,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,coats7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration1 to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,abstinence ,education ,reallocation ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,sexual risk avoidance education 7a7 ,grants ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,health ,resources and ,services ,administration1 may award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents4 7b7 ,qualified sexual risk avoidance education ,to qualify for funding under subsection 7a71 sexual risk avoidance education shall meet each of the following3 7#a7 ,the education shall be age appropriate4 7#b7 ,the education shall be medically accurate4 7#c7 ,the education shall be an evidence-based approach4 7#d7 ,the context for all sexual health education shall be teaching the skills and benefits of sexual abstinence as the optimal sexual health behavior for youth4 7#e7 ,the education shall include1 consistent with paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71 teaching of each of the following3 7,a7 ,the holistic health1 economic1 and societal benefits that can be gained by refraining from nonmarital sexual activity1 through teaching practical skills that promote self-regulation1 goal setting1 and a focus on the future4 7,b7 ,the clear advantage of reserving human sexual activity for marriage1 as a key contributing factor in the prevention of poverty and the preservation of physical and emotional health1 based on social science research4 7,c7 ,the foundational components of a healthy relationship and related research regarding the individual1 economic1 and societal advantages of bearing children within the context of a committed marital relationship in order to form healthy marriages and safe and stable families4 7,d7 ,the skills needed to resist the negative influences of the pervasive sex-saturated culture that presents teenage sexual activity as an expected norm1 with few risks or negative consequences4 7,e7 ,the understanding of how drugs1 alcohol1 and the irresponsible use of social media can influence sexual decisionmaking and can contribute to risky and often aggressive sexual behavior4 7,f7 ,a focused priority on the superior health benefits of sexual abstinence1 ensuring that any information provided on contraception does not exaggerate its effectiveness in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancies4 7c7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall give priority to applicants proposing programs to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education that-- 7#a7 will serve youth spanning ages #ab to #ai2 and 7#b7 will promote protective benefits of parent-child communication regarding healthy sexual decisionmaking4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term age appropriate means appropriate for the general developmental and social maturity of the age group 7as opposed to the cognitive ability to understand a topic or the atypical development of a small segment of the targeted population74 7#b7 ,the term evidence-based approach means an approach that-- 7,a7 has a clear theoretical base that integrates research findings with practical implementation expertise that is relevant to the field2 7,b7 matches the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience2 and 7,c7 if implemented well1 will demonstrate improved outcomes for the targeted population4 7#c7 ,the term medically accurate means referenced to peer-reviewed research by medical1 educational1 scientific1 governmental1 or public health publications1 organizations1 or agencies4 7#d7 ,the term sexual abstinence means voluntarily refraining from sexual activity4 7#e7 ,the term sexual activity means genital contact or sexual stimulation including1 but not limited to1 sexual intercourse4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated #aaj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjac through #bjag to carry out this ,act4 ,amounts authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be derived exclusively from amounts in the ,prevention and ,public ,health ,fund established by section #djjb of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#aa74 7#b7 ,federal administrative costs ,of the amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year-- 7,a7 not more than #a1jjj1jjj are authorized to be used for ,federal administrative costs2 and 7,b7 of the amount used by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services for administrative costs1 at least #dj percent shall be used for training and technical assistance by qualified organizations-- 7i7 whose sole focus is the development and advancement of abstinence education2 7ii7 that have expertise in theory-based abstinence education curriculum development and implementation2 7iii7 that have direct experience in developing sexual risk avoidance evaluation instruments2 and 7iv7 that can offer technical assistance and training on a wide range of topics relevant to the sexual risk avoidance 7or abstinence education7 field4