[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6145 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6145

     To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to include within the 
    certification required for certain schools and libraries having 
  computers with Internet access that receive services at discounted 
rates that, as part of the required Internet safety policy, the schools 
     and libraries are educating minors about safe online behavior.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2008

Mrs. Biggert (for herself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
    Kirk) 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 include within the 
    certification required for certain schools and libraries having 
  computers with Internet access that receive services at discounted 
rates that, as part of the required Internet safety policy, the schools 
     and libraries are educating minors about safe 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 ``The Protecting Our Children Online 
Act of 2008''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 254(l)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(l)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(v), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) as part of such Internet safety policy, 
                educate minors about safe online behavior, which may 
                include information about--
                            ``(i) interacting with other individuals 
                        through social networking websites, chat rooms, 
                        electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant 
                        messaging, and other means of online 
                        communication; and
                            ``(ii) cyberbullying awareness and 
                        response; and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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