Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local educational agencies, state and local public health agencies, and nonprofit private entities for projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies. Gives priority to communities with significantly above averages rates of teen pregnancy. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria to evaluate such projects.
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase authorized appropriations for community learning centers. Authorizes appropriations for physical education programs.
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for TRIO and GEARUP programs.
Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to public or nonprofit private entities for demonstrating innovative approaches to prevent teen pregnancies.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5332 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5332
To authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on
preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2006
Mr. Rothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on
preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teen Pregnancy Prevention,
Responsibility, and Opportunity Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States has the highest teen-pregnancy rate
and teen birth rate in the western industrialized world,
costing the United States not less than $7,000,000,000
annually.
(2) About 1 out of 3 of all young women in the United
States becomes pregnant before she reaches the age of 20.
(3) Teen pregnancy has serious consequences for young
women, their children, and communities as a whole. Too-early
childbearing increases the likelihood that a young woman will
drop out of high school and that she and her child will live in
poverty.
(4) 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.
(5) Teens that grow up in disadvantaged economical, social,
and familial circumstances are more likely to engage in risky
behavior and have a child during adolescence.
(6) Teens with strong emotional attachments to their
parents are more likely to become sexually active at a later
age. 7 out of 10 teens say that they are prepared to listen to
things parents thought they were not ready to hear.
(7) 78 percent of white and 70 percent of African American
teenagers report that lack of communication between a teenage
girl and her parents is frequently a reason a teenage girl has
a baby.
(8) One study found that the likelihood of teens having sex
for the first time increased with the number of unsupervised
hours teens have during a week.
(9) After-school programs reduce teen risky behavior by
involving teens in activities that provide alternatives to sex.
Teenage girls who play sports, for instance, are more likely to
delay sex and have fewer partners and less likely to become
pregnant.
(10) After-school programs help prevent teen pregnancy by
advancing good decision-making skills and providing teens
health education and positive role models in a supervised
setting.
(11) 8 in 10 girls and 6 in 10 boys report that they wish
they had waited until they were older to have sex.
SEC. 3. EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PREVENTING TEEN PREGNANCIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') may 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 preference 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 in the
United States of such pregnancies.
(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 provided 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 give
priority to preventing teen pregnancies by--
(A) encouraging teens to delay sexual activity;
(B) providing educational services and referrals
for sexually active teens or teens at risk of becoming
sexually active;
(C) educating both young men and women about the
responsibilities and pressures that come along with
parenting;
(D) helping parents communicate with teens about
sexuality; or
(E) teaching young people responsible decision-
making.
(d) Matching Funds.--
(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 subsection 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 provided in the grant).
(2) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-Federal
contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in
kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or
services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or
services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by
the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the
amount of such non-Federal contributions.
(e) Maintenance of Effort.--With respect to the activities for
which a grant under subsection (a) is authorized to be expended, such a
grant may be made for a fiscal year only if the applicant involved
agrees to maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for such
activities at a level that is not less than the level of such
expenditures maintained by the applicant for the fiscal year preceding
the first fiscal year for which the applicant receives such a grant.
(f) Evaluation of Projects.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
for the evaluation of projects under subsection (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 reports
describing the results of the evaluations as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate; and
(3) submits to the Secretary, in the application under
subsection (g), a plan for conducting the evaluations.
(g) 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) through (f) and the plan under
subsection (f)(3), as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry
out this section.
(h) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent to
which projects under subsection (a) have been successful in reducing
the rate of teen pregnancies in the communities in which the projects
have been carried out.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Age-appropriate.--The term ``age-appropriate'', with
respect to information on pregnancy prevention, means topics,
messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or
age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing
cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the
age or age group.
(2) Factually and medically accurate and complete.--The
term ``factually and medically accurate and complete'' means
verified or supported by the weight of research conducted in
compliance with accepted scientific methods and--
(A) published in peer-reviewed journals, where
applicable; or
(B) comprising information that leading
professional organizations and agencies with relevant
expertise in the field recognize as accurate,
objective, and complete.
(3) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) 21St Century Community Learning Centers.--Section 4206 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7176) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$2,250,000,000'' and
inserting ``$2,500,000,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``$2,500,000,000'' and
inserting ``$2,750,000,000''.
(b) Carol M. White Physical Education Program.--Section 5401 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--There are''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Physical Education.--In addition to the amounts authorized to
be appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated $73,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008 to
carry out subpart 10.''.
(c) Federal TRIO Programs.--Section 402A(f) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(f)) is amended by striking
``$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
``$883,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years''.
(d) GEARUP.--Section 404H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070a-28) is amended by striking ``$200,000,000 for fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years'' and inserting ``$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years''.
SEC. 5. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE APPROACHES TO TEEN
PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to public or
nonprofit private entities for the purpose of assisting the entities in
demonstrating innovative approaches to prevent teen pregnancies.
(b) Certain Approaches.--Approaches under subsection (a) may
include the following:
(1) Encouraging teen-driven approaches to pregnancy
prevention.
(2) Exposing teens to realistic simulations of the
physical, emotional, and financial toll of pregnancy and
parenting.
(3) Facilitating communication between parents and
children, especially programs that have been evaluated and
proven effective.
(c) Matching Funds.--
(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 subsection 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 provided in the grant).
(2) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-Federal
contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in
kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or
services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or
services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by
the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the
amount of such non-Federal contributions.
(d) Evaluation of Projects.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
for the evaluation of projects under subsection (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 reports
describing the results of the evaluations as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate; and
(3) submits to the Secretary, in the application under
subsection (e), a plan for conducting the evaluations.
(e) 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 (d) and the plan under subsection
(d)(3), as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this
section.
(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent to
which projects under subsection (a) have been successful in reducing
the rate of teen pregnancies in the communities in which the projects
have been carried out. Such reports shall describe the various
approaches used under subsection (a) and the effectiveness of each of
the approaches.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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