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I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6453 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2008 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Kingston, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Akin, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Renzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Schoolchildren’s Health Protection Act.

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Schoolchildren’s health protection

The General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: E

Schoolchildren’s health protection

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Limitation on funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no funds shall be made available from any applicable program to a State educational agency or local educational agency that distributes or provides to an unemancipated minor, on the premises or in the facilities of an elementary school or secondary school, postcoital emergency contraception (such as the so-called morning-after pill) or a prescription for such contraception.

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Definitions

In this part: (1)The term postcoital emergency contraception means any of the regimens described in the notice entitled Prescription Drug Products; Certain Combined Oral Contraceptives for Use as Postcoital Emergency Contraception, published in the Federal Register on February 25, 1997 (62 FR 8610), or any subsequent corresponding notice. (2)The term unemancipated minor means an unmarried individual under 18 years old who is— (A)a dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and (B)not emancipated under an applicable State law.

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