I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Adolescent Web 
Awareness Requires Education Act’’ or the ‘‘AWARE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e)(1), 
the Attorney General shall make grants to eligible 
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Act or other Internet crime awareness and 
cybercrime prevention programs established with 
grants under this section; 
(6) a description of the target audience under 
the 
proposed 
Internet 
crime 
awareness 
and 
cybercrime prevention program; 
(7) a certification that the eligible entity en-
forces the operation of measures which prevent the 
Internet from being used to victimize children if the 
eligible entity provides Internet access to minors; 
and 
(8) any other information or assurances re-
quired by the Attorney General. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In making grants under this 
section, the Attorney General shall give priority to an eligi-
ble entity that— 
(1) identifies and targets children at-risk of en-
gaging in cybercrimes or becoming crime victims; 
(2) works in partnership with the private sec-
tor, law enforcement, the philanthropic community, 
the media, researchers, social services organizations, 
or other community-based groups; 
(3) provides Internet crime awareness and 
cybercrime prevention programs at no cost to stu-
dents or schools; 
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(4) accommodates different languages and lan-
guage proficiencies; 
(5) accommodates differing levels of techno-
logical sophistication; or 
(6) has a viable plan to sustain the Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention program 
after the grant program ends. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use a 
grant under this section to— 
(1) identify, develop, and implement Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention pro-
grams, 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 crime awareness and cybercrime pre-
vention; 
(3) educate parents about teaching their chil-
dren how to protect themselves from becoming vic-
tims of Internet crime; 
(4) develop Internet crime awareness and 
cybercrime prevention programs for children; 
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(5) train and support peer-driven Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initia-
tives; 
(6) coordinate and fund research initiatives that 
investigate online risks to children and Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention; or 
(7) develop and implement public education 
campaigns to promote awareness of crimes against 
children on the Internet and the prevention of such 
crimes. 
(e) GRANT GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before making grants under 
this section, and not later than 1 month after the 
date on which the study under paragraph (3)(A) is 
completed, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with education groups, Internet crime awareness and 
cybercrime prevention groups, and other relevant ex-
perts in the field of new media and child safety, 
shall issue detailed guidance for the grant program 
under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS OF GUIDANCE.—The grant guid-
ance shall be implemented by the Attorney General 
in accordance with best practices relating to Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention and the 
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research-based recommendations derived from the 
study conducted under paragraph (3)(A). 
(3) 
INTERNET
CRIME
AWARENESS
AND 
CYBERCRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH.— 
(A) INITIAL
RESEARCH.—The Attorney 
General shall enter into contracts with 1 or 
more private companies, government agencies, 
or nonprofit organizations to complete a study, 
not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, regarding— 
(i) the nature, prevalence, and quality 
of 
Internet 
crime 
awareness 
and 
cybercrime prevention programs and any 
evidence-based research conducted relating 
to the programs; 
(ii) findings regarding which children 
are most at risk of becoming crime victims; 
(iii) gaps in Internet crime awareness 
and cybercrime prevention and youth on-
line risk research; and 
(iv) any other area determined appro-
priate by the Attorney General. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Attorney 
General shall enter into contracts with private 
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companies, government agencies, or nonprofit 
organizations to conduct additional research re-
garding the issues described in subparagraph 
(A). Any research conducted under this sub-
paragraph shall be included in the reports 
under subsection (g)(3). 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General 
shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities that 
receive a grant under this section, which may include 
maintaining a Web site to facilitate outreach and commu-
nication among the eligible entities that receive a grant 
under this section. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this section shall submit 
to the Attorney General and make public an annual 
report regarding the activities carried out using 
funds made available under the grant, which shall 
include— 
(A) a description of how the eligible entity 
implemented the Internet crime awareness and 
cybercrime prevention program carried out with 
the grant; 
(B) a detailed description of the audience 
reached; 
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(C) an analysis of whether and to what de-
gree the goals for the Internet crime awareness 
and cybercrime prevention program were met; 
(D) an analysis of the challenges, if any, 
that interfered with achieving the goals de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); 
(E) plans for future Internet crime aware-
ness and cybercrime prevention programs; and 
(F) an accounting of the funds used. 
(2) COMPILATION
OF
ANNUAL
REPORTS
FOR 
REVISED GRANT GUIDANCE.—The Attorney General 
shall— 
(A) review the report under paragraph (1) 
submitted by each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section during the first fiscal 
year for which grants under this section are 
made; and 
(B) not later than 6 months after the date 
on which all reports described in subparagraph 
(A) are submitted, modify, as appropriate, the 
grant guidance based on the reports. 
(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
27 months after the date on which the Attorney 
General makes the first grant under this section, 
and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
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submit to Congress a report regarding the grant 
program under this section, which shall include— 
(A) a compilation of the information and 
findings of the annual reports submitted under 
paragraph (1); 
(B) the findings and conclusions of the At-
torney General, including findings and conclu-
sions relating to the effectiveness of Internet 
crime awareness and cybercrime prevention pro-
grams carried out using a grant under this sec-
tion; and 
(C) best practices identified by the Attor-
ney General relating to Internet crime aware-
ness and cybercrime prevention. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out 
this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Of amounts made available 
to carry out this section, not more than 5 percent 
shall be available to carry out subsections (e), (f), 
and (g)(2). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a partnership between a State edu-
cational agency and 1 or more local educational 
agencies (as those terms are defined in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation 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)) col-
laborating with an entity described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C). 
(2) GRANT GUIDANCE.—The term ‘‘grant guid-
ance’’ means the grant guidance issued under sec-
tion 2(e)(1). 
(3) 
INTERNET
CRIME
AWARENESS
AND 
CYBERCRIME
PREVENTION
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Internet crime awareness and cybercrime preven-
tion program’’ means an age-appropriate, research- 
based program that prevents children from becoming 
the victims of Internet crime by encouraging safe 
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and responsible use of the Internet, promoting an in-
formed, critical understanding of Internet dangers, 
and educating children, parents, and communities 
about how to prevent or respond to problems or dan-
gers related to the Internet or new media. 
(4) NEW MEDIA.—The term ‘‘new media’’— 
(A) means emerging digital, computerized, 
or networked information and communication 
technologies that often have interactive capabili-
ties; and 
(B) includes email, instant messaging, text 
messaging, Web sites, blogs, interactive gaming, 
social media, cell phones, and mobile devices. 
(5) NONPROFIT.—The term ‘‘nonprofit’’ means 
an organization that is described in section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of that Code. 
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