text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 
  1996''.
  
  SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF TEENAGE 
                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 
  promising programs designed in whole or part to prevent pregnancy in 
  teenagers, 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 factors contributing to the effectiveness of the 
          programs; and
              (2) methods for 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 private organizations, 
          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 groups and various racial and ethnic minority 
          groups;
              (3) provide for recommendations for future programs 
          designed to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy; and
              (4) meet such 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 teenage pregnancy, and shall include a variety of 
  measures of effectiveness in the definition.
      (e) Scientific Peer Review.--The Secretary may provide funds for a 
  proposal pursuant to subsection (a) only if the proposal 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, 1999, the evaluation under subsection (a) shall be 
  completed and a report describing the findings made in the evaluation 
  shall be submitted to the Congress and to the Secretary.
      (g) Dissemination of Information.--After the submission of the 
  report under subsection (f), the Secretary shall disseminate the 
  findings presented in the report. The categories of individuals to whom 
  the information is disseminated shall include administrators of 
  prevention programs, public and private entities that provide financial 
  support to 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 is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for 
  each of the fiscal years 1997 through 1999.
  
  SEC. 3. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of 
  the evaluation under section 2, the Secretary shall (directly or though 
  grants or contracts awarded to public or nonprofit private entities) 
  establish an information clearinghouse to be known as the National 
  Clearinghouse on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs (in this section 
  referred to as the ``Clearinghouse'').
      (b) Functions.--The Clearinghouse shall carry out the following 
  activities:
              (1) Collect, maintain, and disseminate information on 
          prevention programs, including information on the following:
                      (A) The state of program development.
                      (B) All types of prevention programs.
                      (C) Findings made in the report submitted under 
                  section 2(f).
              (2) Develop networks of prevention programs for the purpose 
          of sharing and disseminating information.
              (3) Develop and disseminate materials that provide 
          technical assistance to public and private entities in 
          establishing or improving prevention programs.
              (4) Participate in activities designed to encourage and 
          enhance public media campaigns regarding pregnancy in 
          teenagers.
              (5) Such other activities as will assist in the development 
          and carrying out of activities to reduce pregnancy in 
          teenagers.
      (c) Dissemination to Certain Entities.--The categories of entities 
  to which the Clearinghouse disseminates information shall include 
  administrators of prevention programs, public and private entities that 
  provide financial support to such programs, professional medical 
  associations, entities providing public health services, entities 
  providing social work services, and school administrators.
      (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
  out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
  may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
  
  SEC. 4. 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 2000 through 2003. 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. 5. 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 teenagers (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 relations; 
          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 teenagers.
              (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
          and Human Services.
target: Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of promising programs to prevent teenage pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants.  Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals.  Authorizes appropriations. 
  Mandates establishment (directly or through grants or contracts) of the National Clearinghouse on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs. Authorizes appropriations. 
  Authorizes an operating grant to a program found (by the evaluation under this Act) to be effective.  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996