Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Schoolchildren’s Health Protection Act”.
Schoolchildren’s Health Protection Act
A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.
Sec. 2 Schoolchildren’s health protection
The General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
“E Schoolchildren’s health protection
“461. Limitations on funding
“Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no funds may be made available from any applicable program to a State educational agency or local educational agency that—
“(1) distributes or provides, or permits the distribution or provision of, postcoital emergency contraception (such as the so-called “morning-after pill”), or a prescription for such contraception, on the premises, or in the facilities, of an elementary school or secondary school; or
“(2) enters into a contract or other agreement relating to the provision of health services to students under the jurisdiction of the agency with a school-based health center unless such center agrees that it will not provide postcoital emergency contraception, or a prescription for such contraception, to any such student pursuant to the contract or agreement.
“462. Definitions
“In this part:
“(1) The term “postcoital emergency contraception” means—
“(A) any of the regimens described in the notice entitled “Prescription Drug Products; Certain Combined Oral Contraceptives for Use as Postcoital Emergency Contraception”, published in the Federal Register on February 25, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 8610), or any subsequent corresponding notice; or
“(B) any other drug or device to be used after fertilization may have occurred and for the same purposes as the regimes in subparagraph (A).
“(2) The term “school-based health center” has the meaning given such term in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)).”