[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S5449]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 147--DESIGNATING JUNE 2005 AS ``NATIONAL INTERNET 
                             SAFETY MONTH''

  Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Craig, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 147

       Whereas in the United States, more than 90 percent of 
     children in grades 5-12 now use computers;
       Whereas 26 percent of children in grades 5-12 in the United 
     States are online for more than 5 hours a week, and 12 
     percent of such children spend more time online than they do 
     with their friends;
       Whereas 53 percent of children and teens in the United 
     States like to be alone when ``surfing'' the Internet, and 29 
     percent of such children believe their parents would either 
     express concern, restrict their Internet use, or take away 
     their computer if their parents knew where they were surfing 
     on the Internet;
       Whereas 32 percent of the Nation's students in grades 5-12 
     feel they have the skills to get past filtering software, and 
     31 percent of youths in the United States have visited an 
     inappropriate place on the Internet, 18 percent of them more 
     than once;
       Whereas 51 percent of the Nation's students in grades 5-12 
     trust the people they chat with on the Internet;
       Whereas 12 percent of the Nation's students in grades 5-12 
     have been asked by someone they chatted with on the Internet 
     to meet face to face, and 11.5 percent of such students have 
     actually met face to face with a stranger they chatted with 
     on the Internet; and
       Whereas 39 percent of youths in grades 5-12 in the United 
     States admit to giving out their personal information, such 
     as name, age, and gender over the Internet, and 14 percent of 
     such youths have received mean or threatening email while on 
     the Internet: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 2005 as ``National Internet Safety 
     Month'';
       (2) recognizes that National Internet Safety Month provides 
     an opportunity to educate the people of the United States on 
     the dangers of the Internet and the importance of being safe 
     and responsible online;
       (3) commends and recognizes national and community 
     organizations for their work in promoting awareness of the 
     dangers of the Internet and for providing information and 
     training that develops the critical thinking and decision 
     making skills needed to be safe online; and
       (4) calls on Internet safety organizations, law 
     enforcement, educators, community leaders, parents, and 
     volunteers to increase their efforts to raise the level of 
     awareness in the United States regarding the need for online 
     safety.

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