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42 U.S.C. § 710 — Sexual risk avoidance education
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Allotments to States** — For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, allot to each State which has transmitted an application for the fiscal year (or, with respect to the applicable period, for fiscal year 2026) under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim) an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) for the fiscal year or period, minus the amount reserved under subsection (f)(2) for the fiscal year or period; and
(B) the proportion that the number of low-income children in the State bears to the total of such numbers of children for all the States.
(2) **Other allotments**
(A) *Other entities* — For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025 and with respect to fiscal year 2026, for the applicable period described in paragraph (1), for any State which has not transmitted an application for the fiscal year (or, with respect to the applicable period, for fiscal year 2026) under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim), allot to one or more entities in the State the amount that would have been allotted to the State under paragraph (1) if the State had submitted such an application.
(B) *Process* — The Secretary shall select the recipients of allotments under subparagraph (A) by means of a competitive grant process under which—
(i) not later than 30 days after the deadline for the State invo
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Allotments to States** — For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, allot to each State which has transmitted an application for the fiscal year (or, with respect to the applicable period, for fiscal year 2026) under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim) an amount equal to the product of—
(A) the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) for the fiscal year or period, minus the amount reserved under subsection (f)(2) for the fiscal year or period; and
(B) the proportion that the number of low-income children in the State bears to the total of such numbers of children for all the States.
(2) **Other allotments**
(A) *Other entities* — For the purpose described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025 and with respect to fiscal year 2026, for the applicable period described in paragraph (1), for any State which has not transmitted an application for the fiscal year (or, with respect to the applicable period, for fiscal year 2026) under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim), allot to one or more entities in the State the amount that would have been allotted to the State under paragraph (1) if the State had submitted such an application.
(B) *Process* — The Secretary shall select the recipients of allotments under subparagraph (A) by means of a competitive grant process under which—
(i) not later than 30 days after the deadline for the State involved to submit an application for the fiscal year (or, with respect to fiscal year 2026, for the applicable period described in paragraph (1)) under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary publishes a notice soliciting grant applications; and
(ii) not later than 120 days after such deadline, all such applications must be submitted.
**(b) Purpose**
(1) **In general** — Except for research under paragraph (5) and information collection and reporting under paragraph (6), the purpose of an allotment under subsection (a) to a State (or to another entity in the State pursuant to subsection (a)(2)) is to enable the State or other entity to implement education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance (meaning voluntarily refraining from sexual activity).
(2) **Required components** — Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall—
(A) ensure that the unambiguous and primary emphasis and context for each topic described in paragraph (3) is a message to youth that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding nonmarital sexual activity;
(B) be medically accurate and complete;
(C) be age-appropriate;
(D) be based on adolescent learning and developmental theories for the age group receiving the education; and
(E) be culturally appropriate, recognizing the experiences of youth from diverse communities, backgrounds, and experiences.
(3) **Topics** — Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall address each of the following topics:
(A) The holistic individual and societal benefits associated with personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy decisionmaking, and a focus on the future.
(B) The advantage of refraining from nonmarital sexual activity in order to improve the future prospects and physical and emotional health of youth.
(C) The increased likelihood of avoiding poverty when youth attain self-sufficiency and emotional maturity before engaging in sexual activity.
(D) The foundational components of healthy relationships and their impact on the formation of healthy marriages and safe and stable families.
(E) How other youth risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol usage, increase the risk for teen sex.
(F) How to resist and avoid, and receive help regarding, sexual coercion and dating violence, recognizing that even with consent teen sex remains a youth risk behavior.
(4) **Contraception** — Education on sexual risk avoidance pursuant to an allotment under this section shall ensure that—
(A) any information provided on contraception is medically accurate and complete and ensures that students understand that contraception offers physical risk reduction, but not risk elimination; and
(B) the education does not include demonstrations, simulations, or distribution of contraceptive devices.
(5) **Research**
(A) *In general* — A State or other entity receiving an allotment pursuant to subsection (a) may use up to 20 percent of such allotment to build the evidence base for sexual risk avoidance education by conducting or supporting research.
(B) *Requirements* — Any research conducted or supported pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be—
(i) rigorous;
(ii) evidence-based; and
(iii) designed and conducted by independent researchers who have experience in conducting and publishing research in peer-reviewed outlets.
(6) **Information collection and reporting** — A State or other entity receiving an allotment pursuant to subsection (a) shall, as specified by the Secretary—
(A) collect information on the programs and activities funded through the allotment; and
(B) submit reports to the Secretary on the data from such programs and activities.
**(c) National evaluation**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall—
(A) in consultation with appropriate State and local agencies, conduct one or more rigorous evaluations of the education funded through this section and associated data; and
(B) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such evaluations, together with a summary of the information collected pursuant to subsection (b)(6).
