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.

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

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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