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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3630 

To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. CULBERSON) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention 

initiatives, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Adolescent Web 

5 Awareness Requires Education Act’’ or the ‘‘AWARE 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e)(1), 

10 the Attorney General shall make grants to eligible 


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1 entities to carry out an Internet crime awareness 

2 and cybercrime prevention program. 

3 (2) PERIOD.—A grant under this section shall 

4 be for a 2-year period. 

5 (b) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 

6 under this section shall submit an application to the Attor7 ney General, which shall include— 

8 (1) a description of the partnership arrange9 ments, if any, of the eligible entity relating to the 

10 activities to be carried out with the grant; 

11 (2) a description of the measurable goals of the 

12 eligible entity relating to the activities to be carried 

13 out with the grant; 

14 (3) a description of how the Internet crime 

15 awareness and cybercrime prevention program of the 

16 eligible entity shall achieve the measurable goals de17 scribed in paragraph (2); 

18 (4) a description of the plan of the eligible enti19 ty to continue to implement the Internet crime 

20 awareness and cybercrime prevention program after 

21 the grant under this section ends; 

22 (5) a description of how funds under the grant 

23 may be used and coordinated with Internet crime 

24 awareness and cybercrime prevention programs 

25 being carried out on the date of enactment of this 


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1 Act or other Internet crime awareness and 

2 cybercrime prevention programs established with 

3 grants under this section; 

4 (6) a description of the target audience under 

5 the proposed Internet crime awareness and 

6 cybercrime prevention program; 

7 (7) a certification that the eligible entity en8 forces the operation of measures which prevent the 

9 Internet from being used to victimize children if the 

10 eligible entity provides Internet access to minors; 

11 and 

12 (8) any other information or assurances re13 quired by the Attorney General. 

14 (c) PRIORITIZATION.—In making grants under this 

15 section, the Attorney General shall give priority to an eligi16 ble entity that— 

17 (1) identifies and targets children at-risk of en18 gaging in cybercrimes or becoming crime victims; 

19 (2) works in partnership with the private sec20 tor, law enforcement, the philanthropic community, 

21 the media, researchers, social services organizations, 

22 or other community-based groups; 

23 (3) provides Internet crime awareness and 

24 cybercrime prevention programs at no cost to stu25 dents or schools; 


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1 (4) accommodates different languages and lan2 guage proficiencies; 

3 (5) accommodates differing levels of techno4 logical sophistication; or 

5 (6) has a viable plan to sustain the Internet 

6 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention program 

7 after the grant program ends. 

8 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use a 

9 grant under this section to— 

10 (1) identify, develop, and implement Internet 

11 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention pro12 grams, including educational technology, multimedia 

13 and interactive applications, online resources, and 

14 lesson plans; 

15 (2) provide professional training to elementary 

16 and secondary school teachers, administrators, and 

17 other staff on crime awareness and cybercrime pre18 vention; 

19 (3) educate parents about teaching their chil20 dren how to protect themselves from becoming vic21 tims of Internet crime; 

22 (4) develop Internet crime awareness and 

23 cybercrime prevention programs for children; 


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1 (5) train and support peer-driven Internet 

2 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initia3 tives; 

4 (6) coordinate and fund research initiatives that 

5 investigate online risks to children and Internet 

6 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention; or 

7 (7) develop and implement public education 

8 campaigns to promote awareness of crimes against 

9 children on the Internet and the prevention of such 

10 crimes. 

11 (e) GRANT GUIDANCE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before making grants under 

13 this section, and not later than 1 month after the 

14 date on which the study under paragraph (3)(A) is 

15 completed, the Attorney General, in consultation 

16 with education groups, Internet crime awareness and 

17 cybercrime prevention groups, and other relevant ex18 perts in the field of new media and child safety, 

19 shall issue detailed guidance for the grant program 

20 under this section. 

21 (2) CONTENTS OF GUIDANCE.—The grant guid22 ance shall be implemented by the Attorney General 

23 in accordance with best practices relating to Internet 

24 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention and the 


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1 research-based recommendations derived from the 

2 study conducted under paragraph (3)(A). 

3 (3) INTERNET CRIME AWARENESS AND

4 CYBERCRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH.— 

5 (A) INITIAL RESEARCH.—The Attorney 

6 General shall enter into contracts with 1 or 

7 more private companies, government agencies, 

8 or nonprofit organizations to complete a study, 

9 not later than 6 months after the date of enact10 ment of this Act, regarding— 

11 (i) the nature, prevalence, and quality 

12 of Internet crime awareness and 

13 cybercrime prevention programs and any 

14 evidence-based research conducted relating 

15 to the programs; 

16 (ii) findings regarding which children 

17 are most at risk of becoming crime victims; 

18 (iii) gaps in Internet crime awareness 

19 and cybercrime prevention and youth on20 line risk research; and 

21 (iv) any other area determined appro22 priate by the Attorney General. 