(2) **Consultation** — In conducting the evaluations required by paragraph (1), including the establishment of rigorous evaluation methodologies, the Secretary shall consult with relevant stakeholders and evaluation experts.
**(d) Applicability of certain provisions**
(1) Sections 703, 707, and 708 of this title apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same manner as such sections apply to allotments under [section 702(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section702/c&num=0&edition=prelim), except that [section 703(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section703/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be applied by substituting “the total of the sums” for “four-sevenths of the total of the sums”.
(2) Sections 705 and 706 of this title apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the extent determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.
**(e) Definitions** In this section:
(1) The term “age-appropriate” means suitable (in terms of topics, messages, and teaching methods) to the developmental and social maturity of the particular age or age group of children or adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.
(2) The term “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) The term “rigorous”, with respect to research or evaluation, means using—
(A) established scientific methods for measuring the impact of an intervention or program model in changing behavior (specifically sexual activity or other sexual risk behaviors), or reducing pregnancy, among youth; or
(B) other evidence-based methodologies established by the Secretary for purposes of this section.
(4) The term “youth” refers to one or more individuals who have attained age 10 but not age 20.
**(f) Funding**
(1) **In general** — To carry out this section, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2025.
(2) **Reservation** — The Secretary shall reserve, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023, and for the applicable period described in paragraph (1), not more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for administering the program under this section, including the conducting of national evaluations and the provision of technical assistance to the recipients of allotments.
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**(a)** To improve the health of all mothers and children consistent with the applicable health status goals and national health objectives established by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act [[42 U.S.C. 201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the year 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter—
(1) for the purpose of enabling each State—
(A) to provide and to assure mothers and children (in particular those with low income or with limited availability of health services) access to quality maternal and child health services;
(B) to reduce infant mortality and the incidence of preventable diseases and handicapping conditions among children, to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services, to increase the number of children (especially preschool children) appropriately immunized against disease and the number of low income children receiving health assessments and follow-up diagnostic and treatment services, and otherwise to promote the health of mothers and infants by providing prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care for low income, at-risk pregnant women, and to promote the health of children by providing preventive and primary care services for low income children;
(C) to provide rehabilitation services for blind and disabled individuals under the age of 16 receiving benefits under subchapter XVI, to the extent medical assistance for such services is not provided under subchapter XIX; and
(D) to provide and to promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated care (including care coordination services, as defined in subsection (b)(3)) for chi
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**(a) Grants**
(1) **Family assistance grant**
(A) *In general* — Each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a grant in an amount equal to the State family assistance grant.
(B) *State family assistance grant* — The State family assistance grant payable to a State for a fiscal year shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (as in effect just before February 22, 2012), reduced by the percentage specified in [section 613(h)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section613/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the fiscal year, as the amount required to be paid to the State under this paragraph (as so in effect) for fiscal year 2002 (determined without regard to any reduction pursuant to section 609 or 612(a)(1) of this title) bears to the total amount required to be paid under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 (as so determined).
(C) *Appropriation* — Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 $16,566,542,000 for grants under this paragraph.
(2) **Healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants**
(A) *In general*
(i) *Use of funds* — Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E), the Secretary may use the funds made available under subparagraph (D) for the purpose of conducting and supporting research and demonstration projects by public or private entities, and providing technical assistance to States, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and such other entities as the Secretary may specify that are receiving a grant under another provision of this part.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 710
1 So in original. The word ‘‘and’’ probably should not appear.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘comply with’’.
(6) assisting in the preparation of reports to
the Congress on the activities funded and ac-
complishments achieved under this subchapter
from the information required to be reported
by the States under sections 705(a) and 706 of
this title; and 1
(7) assisting States in the development of
care coordination services (as defined in sec-
tion 701(b)(3) of this title); and
(8) developing and making available to the
State agency (or agencies) administering the
State’s program under this subchapter a na-
tional directory listing by State the toll-free
numbers described in section 705(a)(5)(E) of
this title.
(b) The State health agency of each State
shall be responsible for the administration (or
supervision of the administration) of programs
carried out with allotments made to the State
under this subchapter, except that, in the case
of a State which on July 1, 1967, provided for ad-
ministration (or supervision thereof) of the
State plan under this subchapter (as in effect on
such date) by a State agency other than the
State health agency, that State shall be consid-
ered to comply 2 the requirement of this sub-
section if it would otherwise comply but for the
fact that such other State agency administers
(or supervises the administration of) any such
program providing services for children with
special health care needs.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 509, as added Pub.
L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat.
825; amended Pub. L. 99–272, title IX, § 9527(e),
Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 101–239, title
VI, §§ 6503(c)(4), 6505, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 S
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