42 U.S.C. § 710

A prior section 710, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 510, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 927; amended July 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92–345, § 2(f), 86 Stat. 457; July 1, 1973, Pub. L. 93–53, § 4(a)(8), 87 Stat. 136, provided for special project grants for dental health of children, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 818. For effective date, savings, and transitional provisions, see section 2194 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.

2026—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 119–75, § 6301(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “2026, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026” for “2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026” and “fiscal year 2027” for “fiscal year 2026”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 119–75, § 6301(1)(B)(i), substituted “through 2026” for “through 2025”, and, in two places, “fiscal year 2027” for “fiscal year 2026”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 119–75, § 6301(1)(B)(ii), substituted “2027” for “2026”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–75, § 6301(2), substituted “2026, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2026” for “2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2025”.

2025—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 119–37, § 6301(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026” for “2023, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, and for fiscal year 2025” and “fiscal year 2026” for “fiscal year 2024”.

Pub. L. 119–4, § 2301(1), in introductory provisions, substituted “fiscal year 2025” for “the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on March 31, 2025” and struck out “or 2025” after “fiscal year 2024”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 119–37, § 6301(1)(B)(i), substituted “through 2025” for “through 2023” and “fiscal year 2026” for “fiscal year 2024 or 2025” and inserted “(or, with respect to the applicable period, for fiscal year 2026)” after “an application for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 119–37, § 6301(1)(B)(ii), substituted “2026” for “2024 or 2025”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 119–37, § 6301(2), which directed substitution of “2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2025” for “2023, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the period at the end of the corresponding sentence for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2024”, was executed by making the substitution for “2023, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2024”.

Pub. L. 119–4, § 2301(2), substituted “for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for” for “the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on March 31, 2025, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for”.

2024—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–158, § 3301(1), substituted “March 31, 2025” for “December 31, 2024” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 118–42, § 403(1)(A), in introductory provisions, struck out “and” after “January 19, 2024,” and inserted “for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024,” after “March 8, 2024,” and “or 2025” after “for fiscal year 2024”.

Pub. L. 118–35, § 142(1), in introductory provisions, struck out “and” after “November 17, 2023,” and inserted “and for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024,” after “January 19, 2024,”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–42, § 403(1)(B), inserted “or 2025” after “with respect to fiscal year 2024” in subpars. (A) and (B)(i).

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 118–158, § 3301(2), substituted “March 31, 2025” for “December 31, 2024”.

Pub. L. 118–42, § 403(2), struck out “and” before “for the period beginning on January 20, 2024,” and substituted “, for the period beginning on March 9, 2024, and ending on September 30, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2024.” for period at end.

Pub. L. 118–35, § 142(2), struck out “and” before “for the period beginning on November 18, 2023,” and substituted “, and for the period beginning on January 20, 2024, and ending on March 8, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023.” for period at end.

2023—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–22, § 402(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, and for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024” for “and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023” and “with respect to the applicable period” for “with respect to such period”.

Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(1)(A)(i), in introductory provisions, inserted “and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023” after “2023” and “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2024)” after “for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(1)(A)(ii), inserted “or period” after “fiscal year” in two places.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–22, § 402(1)(B), substituted “for the applicable period” for “for the period”.

Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(1)(B)(i), inserted “and with respect to fiscal year 2024, for the period described in paragraph (1)” after “2023”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 118–22, § 402(1)(C), substituted “for the applicable period” for “for the period”.

Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(1)(B)(ii), inserted “(or, with respect to fiscal year 2024, for the period described in paragraph (1))” after “for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 118–22, § 402(2)(A), substituted “for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023, and for the period beginning on November 18, 2023, and ending on January 19, 2024, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023” for “and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023”.

Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(2)(A), inserted “, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on November 17, 2023, an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for the corresponding period for fiscal year 2023” before period at end.

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 118–22, § 402(2)(B), substituted “for the applicable period” for “for the period”.

Pub. L. 118–15, § 2352(2)(B), inserted “and for the period described in paragraph (1),” after “2023,”.

2020—Pub. L. 116–215 substituted “December 18, 2020” for “December 11, 2020” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 116–159, § 2104(1), substituted “December 11, 2020” for “November 30, 2020” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(1)(A)(i), in introductory provisions, substituted “2023” for “2020 and for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending December 18, 2020” and struck out “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2021)” before “under section 705(a) of this title”.

