ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC. 1803. [300v-2] (a) HEARINGS.-The Commission may for the purpose of carrying out this title hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission may deem advisable. (b) STAFF. (1) The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such staff personnel as it deems desirable. Such personnel shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (2) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basis pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule. (3) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this title. (c) CONTRACTS.-The Commission, in performing its duties and functions under this title, may enter into contracts with appropriate public or nonprofit private entities. The authority of the Commission to enter into such contracts is effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (d) INFORMATION.-(1) The Commission may secure directly from any Federal agency information necessary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of such agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. (2) The Commission shall promptly arrange for such security clearances for its members and appropriate staff as are necessary to obtain access to classified information needed to carry out its duties under this title. (3) The Commission shall not disclose any information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Commission which is exempt from disclosure under subsection (a) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, by reason of paragraphs (4) and (6) of subsection (b) of such section. (e) SUPPORT SERVICES.-The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Commission may request. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; TERMINATION OF COMMISSION SEC. 1804. [300v-3] (a) AUTHORIZATIONS.-To carry out this title there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. (b) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT; TERMINATION.-The Commission shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, except that, under section 14(a)(1)(B) of such Act, the Commission shall terminate on December 31, 1982. ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY TITLES VI, VII, AND VIII OF THE HEALTH SERVICES AND CENTERS AMENDMENTS OF 1978 (Public Law 95-626) TITLE VI-GRANT PROGRAM FINDINGS AND PURPOSES SEC. 601. (a) The Congress finds that (1) adolescents are at a high risk of unwanted pregnancy; (2) in 1975, almost 1,000,000 adolescents became pregnant and nearly 600,000 carried their babies to term; (3) pregnancy and childbirth among adolescents, particularly young adolescents, often results in severe adverse health, social, and economic consequences, including: a higher percentage of pregnancy and childbirth complications; a higher incidence of low-birth-weight babies; a higher frequency of developmental disabilities; higher infant mortality and morbidity; a decreased likelihood of completing schooling; a greater likelihood that adolescent marriage will end in divorce; and higher risks of unemployment and welfare dependency; (4) an adolescent who becomes pregnant once is likely to experience rapid repeat pregnancies and childbearing, with increased risks; (5) the problems of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood are multiple and complex and are best approached through a variety of integrated and essential services; (6) such services, including a wide array of educational and supportive services, often are not available to the adolescents who need them, or are available but fragmented and thus of limited effectiveness in preventing pregnancies and future welfare dependency; and (7) Federal policy therefor should encourage the development of appropriate health, educational, and social services where they are now lacking or inadequate, and the better coordination of existing services where they are available in order to prevent unwanted early and repeat pregnancies and to help adolescents become productive, independent contributors to family and community life. (b) Therefore, the purposes of this Act are (1) to establish better coordination, integration, and linkages among existing programs in order to expand and improve the availability of, and access to, needed comprehensive community services which assist in preventing unwanted initial and repeat pregnancies among adolescents, enable pregnant adolescents to obtain proper care and assist pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents to become productive independent contributors to family and community life, with primary emphasis on services to adolescents who are 17 years of age and under and are pregnant or who are parents; (2) to expand the availability of such services that are essential to that objective; and (3) to promote innovative, comprehensive, and integrated approaches to the delivery of such services. DEFINITIONS SEC. 602. For the purposes of this Act, the term (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; (2) "eligible person" means (A) with regard to the provision of all necessary core services and such necessary supplemental services as may be available, a pregnant adolescent or an adolescent parent; or (B) with regard to the provision of the services described in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (4)(G) and referral to such other services which may be appropriate, a nonpregnant adolescent; (3) "eligible grant recipient" means a public or nonprofit private organization or agency which demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, the capability of providing in a single setting all core services or the capability of creating a network through which all core services would be provided; (4) "core services" means those services which shall be provided by all grantees which are (A) pregnancy testing, maternity counseling, and referral services; (B) family planning services, except that such services for nonpregnant adolescents shall be limited to counseling and referral unless suitable and appropriate family planning services are not otherwise available in the community; (C) primary and preventive health services including pre- and post-natal care; (D) nutrition information and counseling; (E) referral for screening and treatment of venereal disease; (F) referral to appropriate pediatric care; (G) educational services in sexuality and family life (including sex education), and including family planning information; (H) referral to appropriate educational and vocational services; (I) adoption counseling and referral services; and (5) "supplemental services" means those services which may be provided and are― (A) child care sufficient to enable the adolescent parent to continue her education or to enter into employment; (B) consumer education and homemaking; (C) counseling for extended family members of the eligible person; |