(5) Statistically, the sons of teen mothers are 
more likely to end up in prison. The daughters of 
teen mothers are more likely to end up teen mothers 
too. 
(6) Teens that grow up in disadvantaged eco-
nomic, social, and family circumstances are more 
likely to engage in risky behavior and have a child 
during adolescence. 
(7) Eight in 10 girls and six in 10 boys report 
that they wish they had waited until they were older 
to have sex. 
SEC. 102. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTING TEEN 
PREGNANCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to local educational agencies, State and local public health 
agencies, and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of 
carrying out projects to provide education on preventing 
teen pregnancies. 
(b) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making 
grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to applicants that will carry out the projects under 
such subsection in communities for which the rate of teen 
pregnancy is significantly above the average rate of such 
pregnancies. 
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(c) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if the applicant for the 
grant meets the following conditions with respect to the 
project involved: 
(1) The applicant agrees that information pro-
vided by the project on pregnancy prevention will be 
age-appropriate, factually and medically accurate 
and complete, and scientifically-based. 
(2) The applicant agrees that the project will 
prevent teen pregnancies by— 
(A) encouraging teens to delay sexual ac-
tivity and providing educational services and 
interventions, including information about con-
traception for sexually active teens or teens at 
risk of becoming sexually active that meets the 
requirements of paragraph (1); 
(B) educating both young men and women 
about the responsibilities and pressures that 
come along with parenting; 
(C) helping parents communicate with 
teens about sexuality; or 
(D) teaching young people responsible de-
cision-making. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the costs of 
the project to be carried out under subsection (a) by 
an applicant, a grant may be made under such sub-
section only if the applicant agrees to make available 
(directly or through donations from public or private 
entities) non-Federal contributions toward such 
costs in an amount that is not less than 25 percent 
of such costs ($1 for each $3 of Federal funds pro-
vided in the grant). 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.—Non-Federal contributions required in para-
graph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including plant, equipment, or services. 
Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or 
services assisted or subsidized to any significant ex-
tent by the Federal Government, may not be in-
cluded in determining the amount of such non-Fed-
eral contributions. 
(e) SUPPLEMENTATION OF FUNDS.—An applicant to 
which a grant is made under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year shall use the grant to supplement and not supplant 
funds that would otherwise be available to the applicant 
for carrying out the purpose described in such subsection. 
(f) EVALUATION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
establish criteria for the evaluation of projects under sub-
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