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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 357
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund adolescent
health demonstration projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to fund adolescent health demonstration projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OR 
SUPPORT 
OF 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (here-
inafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
make grants in fiscal years 1998 through 2002 to public
and nonprofit private entities to establish or support ado-
lescent health demonstration projects in secondary schools
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or entities associated with secondary schools for the pur-
pose of demonstrating how such projects may be estab-
lished throughout the Untied States.
SEC. 2. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.
An adolescent health demonstration project estab-
lished or supported under section 1 shall (1) provide nutri-
tion and hygiene counseling, health care related to sports,
family planning information and services, prenatal and
postpartum care, family life and parenting counseling, and
alcohol and drug abuse education and treatment, (2) serve
adolescents before their graduation from high school, (3)
encourage family participation, to the extent practical, (4)
obtain the approval of the school board in the locality to
be served by the project before the project is implemented,
(5) furnish such reports and data as the Secretary may
require, including, at a minimum, the number and charac-
teristics of individuals served, the services provided, and
the results achieved, and (6) establish a community advi-
sory committee to oversee the establishment and imple-
mentation of such project. Such community advisory com-
mittee shall include students, parents, school personnel,
physicians, religious and business leaders, and other com-
munity representatives and shall establish policies for the
project with respect to the services to be provided under
the projects, the populations to be served, the personnel
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who will provide services, fees to be charged, and other
policy issues.
SEC. 3 AREAS TO BE SERVED.
In making grants under section 1, the Secretary shall
give priority to applications for projects which will serve
areas with low-income residents or minority populations.
SEC. 4. ABORTION RESTRICTION.
None of the funds provided under a grant under sec-
tion 1 may be used to perform or pay for abortions.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
The Secretary shall, in each fiscal year, set aside not
more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated for
grants under section 1 to evaluate the operations of the
projects for which grants were made under such section.
Not later than December 1, 2002, the Secretary shall re-
port to the Congress the result of such evaluation together
with such recommendations as the Secretary may have re-
specting the extension of the grant authority under section
1 or the establishment of a continuing service program.
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