[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3204 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3204

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
              prevent the abuse and abduction of children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 1999

Mrs. Tauscher (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett 
   of Wisconsin, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
   Sandlin, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Cook, Mr. Larson, Ms. 
  Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
 Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonior, 
   Ms. Berkley, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
 Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stupak, 
  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
 Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Sanchez) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
              prevent the abuse and abduction of 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 ``Smart Kids-Safe Kids Act''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 4116(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7116(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as (6) 
        through (11), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) age-appropriate, developmentally-based or community-
        oriented safety programs for all students, from the preschool 
        level through grade 12, that address prevention and education 
        of child abuse and abduction, including--
                    ``(A) teaching students the skills to identify, 
                avoid if possible, and cope with potentially dangerous 
                or threatening situations that may include abduction, 
                abuse, or neglect; and
                    ``(B) providing guidance to students that 
                encourages students to seek advice for anxiety, threats 
                of abuse, or actual abuse and to confide in a trusted 
                adult regarding an uncomfortable or threatening 
                situation;''.
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