To establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education.
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. BAYH, and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education.
(a) Establishment of Grant Program- Subject to the availability of the funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (e), the Attorney General of the United States shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of providing Internet crime prevention education.
(b) Eligibility- In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall--
(1) assist elementary and secondary school administrators, faculty, and staff and law enforcement officials to implement Internet crime prevention education;
(2) be located within the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States; and
(3) submit an application at such time, in such form, and with such information and assurances as the Attorney General may require.
(c) Criteria for Prioritization of Grant Recipients- The Attorney General, in awarding grants under this section, shall develop selection criteria, including but not limited to that the entity--
(1) provides Internet crime prevention education in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States;
(2) provides Internet crime prevention education through both in person instruction and courses offered in whole or in part through telecommunications; and
(3) provides comprehensive curricula at no cost to participants for use in teaching elementary and secondary school students that--
(A) is based on current brain development research;
(B) is aligned to the National Educational Technology Standards for teachers, students, and administrators;
(C) is accessible in a variety of physical settings both with and without computing capabilities; and
(D) meets a variety of teaching and learning needs, including materials that are age appropriate and accommodate differing levels of language proficiencies.
(d) Internet Crime Prevention Education Defined-
(1) IN GENERAL- The term `Internet crime prevention education' means programs that help parents, educators, and law enforcement officials to educate children and communities about how to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet, telephone, and other electronic means.
(2) RELATED DEFINITIONS-
(A) POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY- The term `potentially criminal activity' includes access through the Internet, telephone, and other electronic means to potentially illegal activity, including sexual or racial harassment, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, exposure to pornography, and privacy violations.
(B) CYBERBULLYING- The term `cyberbullying' includes any form of psychological bullying or harassment by an individual or group, using electronic means, 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.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for grants under subsection (a) for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.3074 as Introduced in Senate Internet Safety Education Act of 2008