23 (B) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.—Subject to 

24 the availability of appropriations, the Attorney 

25 General shall enter into contracts with private 


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1 companies, government agencies, or nonprofit 

2 organizations to conduct additional research re3 garding the issues described in subparagraph 

4 (A). Any research conducted under this sub5 paragraph shall be included in the reports 

6 under subsection (g)(3). 

7 (f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General 

8 shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities that 

9 receive a grant under this section, which may include 

10 maintaining a Web site to facilitate outreach and commu11 nication among the eligible entities that receive a grant 

12 under this section. 

13 (g) REPORTS.— 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity 

15 that receives a grant under this section shall submit 

16 to the Attorney General and make public an annual 

17 report regarding the activities carried out using 

18 funds made available under the grant, which shall 

19 include— 

20 (A) a description of how the eligible entity 

21 implemented the Internet crime awareness and 

22 cybercrime prevention program carried out with 

23 the grant; 

24 (B) a detailed description of the audience 

25 reached; 


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1 (C) an analysis of whether and to what de2 gree the goals for the Internet crime awareness 

3 and cybercrime prevention program were met; 

4 (D) an analysis of the challenges, if any, 

5 that interfered with achieving the goals de6 scribed in subparagraph (C); 

7 (E) plans for future Internet crime aware8 ness and cybercrime prevention programs; and 

9 (F) an accounting of the funds used. 

10 (2) COMPILATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS FOR

11 REVISED GRANT GUIDANCE.—The Attorney General 

12 shall— 

13 (A) review the report under paragraph (1) 

14 submitted by each eligible entity that receives a 

15 grant under this section during the first fiscal 

16 year for which grants under this section are 

17 made; and 

18 (B) not later than 6 months after the date 

19 on which all reports described in subparagraph 

20 (A) are submitted, modify, as appropriate, the 

21 grant guidance based on the reports. 

22 (3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

23 27 months after the date on which the Attorney 

24 General makes the first grant under this section, 

25 and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall 


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1 submit to Congress a report regarding the grant 

2 program under this section, which shall include— 

3 (A) a compilation of the information and 

4 findings of the annual reports submitted under 

5 paragraph (1); 

6 (B) the findings and conclusions of the At7 torney General, including findings and conclu8 sions relating to the effectiveness of Internet 

9 crime awareness and cybercrime prevention pro10 grams carried out using a grant under this sec11 tion; and 

12 (C) best practices identified by the Attor13 ney General relating to Internet crime aware14 ness and cybercrime prevention. 

15 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

17 appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out 

18 this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2010 through 2014. 

20 (2) LIMITATION.—Of amounts made available 

21 to carry out this section, not more than 5 percent 

22 shall be available to carry out subsections (e), (f), 

23 and (g)(2). 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 


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1 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti2 ty’’ means— 

3 (A) a partnership between a State edu4 cational agency and 1 or more local educational 

5 agencies (as those terms are defined in section 

6 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) of the 

8 State; 

9 (B) a local educational agency; 

10 (C) a nonprofit organization; or 

11 (D) a consortium of elementary schools or 

12 secondary schools (as those terms are defined in 

13 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) col15 laborating with an entity described in subpara16 graph (A), (B), or (C). 

17 (2) GRANT GUIDANCE.—The term ‘‘grant guid18 ance’’ means the grant guidance issued under sec19 tion 2(e)(1). 

20 (3) INTERNET CRIME AWARENESS AND

21 CYBERCRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM.—The term 

22 ‘‘Internet crime awareness and cybercrime preven23 tion program’’ means an age-appropriate, research24 based program that prevents children from becoming 

25 the victims of Internet crime by encouraging safe 


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1 and responsible use of the Internet, promoting an in2 formed, critical understanding of Internet dangers, 

3 and educating children, parents, and communities 

4 about how to prevent or respond to problems or dan5 gers related to the Internet or new media. 

6 (4) NEW MEDIA.—The term ‘‘new media’’— 

7 (A) means emerging digital, computerized, 

8 or networked information and communication 

9 technologies that often have interactive capabili10 ties; and 

11 (B) includes email, instant messaging, text 

12 messaging, Web sites, blogs, interactive gaming, 

13 social media, cell phones, and mobile devices. 

14 (5) NONPROFIT.—The term ‘‘nonprofit’’ means 

15 an organization that is described in section 501(c) of 

16 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 

17 tax under section 501(a) of that Code. 

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