[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4831. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. 
Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. 2__. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a partnership between a State educational agency and 1 
     or more local educational agencies (as those terms are 
     defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) of the State;
       (B) a local educational agency;
       (C) a nonprofit organization; or
       (D) a consortium of elementary schools or secondary schools 
     (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) 
     collaborating with an entity described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C);
       (2) the term ``Internet safety education program'' means an 
     age-appropriate, research-based program that--
       (A) encourages safe, ethical, and responsible use of the 
     Internet;
       (B) promotes an informed, critical understanding of the 
     Internet; and
       (C) educates children and communities about how to prevent 
     or respond to problems or dangers related to the Internet or 
     new media;
       (3) the term ``new media''--
       (A) means emerging digital, computerized, or networked 
     information and communication technologies that often have 
     interactive capabilities; and
       (B) includes e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging, 
     websites, blogs, interactive gaming, social media, cell 
     phones, and mobile devices; and
       (4) the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an 
     organization that is--
       (A) described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; and
       (B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code.
       (b) The Attorney General may use unobligated balances made 
     available to the Department of Justice under this title to 
     make grants to eligible entities to carry out an Internet 
     safety education program and other activities relating to 
     Internet safety, including to--
       (1) identify, develop, and implement Internet safety 
     education programs, including educational technology, 
     multimedia and interactive applications, online resources, 
     and lesson plans;
       (2) provide professional training to elementary and 
     secondary school teachers, administrators, and other staff on 
     Internet safety and new media literacy;
       (3) develop online-risk prevention programs for children;
       (4) train and support peer-driven Internet safety education 
     initiatives;
       (5) coordinate and fund research initiatives that 
     investigate online risks to children and Internet safety 
     education;
       (6) develop and implement public education campaigns to 
     promote awareness of online risks to children and Internet 
     safety education;
       (7) educate parents about teaching their children how to 
     use the Internet and new media safely, responsibly, and 
     ethically and help parents identify and protect their 
     children from risks relating to use of the Internet and new 
     media; or
       (8) carry out any other activity approved by the Attorney 
     General.
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