II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3016 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2008 Mr. Kerry (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Internet Crime Prevention Act of 2008.

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Grants for Internet Crime Prevention Programs

(a)

Grants for i-SAFE

(1)

In general

Subject to the availability of the funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall provide grants to i-SAFE Inc. to carry out Internet crime prevention education programs. (2)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for grants under paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. (b)

Competitive grant program

(1)

In general

Subject to the availability of the funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall establish and administer a competitive grant program for organizations to carry out Internet crime prevention education programs. (2)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for grants under paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. (c)

Definitions

In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)

Cyberbullying

The term cyberbully­ing includes verbal, visual, or written psychological bullying or harassment by an individual or group, using an electronic device or devices including e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, telephones, pagers, and websites, to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior that is intended to harm others. (2)

Internet crime prevention education program

The term Internet crime prevention education program means a program that serves to educate parents, children, educators, and communities about how to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet. (3)

Potentially criminal activity

The term potentially criminally activity includes access through the Internet and other electronic devices to potentially illegal activity including sexual or racial harassment, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, exposure to pornography, and privacy violations.