TITLE 
IV—DEMONSTRATION 
GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE CRE-
ATIVE APPROACHES TO TEEN 
PREGNANCY PREVENTION 
SEC. 401. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE CRE-
ATIVE APPROACHES TO TEEN PREGNANCY 
PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to several public or nonprofit private entities for the pur-
pose of assisting the entities in demonstrating innovative 
approaches to prevent teen pregnancies. 
(b) CERTAIN APPROACHES.—Approaches under sub-
section (a) may include approaches such as the following: 
(1) Encouraging teen-driven approaches to 
pregnancy prevention. 
(2) Exposing teens to realistic simulations of 
the physical, emotional, and financial consequences 
of pregnancy and parenting. 
(3) Facilitating communication between parents 
and children, especially using programs that have 
been evaluated and proven effective. 
(4) Reaching teens through innovative uses of 
media and technology. 
(5) Helping teens develop healthy relationships. 
(c) 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. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition on the receipt of 
funds for activities under this section, an applicant shall 
agree that such activities will not include teaching or pro-
moting religion. 
(e) EVALUATION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
establish criteria for the evaluation of projects under sub-
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section (a). A grant may be made under such subsection 
only if the applicant involved— 
(1) agrees to conduct evaluations of the project 
in accordance with such criteria; 
(2) agrees to submit to the Secretary such re-
ports describing the results of the evaluations as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 
(3) submits to the Secretary, in the application 
under subsection (f), a plan for conducting the eval-
uations. 
(f) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be made 
under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant 
is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in 
such form, is made in such manner, and contains such 
agreements, assurances, and information, including the 
agreements under subsections (c) and (e) and the plan 
under subsection (e)(3), as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 1, 
2015, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
describing the extent to which projects under subsection 
(a) have been successful in reducing the rate of teen preg-
nancies in the communities in which the projects have 
been carried out. Such reports shall describe the various 
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approaches used under subsection (a) and the effective-
ness of each of the approaches. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL CAMPAIGN 
TO ENLIST PARENTS IN PRE-
VENTING TEEN PREGNANCY 
SEC. 501. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Teens with strong emotional attachments to 
their parents are more likely to delay becoming sexu-
ally active. Seven out of ten teens say that they are 
prepared to listen to things parents thought the 
teens were not ready to hear. 
(2) Ninety percent of parents of teens report 
that they know they should talk to their teens about 
sex but often don’t know what to say, how to say it, 
or when to start the conversations. 
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SEC. 502. CREATING A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO ENLIST 
PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS IN PREVENTING 
TEEN PREGNANCY; PROVISION OF CHAL-
LENGE GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) GRANT.—The Secretary shall select on the basis 
of competitive grants, national nonpartisan, nonprofit or-
ganizations that meet the requirements of this section to 
establish and operate a national initiative for parents of 
adolescents to carry out the purposes and activities de-
scribed in subsections (b) and (c) (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Initiative’’). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may make a 
grant under this section only if— 
(1) the organization has experience working to 
reduce 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, teen pregnancy pre-
vention practitioners, businesses, faith and commu-
nity leaders, and researchers; 
(3) the organization is research-based; 
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(4) the organization has comprehensive knowl-
edge and data about teen pregnancy prevention 
strategies; and 
(5) the organization agrees that the activities 
funded under this section will not include teaching 
or promoting religion. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative are 
to— 
(1) support parents in their essential role in 
preventing teen pregnancy by equipping them with 
information and resources to promote and strength-
en communication with their children about sex, val-
ues, and healthy relationships; 
(2) develop and implement media campaigns to 
promote positive information and messages for par-
ents about how they can help address teen preg-
nancy; and 
(3) provide challenge grants to States and Na-
tive American tribes to promote parent education 
and involvement. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—The grantees shall carry out the 
purposes described in subsection (c) through the following 
activities: 
(1) Providing resources for parents and other 
adults (such as other family members, teachers, 
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coaches, mentors, and faith leaders) that help to fos-
ter strong connections with children, including— 
(A) online access to current research; 
(B) user-friendly guides for parents; 
(C) practical tips and advice from experts; 
(D) alerts about new trends among teens; 
(E) suggestions for how to use the enter-
tainment media as a discussion-starter; and 
(F) information about the rapidly-changing 
media environment of teens. 
