S.Amdt. 4831

SA 4831. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms.
Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
Sec. 2__. (a) In this section--
(1) the term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a partnership between a State educational agency and 1
or more local educational agencies (as those terms are
defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) of the State;
(B) a local educational agency;
(C) a nonprofit organization; or
(D) a consortium of elementary schools or secondary schools
(as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))
collaborating with an entity described in subparagraph (A),
(B), or (C);
(2) the term ``Internet safety education program'' means an
age-appropriate, research-based program that--
(A) encourages safe, ethical, and responsible use of the
Internet;
(B) promotes an informed, critical understanding of the
Internet; and
(C) educates children and communities about how to prevent
or respond to problems or dangers related to the Internet or
new media;
(3) the term ``new media''--
(A) means emerging digital, computerized, or networked
information and communication technologies that often have
interactive capabilities; and
(B) includes e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging,
websites, blogs, interactive gaming, social media, cell
phones, and mobile devices; and
(4) the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an
organization that is--
(A) described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986; and
(B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code.
(b) The Attorney General may use unobligated balances made
available to the Department of Justice under this title to
make grants to eligible entities to carry out an Internet
safety education program and other activities relating to
Internet safety, including to--
(1) identify, develop, and implement Internet safety
education programs, including educational technology,
multimedia and interactive applications, online resources,
and lesson plans;
(2) provide professional training to elementary and
secondary school teachers, administrators, and other staff on
Internet safety and new media literacy;
(3) develop online-risk prevention programs for children;
(4) train and support peer-driven Internet safety education
initiatives;
(5) coordinate and fund research initiatives that
investigate online risks to children and Internet safety
education;
(6) develop and implement public education campaigns to
promote awareness of online risks to children and Internet
safety education;
(7) educate parents about teaching their children how to
use the Internet and new media safely, responsibly, and
ethically and help parents identify and protect their
children from risks relating to use of the Internet and new
media; or
(8) carry out any other activity approved by the Attorney
General.
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