### Question
Can you define what personal responsibility education program means?


### Answer
**Personal responsibility education program** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 713*:

> a program that is designed to educate adolescents on—


(i) both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, consistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 713*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT**

