text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 
  2007''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds as follows:
              (1) While underage drinking has been on the decline for 
          more than 20 years, the consumption of beverage alcohol by 
          underage youth is an ongoing national concern. According to the 
          Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 10.8 
          million Americans between the ages of 12 to 20 for whom alcohol 
          is illegal report current alcohol use, approximately 28 percent 
          of that age group.
              (2) Data from the National Academy of Sciences/Institute of 
          Medicine, the Federal Trade Commission, the Century Council and 
          the American Medical Association show that most youth who drink 
          obtain alcohol primarily through noncommercial sources, such as 
          family and friends.
              (3) According to research conducted by Teenage Research 
          Unlimited (TRU) for the Century Council, 10-18 year olds say 
          parents and school teachers should begin discussing the dangers 
          and consequences of underage drinking with children by age 11.
              (4) The role of parents in reducing underage drinking, 
          particularly among middle-school aged children, is critical. 
          Numerous studies confirm the crucial role parents play in 
          shaping the behavior and decisionmaking skills of their 
          children. For example, a study reported in Health Education and 
          Behavior, February 2001, suggests that parental involvement is 
          associated with a 67 percent less likelihood of drinking.
              (5) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent 
          and Reduce Underage Drinking recognizes that significant social 
          transitions, such as moving from elementary school to middle 
          school or from middle school to high school may increase the 
          likelihood that adolescents will use alcohol, in part because 
          they increase adolescent stress levels. Additionally, evidence 
          shows that youth who spend more time engaged in volunteering, 
          sports, music, academics and leadership are less likely to 
          engage in risky behaviors, such as alcohol use.
              (6) According to a 2004 study published in the Journal of 
          Adolescent Health, ``Adults' Approval and Adolescents' Alcohol 
          Use,'' one in five teens reported drinking alcohol that was 
          provided by a parent or a friend's parent at a party. 
          Additionally, researchers found that such provision of alcohol 
          significantly increased the likelihood of regular and binge 
          drinking.
              (7) A 2003 report submitted to Congress by the National 
          Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine recommended that 
          underage drinking cannot be successfully addressed by focusing 
          on youth alone. Two out of three teens (aged 13 to 18) said it 
          is easy to get alcohol from their homes without their parents 
          knowing it. Thirty-three percent of teens responded that it is 
          easy to obtain alcohol from their own parents (knowingly); this 
          increases to 40 percent when it is from a friend's parent.
              (8) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent 
          and Reduce Underage Drinking supports holding adults 
          accountable for underage drinking at house parties, even when 
          those adults are not at home.
              (9) In nearly 20 States, legislatures are considering bills 
          to increase penalties for adults who provide alcohol to people 
          under the age of 21. Those penalties include higher fines, 
          driver's license suspensions and even jail.
              (10) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent 
          and Reduce Underage Drinking includes the need for complete and 
          timely information on patterns and trends in youth alcohol 
          consumption in order to develop and evaluate prevention 
          strategies. Additionally, reports from the General Accounting 
          Office and the Department of Health and Human Services 
          demonstrate the need for better data collection and effective 
          evaluation of on-going programs.
  
  SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
  
      It is the sense of the Congress that:
              (1) Understanding which programs are effective in reducing 
          underage drinking will maximize scarce Federal resources and 
          help the nation confront underage drinking in a more effective 
          and cost-efficient manner and enable local communities to 
          implement the most effective tactics to reduce underage 
          drinking.
              (2) Evaluation is necessary. Therefore the Substance Abuse 
          and Mental Health Services Administration should explore ways 
          to expand and improve evaluation efforts while preserving and 
          continuing current programs and funding in the interest of 
          achieving maximum effectiveness.
              (3) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
          Administration should continue to improve evaluation efforts 
          and national outcome measures (NOMS) reporting in the Substance 
          Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and other grant 
          programs, when appropriate.
              (4) Federal agencies should strive to evaluate all 
          federally funded underage drinking programs and modify programs 
          as needed to reach maximum effectiveness in reducing underage 
          drinking.
  
  SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANTS TO REDUCE SOCIAL 
                SOURCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING.
  
      (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
              (1) increase enforcement of underage drinking that occurs 
          at house parties across the nation and instances of adults 
          providing alcohol to people under age 21;
              (2) inform the public of the legal consequences of 
          providing alcohol to people under the minimum drinking age of 
          21;
              (3) educate the public that the majority of people who 
          drink underage are obtaining their alcohol from social sources 
          such as family and friends; and
              (4) enhance, not supplant, effective local community 
          initiatives for enforcing underage drinking laws.
      (b) Authorization of Program.--
              (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Juvenile 
          Justice and Delinquency Programs (in this section referred to 
          as the ``Director'') shall award grants to States and units of 
          local government to implement and evaluate enforcement and 
          public education programs aimed at reducing the provision of 
          alcohol by social sources to underage drinkers as part of the 
          Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.
              (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds provided under this 
          section shall be used to supplement and not supplant funds 
          expended for existing programs related to the prevention of 
          underage drinking and the enforcement of underage drinking 
          laws.
      (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
  subsection (a), a State or unit of local government, or a consortia of 
  States or such units, shall prepare and submit to the Director an 
  application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
  information as the Director may require, which shall include--
              (1) a description of the activities to be carried out under 
          the grant; and
              (2) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the 
          Director an annual report concerning the effectiveness of the 
          programs and activities carried out under the grant.
      (d) Uses of Funds.--Each State or unit of local government that 
  receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry 
  out the activities described in the application submitted by such State 
  or unit under subsection (c).
      (e) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of a grant 
  awarded under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
      (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``social source'' means 
  a noncommercial individual (including family members, friends or other 
  individuals) who intentionally provide or serve alcohol to underage 
  drinkers or knowingly allow underage drinking to occur on property they 
  own, lease or otherwise control (recognizing that State laws do provide 
  exceptions for some individuals under certain circumstances).
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the 
  fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
  subsequent fiscal year.
  
