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safety utilizing various media and Internet-based re-
sources; 
(3) facilitating access to, and the exchange of, 
information regarding Internet safety to promote up- 
to-date knowledge regarding current issues; and 
(4) facilitating access to Internet safety edu-
cation and public awareness efforts the Commission 
considers appropriate to States, units of local gov-
ernment, schools, police departments, nonprofit or-
ganizations, and such other entities. 
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
The Commission shall submit a report to Congress 
not later than March 31 of each year that describes the 
activities carried out under section 3 by the Commission 
during the preceding calendar year. 
SEC. 5. ONLINE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information shall 
establish an Online Safety and Technology working group 
comprised of representatives of relevant sectors of the 
business community, public interest groups, and other ap-
propriate groups and Federal agencies to review and 
evaluate— 
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(1) the status of industry efforts to promote on-
line safety through educational efforts, parental con-
trol technology, blocking and filtering software, age- 
appropriate labels for content or other technologies 
or initiatives designed to promote a safe online envi-
ronment for children; 
(2) the status of industry efforts to promote on-
line safety among providers of electronic communica-
tions services and remote computing services by re-
porting apparent child pornography under section 
13032 of title 42, United States Code; 
(3) the practices of electronic communications 
service providers and remote computing service pro-
viders related to record retention in connection with 
crimes against children; and 
(4) the development of technologies to help par-
ents shield their children from inappropriate mate-
rial on the Internet. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the work-
ing group established under subsection (a) is first con-
vened, it shall submit a report to the Assistant Secretary 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives that— 
(1) describes in detail its findings, including 
any information related to the effectiveness of such 
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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 strate-
gies and technologies. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(2) INTERNET.—The term ‘‘Internet’’ means 
collectively the myriad of computer and tele-
communications facilities, including equipment and 
operating software, which comprise the inter-
connected world-wide network of networks that em-
ploy the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet 
Protocol, or any predecessor or successor protocols 
to such protocol, to communicate information of all 
kinds by wire or radio. 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
For carrying out the public awareness campaign 
under section 3, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Commission $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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