[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 484 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 484

  Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding personal safety for 
                   children, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2002

   Mr. Castle (for himself and Mr. Lampson) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding personal safety for 
                   children, and for other purposes.

Whereas 840,279 individuals were reported missing in 2001, and 85 to 90 percent 
        of these missing persons were children;
Whereas approximately 58,200 children were abducted by nonfamily members in 
        1999, often in connection with another crime;
Whereas 115 of all nonfamily abductions (those perpetrated by strangers) 
        resulted in the child being kept overnight, held for ransom, or killed;
Whereas over 50 percent of the children kidnapped in nonfamily abductions were 
        taken away from the street in a vehicle or from a park or wooded area;
Whereas a central element of the congressionally-mandated mission of the 
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is the 
        prevention of child victimization;
Whereas the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, with the help of 
        parents, local communities, and law enforcement, has assisted in the 
        recovery of approximately 67,000 children;
Whereas the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Education 
        recently developed a booklet, entitled ``Personal Safety for Children'', 
        which offers easy-to-read tips for parents to discuss safety and 
        protection measures with their children;
Whereas parents and educators need to teach children about safety measures they 
        can use to protect themselves against abduction and exploitation and to 
        encourage them to be smart, strong, and safe; and
Whereas President George W. Bush plans to convene the first-ever White House 
        Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children with 
        policymakers, experts, community leaders, teachers, and law enforcement 
        to discuss how to prevent the victimization of children: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
            (1) it is the sense of the Congress that--
                    (A) Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
                agencies and communities should work together to 
                prevent the victimization of children; and
                    (B) communities, schools, and parents should learn 
                more about the steps that may be taken to safeguard 
                children and teach children the skills they need to be 
                safe; and
            (2) the Congress recognizes the booklet, ``Personal Safety 
        for Children'', as one of the tools available to help parents 
        and teachers talk with children about personal safety.
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