[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S8222]
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                  LIEBERMAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 4899-4900

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LIEBERMAN submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 4899

       Section 2903 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       (b) Dedication of Block Grant Share.--Section 2001 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``(a)'' before ``For''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) For any fiscal year in which a State receives an 
     allotment under section 2003, such State shall dedicate an 
     amount equal to 3 percent of such allotment to fund programs 
     and services that teach minors to--
       ``(1) avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancies;.''
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                           Amendment No. 4900

       Section 2101 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
     paragraphs 8 through (10), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, 
     and protection of teenage girls from pregnancy as well as 
     predatory sexual behavior'' after ``birth''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6), the following:
       (7) An effective strategy to combat teenage pregnancy must 
     address the issue of male responsibility, including statutory 
     rape culpability and prevention. The increase of teenage 
     pregnancies among the youngest girls is particularly severe 
     and is linked to predatory sexual practices by men who are 
     significantly older.
       (A) It is estimated that in the late 1980's, the rate for 
     girls age 14 and under giving birth increased 26 percent.
       (B) Data indicates that at least half of the children born 
     to teenage mothers are fathered by adult men. Available data 
     suggests that almost 70 percent of births to teenage girls 
     are fathered by men over age 20.
       (C) Surveys of teen mothers have revealed that a majority 
     of such mothers have histories of sexual and physical abuse, 
     primarily with older adult men.
       Section 402(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as added 
     by section 2103(a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses 
     (vii) and (viii), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after clause (v), the following:
       ``(vi) Conduct a program, designed to reach State and local 
     law enforcement officials; the education system, and relevant 
     counseling services, that provides education and training 
     on the problem of statutory rape so that teenage pregnancy 
     prevention programs may be expanded in scope to include 
     men.
       Section 2908 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Sense of the Senate.--'' before 
     ``It''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       (b) Justice Department Program on Statutory Rape.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the 
     Attorney General shall establish and implement a program 
     that--
       (A) studies the linkage between statutory rape and teenage 
     pregnancy, particularly by predatory older men committing 
     repeat offensives; and
       (B) educates State and local criminal law enforcement 
     officials on the prevention and prosecution of statutory 
     rape, focusing in particular on the commission of statutory 
     rape by predatory older men committing repeat offensives, and 
     any links to teenage pregnancy.
       (2) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out the 
     provisions of paragraph (1), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (c) Violence Against Women Initiative.--The Attorney 
     General shall ensure that the Department of Justice's 
     Violence Against Women initiative addresses the issue of 
     statutory rape, particularly the commission of statutory rape 
     by predatory older men committing repeat offensives.
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               ASHCROFT (AND NICKLES) AMENDMENT NO. 4901

  Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself and Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, S. 1956, supra; as follows:

       Strike existing Section 2902, and replace with the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 2902. SANCTIONING WELFARE RECIPIENTS FOR TESTING 
                   POSITIVE FOR THE USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States shall 
     randomly test welfare recipients, including recipients of 
     assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families 
     program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and individuals receiving food stamps under the program 
     defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, for 
     the use of controlled substances and shall sanction welfare 
     recipients who test positive for the use of such illegal 
     drugs.
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                  DODD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 4902

  Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Kassebaum, Ms. 
Snowe, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Kerrey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Exon, Mr. 
Wellstone, and Mr. Hatch) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1956, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 628, strike clauses (vi) and (vii) of section 
     2805(2)(A).
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                       MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 4903

  Mrs. MURRAY proposed an amendment to the bill, S 1956, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike section 1206.

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