[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4134 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
1st Session
H. R. 4134
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 14, 2007
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime
prevention education programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR INTERNET CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Grant for I-Safe.--
(1) Grant.--Subject to the availability of the funds
authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Attorney
General shall provide a grant to i-Safe, Inc., to carry out
Internet crime prevention education programs.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for grants under paragraph (1)
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(b) Competitive Grant Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of the
funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the
Attorney General shall create and administer a competitive
grants program for organizations to carry out Internet crime
prevention education programs.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for grants under paragraph (1)
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
SEC. 2. INTERNET CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS DEFINED.
(a) In General.--The term ``Internet crime prevention education
programs'' means programs that serve to educate parents, children,
educators, and communities about how to recognize and prevent
potentially criminal activity on the Internet.
(b) Related Definitions.--
(1) Potentially criminal activity.--The term ``potentially
criminal activity'' includes access through the Internet and
other electronic devices to potentially illegal activity
including sexual or racial harassment, cyberbullying, sexual
exploitation, exposure to pornography, and privacy violations.
(2) Cyberbullying.--The term ``cyberbullying'' includes
verbal, visual, or written psychological bullying or harassment
by an individual or group, using an electronic device or
devices including e-mail, instant messaging, text messages,
blogs, telephones, pagers, and websites, to support deliberate,
repeated, and hostile behavior that is intended to harm others.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2007.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.