42 U.S.C. § 300z-6 : US Code - Section 300Z-6: Coordination of programs

Search 42 U.S.C. § 300z-6 : US Code - Section 300Z-6: Coordination of programs

(a) The Secretary shall coordinate Federal policies and programs
providing services relating to the prevention of adolescent sexual
relations and initial and recurrent adolescent pregnancies and
providing care services for pregnant adolescents. In achieving such
coordination, the Secretary shall -
(1) require grantees who receive funds for demonstration
projects for services under this subchapter to report
periodically to the Secretary concerning Federal, State, and
local policies and programs that interfere with the delivery of
and coordination of pregnancy prevention services and other
programs of care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents;
(2) provide technical assistance to facilitate coordination by
State and local recipients of Federal assistance;
(3) review all programs administered by the Department of
Health and Human Services which provide prevention services or
care services to determine if the policies of such programs are
consistent with the policies of this subchapter, consult with
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government who
administer programs that provide such services, and encourage
such other departments and agencies to make recommendations, as
appropriate, for legislation to modify such programs in order to
facilitate the use of all Government programs which provide such
services as a basis for delivery of more comprehensive prevention
services and more comprehensive programs of care for pregnant
adolescents and adolescent parents;
(4) give priority in the provision of funds, where appropriate,
to applicants using single or coordinated grant applications for
multiple programs; and
(5) give priority, where appropriate, to the provision of funds
under Federal programs administered by the Secretary (other than
the program established by this subchapter) to projects providing
comprehensive prevention services and comprehensive programs of
care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents.
(b) Any recipient of a grant for a demonstration project for
services under this subchapter shall coordinate its activities with
any other recipient of such a grant which is located in the same
locality.