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 124 STAT. 347 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 SEC. 2953. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION. Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as amended by sections 2951 and 2952(c), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 513. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION. ‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.— ‘‘(1) AMOUNT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose described in sub- section (b), subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount equal to the product of— ‘‘(i) the amount appropriated under subsection (f) for the fiscal year and available for allotments to States after the application of subsection (c); and ‘‘(ii) the State youth population percentage deter- mined under paragraph (2). ‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each State allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall be at least $250,000. ‘‘(ii) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the State allotments determined under this paragraph for a fiscal year to the extent necessary to comply with clause (i). ‘‘(C) APPLICATION REQUIRED TO ACCESS ALLOTMENTS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State shall not be paid from its allotment for a fiscal year unless the State submits an application to the Secretary for the fiscal year and the Secretary approves the application (or requires changes to the application that the State satisfies) and meets such additional requirements as the Sec- retary may specify. ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The State application shall contain an assurance that the State has complied with the requirements of this section in preparing and submitting the application and shall include the fol- lowing as well as such additional information as the Secretary may require: ‘‘(I) Based on data from the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, the most recent pregnancy rates for the State for youth ages 10 to 14 and youth ages 15 to 19 for which data are available, the most recent birth rates for such youth populations in the State for which data are available, and trends in those rates for the most recently pre- ceding 5-year period for which such data are avail- able. ‘‘(II) State-established goals for reducing the pregnancy rates and birth rates for such youth populations. ‘‘(III) A description of the State’s plan for using the State allotments provided under this section to achieve such goals, especially among youth 42 USC 713.