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S 3016 IS
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3016
To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2008
Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
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. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR INTERNET CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
(a) Grants for i-SAFE-
(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to the availability of the funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall provide grants 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) IN GENERAL- Subject to the availability of the funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall establish and administer a competitive grant 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.
(c) Definitions- In this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) 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.
(2) INTERNET CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM- The term `Internet crime prevention education program' means a program that serves to educate parents, children, educators, and communities about how to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet.
(3) POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY- The term `potentially criminally 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.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.3016 as Introduced in Senate Internet Crime Prevention Act of 2008
