[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3871 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3871

  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain schools 
    having computers with Internet access that receive services at 
  discounted rates to certify that, as part of the required Internet 
   safety policy, the schools are educating minors about appropriate 
                            online behavior.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 17, 2007

Mr. Ellsworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain schools 
    having computers with Internet access that receive services at 
  discounted rates to certify that, as part of the required Internet 
   safety policy, the schools are educating minors about appropriate 
                            online behavior.

    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-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe 
Act of 2007'' or the ``e-KIDS Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING INTERNET SAFETY POLICY TO INCLUDE EDUCATION ABOUT 
              APPROPRIATE ONLINE BEHAVIOR.

    Section 254(h)(5)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
254(h)(5)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``minors.'' and inserting 
        ``minors; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) as part of its Internet safety 
                        policy is educating minors about appropriate 
                        online behavior, including interacting with 
                        other individuals on social networking websites 
                        and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness 
                        and response.''.
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