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comprised of representatives of relevant sectors of the business community, public interest groups, and other appropriate groups and 

Federal agencies to review and evaluate— 

(1) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety through educational efforts, parental control technology, blocking 

and filtering software, age-appropriate labels 

for content or other technologies or initiatives designed to promote a safe online environment for children; 

(2) the status of industry efforts to promote online safety among providers of electronic communications services and remote 

computing services by reporting apparent 

child pornography under section 13032 of title 

42, United States Code, including any obstacles to such reporting; 

(3) the practices of electronic communications service providers and remote computing service providers related to record retention in connection with crimes against 

children; and 

(4) the development of technologies to help 

parents shield their children from inappropriate material on the Internet. 

(b) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the working group is first convened, it shall submit a 

report to the Assistant Secretary and the 

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation that— 

(1) describes in detail its findings, including any information related to the effectiveness of such strategies and technologies and 

any information about the prevalence within 

industry of educational campaigns, parental 

control technologies, blocking and filtering 

software, labeling, or other technologies to 

assist parents; and 

(2) includes recommendations as to what 

types of incentives could be used or developed to increase the effectiveness and implementation of such strategies and technologies. 

(c) FACA NOT TO APPLY TO WORKING

GROUP.—The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

working group. 

SEC. 215. PROMOTING ONLINE SAFETY IN 

SCHOOLS. 

Section 254(h)(5)(B) of the Communications 

Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(5)(b)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

in clause (i); 

(2) by striking ‘‘minors.’’ in clause (ii) and 

inserting ‘‘minors; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iii) as part of its Internet safety policy is 

educating minors about appropriate online 

behavior, including interacting with other 

individuals on social networking websites 

and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.’’. 

SEC. 216. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title: 

(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

means the Federal Trade Commission. 

(2) INTERNET.—The term ‘‘Internet’’ means 

collectively the myriad of computer and 

telecommunications facilities, including 

equipment and operating software, which 

comprise the interconnected world-wide network of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, 

or any predecessor successor protocols to 

such protocol, to communicate information 

of all kinds by wire or radio. 

TITLE II—ENHANCING CHILD 

PORNOGRAPHY ENFORCEMENT 

SEC. 221. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PREVENTION; 

FORFEITURES RELATED TO CHILD 

PORNOGRAPHY VIOLATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(b)(1) of the 

Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 

503(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 1464’’ in 

subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘1464, or 

2252’’. 

CORRECTION TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF MONDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008, AT PAGE 

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METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION 

PREVENTION ACT OF 2008 

Mr. MARKEY. Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 

the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of 

the Senate bill (S. 1276) to establish a 

grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor 

electronic logbook systems, and for 

other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. 

The Clerk read the title of the Senate 

bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts? 

There was no objection. 

The text of the Senate bill is as follows: 

S. 1276 

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 ‘‘Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 

2008’’. 

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SIGNATURE 

CAPTURE AND RETENTION FOR 

ELECTRONIC METHAMPHETAMINE 

PRECURSOR LOGBOOK SYSTEMS. 

Section 310(e)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (iv) through (vi) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(iv) In the case of a sale to which the requirement of clause (iii) applies, the seller 

does not sell such a product unless the sale 

is made in accordance with the following: 

‘‘(I) The prospective purchaser— 

‘‘(aa) presents an identification card that 

provides a photograph and is issued by a 

State or the Federal Government, or a document that, with respect to identification, is 

considered acceptable for purposes of sections 274a.2(b)(1)(v)(A) and 274a.2(b)(1)(v)(B) 

of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 

effect on or after March 9, 2006); and 

‘‘(bb) signs the written logbook and enters 

in the logbook his or her name, address, and 

the date and time of the sale, or for transactions involving an electronic logbook, the 

purchaser provides a signature using one of 

the following means: 

‘‘(AA) Signing a device presented by the 

seller that captures signatures in an electronic format. Such device shall display the 

notice described in clause (v). Any device 

used shall preserve each signature in a manner that clearly links that signature to the 

other electronically-captured logbook information relating to the prospective purchaser 

providing that signature. 

