adolescents 
participating in the grant program, 
including data about— 
(aa) age of first intercourse; 
(bb) number of sexual part-
ners; 
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(cc) condom and contracep-
tive use at first intercourse; 
(dd) recent condom and con-
traceptive use; and 
(ee) dating abuse and life-
time history of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, 
bullying, harassment, and stalk-
ing. 
(E) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Eligi-
ble entities receiving a grant under this sub-
section who have been selected to receive funds 
to carry out the evaluation plan described in 
subparagraph (A), in accordance with subpara-
graph (B)(i), shall collect and report to the Sec-
retary— 
(i) the results of the independent eval-
uation described in subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) information about the perform-
ance measures described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(F) EFFECTIVE
PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall publish on the Web site of the Centers for 
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Disease Control and Prevention, a list of pro-
grams funded under this subsection that the 
Secretary has determined to be effective pro-
grams. 
(c) GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION 
AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in 
coordination with the Office of Adolescent Health 
and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants, 
on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher edu-
cation to enable such institutions to provide young 
people with comprehensive sex education, described 
in paragraph (5)(B), with an emphasis on reducing 
HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, and un-
intended pregnancy through instruction about— 
(A) abstinence and contraception; 
(B) reducing dating violence, sexual as-
sault, bullying, and harassment; 
(C) increasing healthy relationships; and 
(D) academic achievement. 
(2) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection shall be for a period of 5 years. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher 
education desiring a grant under this subsection 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
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time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to an in-
stitution of higher education that— 
(A) has an enrollment of needy students as 
defined in section 318(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b)); 
(B) is a Hispanic-serving institution, as 
defined in section 502(a) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1101a(a)); 
(C) is a Tribal College or University, as 
defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1059c(b)); 
(D) is an Alaska Native-serving institution, 
as defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1059d(b)); 
(E) is a Native Hawaiian-serving institu-
tion, as defined in section 317(b) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); 
(F) is a Predominately Black Institution, 
as defined in section 318(b) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1059e(b)); 
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