Pub. L. 116–136, § 3821(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “through 2020 and for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending November 30, 2020” for “and 2019 and for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending May 22, 2020” and “fiscal year 2021” for “fiscal year 2020”.

Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(1)(A)(ii), struck out “or period” after “for the fiscal year” in two places.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(1)(B)(i), substituted “2023” for “2020 and for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending December 18, 2020” and struck out “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2021)” before “under section 705(a) of this title”.

Pub. L. 116–136, § 3821(1)(B), substituted “through 2020 and for the period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending November 30, 2020” for “and 2019 and for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending May 22, 2020” and “fiscal year 2021” for “fiscal year 2020”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(1)(B)(ii), struck out “(or, with respect to the period described in subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 2021)” before “under section 705(a) of this title”.

Pub. L. 116–159, § 2104(2), substituted “the period described in subparagraph (A), for fiscal year 2021” for “such period, for fiscal year 2020”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(2)(A), substituted “2023” for “2020, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on December 18, 2020, the amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for such period for fiscal year 2020”.

Pub. L. 116–136, § 3821(2), substituted “through 2020, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 2020, the amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for such period for fiscal year 2020” for “and 2019 and $48,287,671 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending May 22, 2020”.

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 116–260, § 303(2)(B), substituted “2023,” for “2020, and for the period described in paragraph (1),”.

Pub. L. 116–159, § 2104(3), substituted “through 2020,” for “and 2019”.

2019—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–94, § 303(1)(A), substituted “May 22, 2020” for “December 20, 2019” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 116–69, § 1201(1)(A), substituted “December 20, 2019” for “November 21, 2019” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(1)(A)(i), in introductory provisions, inserted “and for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending November 21, 2019” after “for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019” and “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2020)” after “for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(1)(A)(ii), substituted “for the fiscal year or period” for “for the fiscal year” in two places.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116–94, § 303(1)(B), substituted “May 22, 2020” for “December 20, 2019”.

Pub. L. 116–69, § 1201(1)(B), substituted “December 20, 2019” for “November 21, 2019”.

Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(1)(B)(i), inserted “and for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending November 21, 2019” after “for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019” and “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2020)” after “for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(1)(B)(ii), inserted “(or, with respect to such period, for fiscal year 2020)” after “for the fiscal year”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 116–94, § 303(2), substituted “$48,287,671 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending May 22, 2020” for “$16,643,836 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending December 20, 2019”.

Pub. L. 116–69, § 1201(2), substituted “$16,643,836 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending December 20, 2019” for “$10,684,931 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending November 21, 2019”.

Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(2)(A), inserted “and $10,684,931 for the period beginning October 1, 2019, and ending November 21, 2019” after “for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019”.

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 116–59, § 1201(2)(B), inserted “and for the period described in paragraph (1)” after “for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019”.

2018—Pub. L. 115–123 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to abstinence education.

Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–141, § 701(b), substituted “subsection (f)(1)” for “subsection (e)(1)” and “subsection (f)(2)” for “subsection (e)(2)”.

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–141, § 701(a), inserted before period at end “, except that section 703(a) of this title shall be applied by substituting ‘the total of the sums’ for ‘four-sevenths of the total of the sums’ ”.

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–10, § 214(a)(1), substituted “2017” for “2015” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–10, § 214(a)(2), inserted “and an additional $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017” after “2015”.

2014—Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 113–93 substituted “2015” for “2014”.

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–148, § 2954(1), substituted “each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014” for “fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–148, § 2954(2), substituted “2010 through 2014” for “1998 through 2003” in first sentence and inserted “(except that such appropriation shall be made on March 23, 2010, in the case of fiscal year 2010)” before period at end of second sentence.

2003—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–40 substituted “2003” for “2002”.

Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title V, § 50502(b), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 227, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2017.”

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–40 effective July 1, 2003, see section 8 of Pub. L. 108–40, set out as a note under section 603 of this title.

Pub. L. 104–193, title IX, § 905, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2349, provided that:“(a)In General.—Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a strategy for—“(1) preventing out-of-wedlock teenage pregnancies, and“(2) assuring that at least 25 percent of the communities in the United States have teenage pregnancy prevention programs in place.“(b)Report.—Not later than June 30, 1998, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress with respect to the progress that has been made in meeting the goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).”