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This Act may be cited as the ''Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
(directly or through grants or contracts awarded to public or nonprofit
private entities) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of
existing programs designed in whole or part to prevent pregnancy in
adolescents, including programs that do not receive grants from the
Federal Government for the operation of the programs. The purpose of
the evaluation shall be the determination of--
(1) the effectiveness of such programs in reducing
adolescent pregnancy;
(2) the factors contributing to the effectiveness of the
programs; and
(3) the feasibility of replicating the programs in other
locations.
(b) Participation of Federal Agencies and Private Organizations.--
In carrying out the evaluation under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall as appropriate--
(1) provide for the participation of the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the
Office of Population Affairs, the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families, and the Director of the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and
(2) provide for the participation of organizations with
demonstrated expertise in conducting evaluations of adolescent
pregnancy prevention programs, including the National Campaign
to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, a nonpartisan organization.
(c) Design of Evaluation.--Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary
shall select a design for the evaluation under subsection (a) from
among proposals that--
(1) provide for the evaluation of programs in various
geographic regions;
(2) with respect to the populations served by the programs,
provide for determining factors that are specific to various
socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and age groups, and factors that
are specific to gender; and
(3) meet such other criteria as the Secretary may
establish.
(d) Measures of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall define the
measures of effectiveness used in evaluating the programs designed to
reduce the rate of adolescent pregnancy, and shall include a variety of
measures of effectiveness in the definition.
(e) Scientific Peer Review.--The Secretary may provide funds for an
evaluation pursuant to subsection (a) only if the evaluation has been
recommended for approval pursuant to a process of scientific peer
review utilizing one or more panels of experts. Such panels shall
include experts from public entities and from private entities.
(f) Submission of Report to Congress and Secretary.--Not later than
December 1, 2002, the evaluation under subsection (a) shall be
completed and a report shall be submitted to the Congress that
describes the findings made in the evaluation and provides
recommendations for future programs designed to reduce the rate of
adolescent pregnancy.
(g) Dissemination of Information.--After the submission of the
report under subsection (f), the Secretary shall disseminate the
findings and recommendations presented in the report. The categories of
individuals to whom the information is disseminated shall include
administrators of prevention programs, public and private entities
providing financial support to such programs, organizations working on
such programs, professional medical associations, entities providing
public health services, entities providing social work services, and
school administrators.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000
for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.

SEC. 3. ONE-TIME INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--In the case of a prevention program that pursuant
to the evaluation under section 2 has been found to be effective, the
Secretary may under this section make not more than one grant to the
entity that operates the program. The purpose of the grant shall be to
assist the entity with the expenses of operating the program.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For carrying out subsection
(a), there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000, in the
aggregate, for the fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Such authorization
is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is
available for making grants for the operational expenses of prevention
programs.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Prevention Programs.--
(1) Rule of construction.--The provisions of this Act apply
with respect to a prevention program without regard to which of
the various programmatic approaches for the prevention of
pregnancy in adolescents (as defined in paragraph (2)) is the
focus of the program.
(2) Programmatic approaches.--For purposes of this Act, the
term ''programmatic approaches'', with respect to prevention
programs, includes advocating abstinence from sexual activity;
providing family planning services (including contraception);
fostering academic achievement; mentoring by adults; providing
employment assistance or job training; providing professional
counseling or peer counseling; providing for recreational or
social events; and any combination thereof.
(b) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''prevention program'' means a program for the
prevention of pregnancy in adolescents.
(2) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
Student:
Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1997 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of existing promising programs to prevent adolescent pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants. Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes an operating grant to a program found (by the evaluation under this Act) to be effective. Authorizes appropriations.