IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 502
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and 
enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Computer Security Awareness 
Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004
Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. GORDON, Mr. COX, Mr. TURNER of Texas, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. CLAY) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising 
awareness and enhancing the state of computer security 
in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals 
of National Computer Security Awareness Month.
Whereas an estimated 200,000,000 Americans use the Inter-
net in the United States, including 51 percent through 
broadband connections, to communicate with family and 
friends, manage their finances, pay their bills, improve 
their education, shop at home, and read about current 
events; 
Whereas the approximately 23,000,000 small businesses in 
the United States, who represent 99.7 percent of all 
United States employers and employ 50.1 percent of the
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private work force, increasingly rely on the Internet to 
manage their businesses, expand their customer reach, 
and enhance their connection with their supply chain; 
Whereas nearly 100 percent of public schools in the United 
States have Internet access, with approximately 80 per-
cent of instructional rooms connected to the Internet, to 
enhance our children’s education by providing access to 
educational online content and encouraging responsible 
self-initiative to discover research resources; 
Whereas our Nation’s critical infrastructures rely on the se-
cure and reliable operation of our information networks 
to support our Nation’s financial services, energy, tele-
communications, transportation, health care, and emer-
gency response systems; 
Whereas Internet users and our information infrastructure 
face an increasing threat of malicious attack through vi-
ruses, worms, Trojans, and unwanted programs such as 
spyware, adware, hacking tools, and password stealers; 
Whereas consumers face significant financial and personal 
privacy losses due to identity theft and fraud, as reported 
in 500,000 complaints in 2003 to the Federal Trade 
Commission’s Consumer Sentinel database; 
Whereas Internet attacks have become increasingly fast in 
propagation and costly to repair, as with the estimated 
$2,000,000,000 in damages caused by Blaster, Welchia, 
and Sobig.F outbreaks in August 2003; 
Whereas our Nation’s youth face increasing threats online 
such as inappropriate content or child predators, with 70 
percent of teens having accidentally come across pornog-
raphy on the Internet, and with one in five children hav-
ing been approached by a child predator online each year;
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Whereas enhancing Americans’ awareness of computer secu-
rity practices and technologies can greatly improve our 
Nation’s level of computer security; 
Whereas there are national organizations, such as the non-
profit National Cyber Security Alliance, policymakers, 
government agencies, private sector companies, end-users, 
and others who stand ready to assist consumers, busi-
nesses, and our youth protect themselves online; 
Whereas policymakers, government agencies, national organi-
zations, private sector companies, nonprofit institutions, 
schools, consumers, and the media should recognize the 
need to increase awareness of computer security and to 
enhance the state of computer security in the United 
States; and 
Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance has designated 
October as National Computer Security Awareness 
Month, which will provide an opportunity to educate the 
people of the United States about computer security: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Computer Security Awareness Month; and 
(2) should work with Federal agencies, national 
organizations, businesses, and educational institu-
tions to encourage the implementation and develop-
ment of existing and future computer security stand-
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ards, practices, and technologies in order to enhance 
the state of computer security in the United States.
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