SEC. 4. MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of 
carrying out multimedia campaigns to provide public edu-
cation and increase awareness with respect to the issue 
of teen pregnancy and related social and emotional issues. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to campaigns de-
scribed in such subsection that are directed toward eligible 
communities. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be made under 
subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that 
the multimedia campaign under such subsection will— 
(1) provide information on the prevention of 
teen pregnancy; 
(2) provide information that identifies organiza-
tions in the communities involved that— 
(A) provide health and educational services 
related to the prevention of teen pregnancy; and 
(B) provide necessary social and cultural 
support services; and 
(3) coincide with efforts of the National Clear-
inghouse for Teen Pregnancy Prevention that are 
made under section 5(b)(1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
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to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to a nonprofit private entity to establish and operate a 
National Clearinghouse for Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) for the 
purposes described in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—The purposes 
referred to in subsection (a) regarding the Clearinghouse 
are as follows: 
(1) To provide information and technical assist-
ance to States, Indian tribes, local communities, and 
other public or private entities to develop content 
and messages for teens and adults that address and 
seek to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy. 
(2) To support parents in their essential role in 
preventing teen pregnancy by equipping parents with 
information and resources to promote and strength-
en communication with their children about sex, val-
ues, and positive relationships, including healthy re-
lationships. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEE.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved 
is an organization that meets the following conditions: 
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(1) The organization is a nationally recognized, 
nonpartisan organization that focuses exclusively on 
preventing teen pregnancy and has at least 10 years 
of experience in working with diverse groups to re-
duce the rate of 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; networks of teen 
pregnancy prevention practitioners; businesses; faith 
and community leaders; and researchers. 
(3) The organization has experience in the use 
of culturally competent and linguistically appropriate 
methods to address teen pregnancy in eligible com-
munities. 
(4) The organization conducts or supports re-
search and has experience with scientific analyses 
and evaluations. 
(5) The organization has comprehensive knowl-
edge and data about strategies for the prevention of 
teen pregnancy. 
(6) The organization has experience in carrying 
out functions similar to the functions described in 
subsection (b). 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall make grants to public or nonprofit private enti-
ties to conduct, support, and coordinate research on the 
prevention of teen pregnancy in eligible communities, in-
cluding research on the factors contributing to the dis-
proportionate rates of teen pregnancy in such commu-
nities. 
(b) RESEARCH.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall support research that— 
(1) investigates and determines the incidence 
and prevalence of teen pregnancy in communities de-
scribed in such subsection; 
(2) examines— 
(A) the extent of the impact of teen preg-
nancy on— 
(i) the health and well-being of teen-
agers in the communities; and 
(ii) the scholastic achievement of such 
teenagers; 
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(B) the variance in the rates of teen preg-
nancy by— 
(i) location (such as inner cities, inner 
suburbs, and outer suburbs); 
(ii) population subgroup (such as His-
panic, Asian-Pacific Islander, African- 
American, Native American); and 
(iii) level of acculturation; 
(C) the importance of the physical and so-
cial environment as a factor in placing commu-
nities at risk of increased rates of teen preg-
nancy; and 
(D) the importance of aspirations as a fac-
tor affecting young women’s risk of teen preg-
nancy; and 
(3) is used to develop— 
(A) measures to address race, ethnicity, so-
cioeconomic status, environment, and edu-
cational attainment and the relationship to the 
incidence and prevalence of teen pregnancy; and 
(B) efforts to link the measures to relevant 
databases, including health databases. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to research that incor-
porates— 
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