[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3461 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3461

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety.

    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 ``Safeguarding America's Families by 
Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. INTERNET SAFETY.

    For purposes of this Act, the issue of Internet safety includes 
issues regarding use of the Internet in a manner that promotes safe 
online activity, including safe transactions involved in online 
commerce, and protects against threats to financial information and 
privacy, threats from cyber-crime, and threats to juveniles, including 
cyber-predators and material that is inappropriate for minors.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

    The Federal Trade Commission shall carry out a nationwide program 
to increase public awareness and provide education regarding Internet 
safety, for families, businesses, organizations, and other users, that 
utilizes existing resources and efforts of the Federal Government, 
State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, private 
technology and financial companies, Internet service providers, World 
Wide Web-based resources, and other appropriate entities, that 
includes--
            (1) identifying, promoting, and encouraging best practices 
        for Internet safety;
            (2) establishing and carrying out a national outreach and 
        education campaign regarding Internet safety utilizing various 
        media and Internet-based resources;
            (3) facilitating access to, and the exchange of, 
        information regarding Internet safety to promote up-to-date 
        knowledge regarding current issues; and
            (4) facilitating access to Internet safety education and 
        public awareness efforts the Commission considers appropriate 
        to States, units of local government, schools, police 
        departments, nonprofit organizations, and such other entities.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    The Commission shall submit a report to Congress not later than 
March 31 of each year that describes the activities carried out under 
section 3 by the Commission during the preceding calendar year.

SEC. 5. ONLINE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information shall establish an Online Safety and 
Technology working group comprised of representatives of relevant 
sectors of the business community, public interest groups, and other 
appropriate groups and Federal agencies to review and evaluate--
            (1) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety 
        through educational efforts, parental control technology, 
        blocking and filtering software, age-appropriate labels for 
        content or other technologies or initiatives designed to 
        promote a safe online environment for children;
            (2) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety 
        among providers of electronic communications services and 
        remote computing services by reporting apparent child 
        pornography under section 13032 of title 42, United States 
        Code;
            (3) the practices of electronic communications service 
        providers and remote computing service providers related to 
        record retention in connection with crimes against children; 
        and
            (4) the development of technologies to help parents shield 
        their children from inappropriate material on the Internet.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the working group 
established under subsection (a) is first convened, it shall submit a 
report to the Assistant Secretary and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) describes in detail its findings, including any 
        information related to the effectiveness of such strategies and 
        technologies and any information about the prevalence within 
        industry of educational campaigns, parental control 
        technologies, blocking and filtering software, labeling, or 
        other technologies to assist parents; and
            (2) includes recommendations as to what types of incentives 
        could be used or developed to increase the effectiveness and 
        implementation of such strategies and technologies.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' means collectively the 
        myriad of computer and telecommunications facilities, including 
        equipment and operating software, which comprise the 
        interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ the 
        Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or any 
        predecessor or successor protocols to such protocol, to 
        communicate information of all kinds by wire or radio.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For carrying out the public awareness campaign under section 3, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2009.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3461

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety.