,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,stockman introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect the constitutional  
rights of parents and children4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,parental ,protection ,act4  #b4   
,congressional findings ,congress finds3
 7#a7 ,the rates in the diagnosis of    
psychiatric disorders in children and   
the prescription of psychotropic        
medication to children has increased    
dramatically in recent years4  7#b7     
,nearly #gj percent of the ,diagnostic  
and ,statistical ,manual of ,mental     
,disorders 7,,dsm-,v7 task force members
 report having ties to the              
pharmaceutical industry4  7#c7 ,many    
medical institutions are allowed to     
include wards of the ,state in research 
that presents greater than minimal risk 
with no prospect of direct benefit for  

the research subject4  7#d7 ,there is a 
misuse of federally allocated funds to  
violate the ,first and ,fourteenth      
,amendment rights of children and wards 
of the ,state4  #c4 ,general            
authorization ,the ,department of       
,health and ,human ,services shall      
withhold all monies from ,state agencies
 or entities1 hospitals1 and medical    
facilities that-- 7#a7 allow research   
presenting greater than minimal risk to 
minors1 juveniles1 or wards of the      
,state2  7#b7 deny ,fourteenth          
,amendment rights to the parents or     
child2 or  7#c7 investigate parents or  
charge them with medical neglect1 or    
remove children from the parents'       
custody when in disagreement with a     
subjective diagnosis involving          
psychotropic drugs4  #d4 ,enforcement   
,the ,department of ,health and ,human  
,services and the ,attorney ,general    
shall enforce the provisions of section 
#d4  #e4 ,effective date ,the provisions
 of this ,act shall take effect         

immediately upon enactment4