Adolescent Family Life Act

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
Long title	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 301 of the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for the Fiscal Year 1982
Acronyms (colloquial)	AFLA
Nicknames	Adolescent Family Life Act, Chastity Act, Chastity Bill
Enacted by	the 97th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 97–35
Codification
Acts amended	Public Health Service Act
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. § 300z
U.S.C. sections amended	42 U.S.C. § 300
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3982 by James R. Jones (D-OK-1) on 19 June 1981; Committee consideration by Budget; Passed the House on 26 June 1981 (232–193); Passed the Senate on 13 July 1981 (Voice); Reported by the joint conference committee on 29 July 1981; agreed to by the House on 31 July 1981 (Unanimous Consent) and by the Senate on 31 July 1981 (80-14); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on 13 August 1981;
United States Supreme Court cases
	Bowen v. Kendrick

Long titleA bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 301 of the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for the Fiscal Year 1982

Acronyms (colloquial)AFLA

NicknamesAdolescent Family Life Act, Chastity Act,^[1] Chastity Bill^[2]

The Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA) is a United States federal law enacted during the Reagan Administration as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.^[3]^[4] AFLA provided funding for a series of social programs aimed at promoting abstinence through reproductive health education.^[3]

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