  SEC. 5. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in his 
  role as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the 
  Prevention of Underage Drinking authorized in section 519B(c) of the 
  Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b(c)), shall work with 
  members of such Committee to improve Federal collection of data related 
  to underage drinking by ensuring that federally funded surveys related 
  to underage drinking collect and report data in a consistent manner to 
  accurately reflect underage drinking that allows users of such data 
  to--
              (1) compare the results of surveys conducted and reports 
          issued by various entities; and
              (2) isolate such data with respect to the demographic 
          category of individuals who are under the age of 21.
      (b) Establishment of Federal Data Collection Improvement 
  Committee.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
          Services, in his role as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating 
          Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, shall 
          establish a Federal data improvement committee with 
          representatives from each member of the Interagency 
          Coordinating Committee.
              (2) Committee tasks.--In working to improve Federal data 
          collection on underage drinking, the Federal data improvement 
          committee under paragraph (1) shall undertake the following 
          efforts in addition to any other tasks requested by the 
          Secretary:
                      (A) The committee shall review ways to preserve 
                  trend data while simultaneously increasing the 
                  consistency of data collection.
                      (B) The Committee shall review all Federal data 
                  collected on underage drinking and ensure that all data 
                  collected allows for the demographic breakdown of data 
                  related to individuals who are under the age of 21.
                      (C) The Committee shall review State data that is 
                  made available from research conducted or supported by 
                  States, that is gathered in whole or in part with the 
                  use of Federal funds to ensure timely reporting and 
                  publishing of State data on underage drinking.
                      (D) The Committee shall consult with the Substance 
                  Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to 
                  ensure continuation and expansion of work between State 
                  Epidemiological Work Groups and statewide advisory 
                  committees for the Strategic Prevention Framework State 
                  Incentive Grants in improving data collection on 
                  underage drinking.
                      (E) The Committee shall establish short-term and 
                  long-term goals with respect to improving Federal data 
                  collection not later than one year after the date of 
                  the enactment of this Act.
                      (F) The Committee shall consult with States, public 
                  and private entities (including institutions of higher 
                  education), public health and consumer organizations, 
                  the beverage alcohol industry, and other users of 
                  Federal data on underage drinking with respect to the 
                  use of such Federal data and recommendations for 
                  improvements to the collection and reporting of such 
                  Federal data.
  
  SEC. 6. GRANTS TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL-BASED EFFORTS 
                TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.
  
      (a) Authorization of Program.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall award 
          grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to 
          develop and implement innovative and effective programs to 
          increase parental awareness and involvement in reducing 
          underage drinking in elementary and secondary schools.
              (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds provided under this 
          section shall be used to supplement and not supplant funds 
          expended for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
          Act.
      (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
  subsection (a), a local educational agency shall prepare and submit to 
  the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
  containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such 
  application shall include--
              (1) a description of the activities to be carried out under 
          the grant;
              (2) an assurance that such activities will meet the 
          principles of effectiveness described in section 4115 of the 
          Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 
          7115); and
              (3) an assurance that the applicant will evaluate its 
          program and submit a report to the Secretary concerning the 
          effectiveness of the programs and activities carried out under 
          the grant.
      (c) Highlight Existing Effective Programs.--The Secretary shall 
  identify existing, effective, national programs that increase 
  interaction between parents and children to prevent underage drinking, 
  and shall disseminate information on those programs to local 
  educational agencies as model programs for replication at the local 
  level.
      (d) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of a grant 
  awarded under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the 
  fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
  subsequent fiscal year.
target: Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) understanding which programs are effective in reducing underage drinking will maximize scarce federal resources and help confront underage drinking in a more effective, cost-efficient manner; (2) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should explore ways to expand and improve evaluation efforts; and (3) federal agencies should strive to evaluate all federally funded underage drinking programs and modify programs as needed to reach maximum effectiveness.
  
  Requires the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs to award grants to states and local governments to implement and evaluate enforcement and public education programs aimed at reducing the provision of alcohol by social sources to underage drinkers as part of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.
  
  Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, to: (1) work with members of that Committee to improve federal data collection by ensuring that federally funded surveys related to underage drinking collect and report data in a consistent manner; and (2) establish a federal data improvement committee.
  
  Requires the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to develop and implement innovative and effective programs to increase parental awareness and involvement in reducing underage drinking in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) identify existing, effective, national programs that increase parent-child interaction to prevent underage drinking and disseminate that information to such agencies for replication at the local level.
feat_title: To establish a grant to increase enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through social sources, to improve reporting of Federal underage drinking data, to establish grants to increase parental involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage drinking, and for other purposes.