[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3442 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3442

    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and 
    libraries that receive universal service support for discounted 
 telecommunications services to establish policies governing access to 
              material that is inappropriate for children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1998

Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Manton) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and 
    libraries that receive universal service support for discounted 
 telecommunications services to establish policies governing access to 
              material that is inappropriate for children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``E-Rate Policy and Child Protection 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. SUPERVISION POLICIES REQUIRED.

    Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Supervision Policies Required.--
            ``(1) Policy statement.--An elementary or secondary school 
        or library that obtains services or preferential rates or 
        treatment under this section shall establish a policy with 
        respect to access to material that is inappropriate for 
        children.
            ``(2) Continued eligibility conditioned on statement.--
        After January 1, 1999, an elementary or secondary school or 
        library may not continue to be eligible to obtain services or 
        preferential rates or treatment under this section unless such 
        school or library has filed with the Commission, or an entity 
        designated by the Commission, a statement describing the policy 
        required by paragraph (1).''.
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