‘‘(BB) Signing a bound paper book. Such 

bound paper book shall include, for such purchaser, either (aaa) a printed sticker affixed 

to the bound paper book at the time of sale 

which either displays the name of each product sold, the quantity sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date and time 

of the sale, or a unique identifier which can 

be linked to that electronic information, or 

(bbb) a unique identifier which can be linked 

to that information and which is written 

into the book by the seller at the time of 

sale. The purchaser shall sign adjacent to 

the printed sticker or written unique identifier related to that sale. Such bound paper 

book shall display the notice described in 

clause (v). 

‘‘(CC) Signing a printed document that includes, for such purchaser, the name of each 

product sold, the quantity sold, the name 

and address of the purchaser, and the date 

and time of the sale. Such document shall be 

printed by the seller at the time of the sale. 

Such document shall contain a clearly identified signature line for a purchaser to sign. 

Such printed document shall display the notice described in clause (v). Each signed document shall be inserted into a binder or 

other secure means of document storage immediately after the purchaser signs the document. 

‘‘(II) The seller enters in the logbook the 

name of the product and the quantity sold. 

Such information may be captured through 

electronic means, including through electronic data capture through bar code reader 

or similar technology. 

‘‘(III) The logbook maintained by the seller 

includes the prospective purchaser’s name, 

address, and the date and time of the sale, as 

follows: 

‘‘(aa) If the purchaser enters the information, the seller must determine that the 

name entered in the logbook corresponds to 

the name provided on such identification and 

that the date and time entered are correct. 

‘‘(bb) If the seller enters the information, 

the prospective purchaser must verify that 

the information is correct. 

‘‘(cc) Such information may be captured 

through electronic means, including through 

electronic data capture through bar code 

reader or similar technology. 

‘‘(v) The written or electronic logbook includes, in accordance with criteria of the Attorney General, a notice to purchasers that 

entering false statements or misrepresentations in the logbook, or supplying false information or identification that results in the 

entry of false statements or misrepresentations, may subject the purchasers to criminal penalties under section 1001 of title 18, 

United States Code, which notice specifies 

the maximum fine and term of imprisonment 

under such section. 

‘‘(vi) Regardless of whether the logbook 

entry is written or electronic, the seller 

maintains each entry in the logbook for not 

fewer than 2 years after the date on which 

the entry is made.’’. 

The Senate bill was ordered to be 

read a third time, was read the third 

time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. 

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SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED 

By unanimous consent, permission to 

address the House, following the legislative program and any special orders 

heretofore entered, was granted to: 

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. DEFAZIO) to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material:) 

Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. 

Mr. LYNCH, for 5 minutes, today. 

Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. 

Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. 

Mr. SHERMAN, for 5 minutes, today. 

(The following Members (at the request of Mr. MICA) to revise and extend 

their remarks and include extraneous 

material:) 

Mr. POE, for 5 minutes, today and October 3. 


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Mr. JONES, for 5 minutes, today and 

October 3. 

Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, for 5 minutes, 

today and October 3. 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes, 

today and October 3. 

Mr. MORAN of Kansas, for 5 minutes, 

today. 

(The following Member (at his request) to revise and extend his remarks 

and include extraneous material:) 

Mr. MCHENRY

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, for 5 minutes, today. 

SENATE BILLS REFERRED 

Bills of the Senate of the following 

titles were taken from the Speaker’s 

table and, under the rule, referred as 

follows: 

S. 602. An act to develop the next generation of parental control technology; to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

S. 1703. An act to prevent and reduce trafficking in persons; to the Committee on The 

Judiciary. 

S. 3013. An act to provide for retirement 

equity for Federal employees in nonforeign 

areas outside the 48 contiguous States and 

the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform; in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

Committee concerned. 

S. 3073. An act to amend the Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 

improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas 

uniformed services voters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. 