In order to efficiently reach and support parents, in-
formation shall be provided primarily through tech-
nological means, including the Internet. 
(2) Using a portion of the funds available 
through this section to develop and implement media 
campaigns directly or through grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements with other entities. Such 
campaigns may include the production and distribu-
tion of printed materials and messages for print 
media, television, and radio broadcast media, the 
Internet, or such other new technology as may be 
appropriate for reaching large numbers of parents 
and other adults involved in the lives of teens. Spe-
cial efforts shall be made to develop messages that 
are effective in reaching fathers as well as mothers. 
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To the extent possible, funds used to develop and 
implement media campaigns under this subsection 
shall be matched with non-Federal resources, includ-
ing in-kind contributions, from public and private 
entities. Such campaigns may also include the grant-
ee providing consultation and serving as a source of 
factual information to individuals and organizations 
in the entertainment industry on issues related to 
teen pregnancy prevention that highlights the role of 
parents. 
(3) Awarding challenge grants on a competitive 
basis to States and Indian tribes. Applicants shall 
submit a plan for how they would involve parents 
and other caregivers (such as grandparents, foster 
parents, and other guardians) in helping to reduce 
teen pregnancy through activities such as— 
(A) workshops and community meetings; 
(B) providing information through employ-
ers, civic associations, community and faith- 
based organizations, parent-teacher organiza-
tions, and other organizations that reach large 
numbers of parents; and 
(C) innovative ways to provide education 
and support for parents through online commu-
nities and neighborhood-based activities. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
(2) CHALLENGE GRANTS.—Of the amount ap-
propriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
challenge grants under subsection (d)(3). 
TITLE 
VI—PREVENTING 
UN-
PLANNED 
PREGNANCY 
AMONG 
COMMUNITY 
COL-
LEGE STUDENTS 
SEC. 601. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) There are 11,500,000 students enrolled in 
community college and 60 percent of these students 
are women. 
(2) 61 percent of women who have children 
after enrolling in community college fail to finish 
their degree. This drop-out rate is 65 percent higher 
than that of women who don’t have children. 
(3) Approximately 15 percent of all community 
college students are single parents compared to 6 
percent at 4-year colleges. 
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(4) Only two out of ten students at 2-year insti-
tutions report receiving information from their col-
lege on pregnancy prevention, compared to 33 per-
cent of students at 4-year institutions. 
(5) Few community colleges have the resources 
to provide information, education, or other activities 
focused on healthy relationships or pregnancy pre-
vention and planning. 
(6) For women with some college, 53 percent of 
pregnancies were unplanned. This is twice as high as 
the percent of pregnancies that are unplanned for 
college graduates (26 percent). 
SEC. 602. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS TO PREVENT UN-
PLANNED PREGNANCY AMONG COMMUNITY 
COLLEGE STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
award demonstration grants under this section on a com-
petitive basis to community colleges for the purpose of de-
veloping and implementing innovative approaches to pre-
vent unplanned pregnancy and promote healthy relation-
ships among women and men in community colleges in 
order to remove a barrier to degree completion by these 
students, reduce poverty among these students, and im-
prove the success of these students. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be made under 
this section only if the applicant for the grant agrees 
that— 
(1) all information provided will be factually 
and medically accurate and complete, and scientif-
ically based; and 
(2) the activities funded under this title will not 
include teaching or promoting religion. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under this 
section may be used for one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Developing educational content to in-
corporate in first-year orientation or core 
courses where appropriate. 
(B) Creating innovative technology-based 
approaches to deliver messages and information 
to students, faculty, and staff. 
(C) Training for targeted faculty and staff 
on how unplanned pregnancy affects student 
success and ways to help students address this 
issue. 
(D) Creating partnerships with commu-
nity-based organizations who have expertise in 
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