[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4845-S4846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NATIONAL INTERNET SAFETY MONTH

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to 
Calendar No. 746, S. Res. 567.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 567) designating June 2008 as 
     National Internet Safety Month.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 567) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 567

       Whereas there are more than 1,000,000,000 Internet users 
     worldwide;
       Whereas, in the United States, 35,000,000 children in 
     kindergarten through grade 12 have Internet access;
       Whereas approximately 86 percent of the children of the 
     United States in grades 5 through 12 are online for at least 
     1 hour per week;
       Whereas approximately 67 percent of students in grades 5 
     through 12 do not share with their parents what they do on 
     the Internet;
       Whereas approximately 30 percent of students in grades 5 
     through 12 have hidden their online activities from their 
     parents;
       Whereas approximately 31 percent of the students in grades 
     5 through 12 have the skill to circumvent Internet filter 
     software;
       Whereas 61 percent of the students admit to using the 
     Internet unsafely or inappropriately;
       Whereas 12 percent of middle school and high school 
     students have met face-to-face with someone they first met 
     online;
       Whereas 42 percent of students know someone who has been 
     bullied online;
       Whereas 56 percent of parents feel that online bullying of 
     children is an issue that needs to be addressed;
       Whereas 47 percent of parents feel that their ability to 
     monitor and shelter their children from inappropriate 
     material on the Internet is limited; and
       Whereas 61 percent of parents want to be more personally 
     involved with Internet safety: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 2008 as ``National Internet Safety 
     Month'';
       (2) recognizes that National Internet Safety Month provides 
     the citizens of the United States with an opportunity to 
     learn more about--
       (A) the dangers of the Internet; and
       (B) the importance of being safe and responsible online;
       (3) commends and recognizes national and community 
     organizations for--
       (A) promoting awareness of the dangers of the Internet; and
       (B) providing information and training that develops 
     critical thinking and decision-making skills that are needed 
     to use the Internet safely; 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 for the need for online safety in the United 
     States.

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