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42 U.S.C. ' 710. Separate program for abstinence education (a) In general For the purpose described in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State which has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under section 705(a) of this title an amount equal to the product of-- (1) the amount appropriated in subsection (d) of this section for the fiscal year; and(b) Purpose of allotment (1) The purpose of an allotment under subsection (a) of this section to a State is to enable the State to provide abstinence education, and at the option of the State, where appropriate, mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision to promote abstinence from sexual activity, with a focus on those groups which are most likely to bear children out-of-wedlock. (c) Applicability of Sections 703, 707, and 708 (1) Sections 703, 707, and 708 of this title apply to allotments under subsection (a) of this section to the same extent and in the same manner as such sections apply to allotments under section 702(c) of this title. (2) Sections 705 and 706 of this title apply to allotments under subsection (a) of this section to the extent determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. (d) Appropriations For the purpose of allotments under subsection (a) of this section, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an additional $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002. The appropriation under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year is made on October 1 of the fiscal year. (Aug. 14, 1935, c. 581, Title V, ' 510, as added Aug. 22, 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, Title IX, ' 912, 110 Stat. 2353.) |