S. 3658. An act to require the accreditation 

of English language training programs, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

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ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 

Ms. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the 

House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 

signed by the Speaker on Monday, September 29, 2008: 

H.R. 1157. An act to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to authorize the Director 

of the National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers 

regarding environmental factors that may be 

related to the etiology of breast cancer. 

H.R. 1777. An act to amend the Improving 

America’s Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of needbased educational aid under the antitrust 

laws. 

H.R. 5057. An act to reauthorize the Debbie 

Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 5571. An act to extend for 5 years the 

program relating to waiver of the foreign 

country residence requirement with respect 

to international medical graduates, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 6460. An act to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to provide for 

the remediation of sediment contamination 

in areas of concern, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6946. An act to make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 

2008. 

Ms. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the 

House, further reported and found 

truly enrolled bills of the House of the 

following titles, which were thereupon 

signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. 

HOYER, on Wednesday, October 1, 2008: 

H.R. 928. An act to amend the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a 

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 1532. An act to amend the Public 

Health Service Act with respect to making 

progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 2786. An act to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native 

Americans. 

H.R. 2963. An act to transfer certain land in 

Riverside County, California, and San Diego 

County, California, from the Bureau of Land 

Management to the United States to be held 

in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 5350. An act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norfolk, 

Virginia, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 5618. An act to reauthorize and amend 

the National Sea Grant College Program 

Act, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6098. An act to amend the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial 

assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6849. An act to amend the commodity 

provisions of the Food, Conservation, and 

Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to 

avoid the prohibition on receiving direct 

payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when 

the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 

acres or less, and for other purposes. 

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SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 

The Speaker announced her signature on Monday, September 29, 2008 to 

enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles: 

S. 2162. An act to improve the treatment 

and services provided by the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 

S. 2840. To establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by 

members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications. 

S. 2982. An act to amend the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. 

S. 3597. An act to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal 

year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 

The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. HOYER, 

on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 announced his signature to enrolled bills 

of the Senate of the following titles: 

S. 431. An act to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 906. An act to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. 

S. 1276. An act to facilitate the creation of 

methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. 

S. 1492. An act to improve the quality of 

Federal and State data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and 

to promote the deployment of affordable 

broadband services to all parts of the Nation. 

S. 1582. An act to reauthorize and amend 

the Hydrographic Services Improvement 

Act, and for other purposes. 

S. 1738. An act to require the Department 

of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to 

increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements 

to increase the ability of law enforcement 

agencies to investigate and prosecute child 

predators. 

S. 2304. An act to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided 

to offenders with mental illnesses, and for 

other purposes. 

S 2816. To provide for the appointment of 

the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

S. 3015. An act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ‘‘Dr. 

Bernard Daly Post Office Building’’. 

S. 3023. An act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and 

education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 

S. 3082. An act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ‘‘Reverend Earl Abel Post Office 

Building’’. 

S. 3128. An act to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to provide a loan to the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, 

engineering, and designing a certain water 

system project. 

S. 3296. An act to extend the authority of 

the United States Supreme Court Police to 

protect court officials off the Supreme Court 

Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. 

S. 3325. An act to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 3477. To amend title 44, United States 

Code, to authorize grants for Presidential 

Centers of Historical Excellence. 

S. 3536. An act to amend section 5402 of 

title 39, United States Code, to modify the 

authority relating to United States Postal 

Service air transportation contracts, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 3550. An act to designate a portion of the 

Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth 

of Virginia as the ‘‘John W. Warner Rapids’’. 

S. 3569. An act to make improvements in 

the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. 

S. 3598. An act to amend titles 46 and 18, 

United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality. 

S. 3605. An act to extend the pilot program 

for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. 

S. 3606. An act to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program 

and for other purposes. 

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BILLS PRESENTED TO THE 

PRESIDENT 

Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the 

House reports that on September 29, 

2008 she presented to the President of 

the United States, for his approval, the 

following bills: 


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