[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6401 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6401

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to require recipients 
   of assistance to inform minors receiving family planning services 
    through such assistance about age of consent law, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2022

   Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Miller of 
 Illinois, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to require recipients 
   of assistance to inform minors receiving family planning services 
    through such assistance about age of consent law, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Title X Age of Consent Notification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INFORMING MINORS RECEIVING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ABOUT AGE 
              OF CONSENT LAW.

    Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1009. INFORMING MINORS ABOUT AGE OF CONSENT LAW.

    ``As a condition on receipt of assistance under this title, an 
entity shall agree to ensure that each minor who is receiving family 
planning services supported in whole or part through such assistance is 
informed of the age at which individuals in the State in which the 
minor resides can legally consent to engage in sexual activity.''.
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