[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2444 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2444

To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services 
   to minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public 
                          Health Service Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2003

Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, 
 Mr. Terry, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
  Istook, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
 Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Pitts, 
   Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones of North 
  Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
Texas, Mr. Kline, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. King of Iowa, 
 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Toomey, 
  Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
  Pence, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Rogers of 
 Michigan, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Hart, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
Duncan, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Franks 
 of Arizona, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
Janklow, Mr. Goode, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Bishop of 
Utah, Mr. Graves, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
Forbes, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Culberson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
   LaHood, and Mr. Cantor) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services 
   to minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public 
                          Health Service Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parent's Right to Know Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS REGARDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROJECTS.

    (a) Provision of Contraceptive Drugs or Devices to Minors.--None of 
the funds appropriated in any Federal Act for any fiscal year for 
carrying out title X of the Public Health Service Act may be made 
available to any family planning project under section 1001 of such 
title if any provider of services in the project knowingly provides 
contraceptive drugs or devices to a minor, unless--
            (1) such provider of services has given actual written 
        notice to a custodial parent or custodial legal guardian of the 
        minor, notifying the parent or legal guardian of the intent to 
        provide the drugs or devices, at least five business days 
        before providing the drugs or devices;
            (2) the minor has the written consent of a custodial parent 
        or custodial legal guardian to receive the drugs or devices;
            (3) the minor is emancipated under applicable State law; or
            (4) a court of competent jurisdiction has directed that the 
        minor may receive the drugs or devices.
    (b) Certification of Compliance.--Each provider of services under 
section 1001 of title X of the Public Health Service Act shall each 
year certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services compliance 
with this section. Such Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary to effectuate this section.
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