United States Code
USC most recently checked for updates: Mar 21, 2025
§ 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)
(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.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XX, § 2007, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 955(a), Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 589.)
cite as: 42 USC 300z-6
