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[CITE: 42USC710]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
      SUBCHAPTER V--MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
 
Sec. 710. Separate program for abstinence education


(a) In general

    For the purpose described in subsection (b) of this section, the 
Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
allot to each State which has transmitted an application for the fiscal 
year under section 705(a) of this title an amount equal to the product 
of--
        (1) the amount appropriated in subsection (d) of this section 
    for the fiscal year; and
        (2) the percentage determined for the State under section 
    702(c)(1)(B)(ii) of this title.

(b) Purpose of allotment

    (1) The purpose of an allotment under subsection (a) of this section 
to a State is to enable the State to provide abstinence education, and 
at the option of the State, where appropriate, mentoring, counseling, 
and adult supervision to promote abstinence from sexual activity, with a 
focus on those groups which are most likely to bear children out-of-
wedlock.
    (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``abstinence education'' 
means an educational or motivational program which--
        (A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, 
    psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from 
    sexual activity;
        (B) teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as 
    the expected standard for all school age children;
        (C) teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only 
    certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted 
    diseases, and other associated health problems;
        (D) teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in 
    context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual 
    activity;
        (E) teaches that sexual activity outside of the context of 
    marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical 
    effects;
        (F) teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to 
    have harmful consequences for the child, the child's parents, and 
    society;
        (G) teaches young people how to reject sexual advances and how 
    alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and
        (H) teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before 
    engaging in sexual activity.

(c) Applicability of sections 703, 707, and 708

    (1) Sections 703, 707, and 708 of this title apply to allotments 
under subsection (a) of this section to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such sections apply to allotments under section 702(c) of this 
title.
    (2) Sections 705 and 706 of this title apply to allotments under 
subsection (a) of this section to the extent determined by the Secretary 
to be appropriate.

(d) Appropriations

    For the purpose of allotments under subsection (a) of this section, 
there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, an additional $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
1998 through 2002. The appropriation under the preceding sentence for a 
fiscal year is made on October 1 of the fiscal year.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, Sec. 510, as added Pub. L. 104-193, 
title IX, Sec. 912, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2353.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 710, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, Sec. 510, 
as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90-248, title III, Sec. 301, 81 Stat. 
927; amended July 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-345, Sec. 2(f), 86 Stat. 457; 
July 1, 1973, Pub. L. 93-53, Sec. 4(a)(8), 87 Stat. 136, provided for 
special project grants for dental health of children, prior to the 
general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97-35, title XXI, 
Sec. 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 818. For effective date, savings, 
and transitional provisions, see section 2194 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out 
as a note under section 701 of this title.


       Establishing National Goals To Prevent Teenage Pregnancies

    Section 905 of Pub. L. 104-193 provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a strategy for--
        ``(1) preventing out-of-wedlock teenage pregnancies, and
        ``(2) assuring that at least 25 percent of the communities in 
    the United States have teenage pregnancy prevention programs in 
    place.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than June 30, 1998, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress with respect to 
the progress that has been made in meeting the goals described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 603 of this title.
