|
|
|
![Press Releases Press Releases](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/headers/pressreleases.gif) ![Press Releases Press Releases](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/headers/pressreleases.jpg) |
For Immediate Release
08/03/07
Contact: |
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
|
|
![Email This Email This](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/icons/emailthis.gif)
![Print This Print This](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/icons/printthis.gif)
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/spacer.gif) |
Inouye and Stevens Introduce Bill to Promote Internet Safety, Protect Children from Online Predators
Measure Aides Parents in Shielding Kids from Adult Content, Strengthens Child Pornography Laws |
|
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) joined Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) late last night to introduce a bill to promote Internet Safety and to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes committed by online predators. The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, S. 1965, also enhances efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and helps parents prevent the exposure of inappropriate material to their children. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas).
“The Internet is a powerful medium. But that power must not be used to prey on our nation’s children,” said Senator Inouye. “This bill takes important steps to promote online safety and aid parents in their efforts to protect their children from harm on the Internet. It educates parents and children on safe Internet use, strengthens laws to identify and prosecute crimes involving child pornography, and supports industry efforts to create better parental control technologies to block and filter inappropriate content. Combined, these efforts will help reduce the risk of children becoming victims to online crime.”
Specifically, the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act would:
- Direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to carry out a nationwide public awareness campaign regarding strategies to promote safe use of the Internet by children and to serve as a clearinghouse for information about Internet safety that can be accessed by state and local governments, schools, and other appropriate entities. The bill would authorize $5 million in 2008 and 2009 for such purposes and would require the FTC to submit an annual report to Congress regarding its activities to promote Internet safety.
- Direct the Department of Commerce to establish an Online Safety and Technology Working Group that would bring together representatives from industry, public interest groups, and other appropriate groups and federal agencies to: (1) review and evaluate industry efforts to promote parental control technologies including blocking and filtering technologies and age-appropriate labeling; (2) report evidence of apparent child pornography as required under 42 U.S.C. 13032; (3) detail industry practices with respect to the retention of data that may be used to identify and prosecute crimes against children; and (4) support the development of new technologies that will aid parents in shielding their children from inappropriate material. The Working Group would report its findings and recommendations associated with its work within 1 year.
- Amend existing E-rate requirements to ensure that schools, as part of their Internet safety policy, educate minors about appropriate online behavior, including education about “cyberbullying” and appropriate interactions on social networking websites and in chat rooms.
- Strengthen child pornography enforcement by: (1) tripling existing fines against providers of electronic communications services or remote computing services that fail to report evidence of child pornography under 42 U.S.C. 13023; (2) enhancing the ability of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to share relevant information with international law enforcement officials; (3) specifying the content required in reports to NCMEC; and (4) allowing NCMEC to share images and technical information used to assist providers of electronic communications services or remote computing services in identifying and eliminating images of child pornography.
###
|
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/spacer.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
31st - |
Senate Commerce Committee to Examine NFL Retirement System
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full Committee hearing on the Oversight of the NFL Retirement System.
The hearing will examine the current compensation system for National Football League (NFL) retirees with claims of advanced injuries that became symptomatic after retiring from the NFL.
Oversight of the NFL Retirement Sys...
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
10th - |
Inouye Commends DHS Secure Flight and APIS Rulemakings, Encourages Swifter Administration Action
- HONOLULU, HI – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced yesterday two initiatives to strengthen aviation security: an Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Pre-Departure Final Rule, and a Secure Flight Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM).
The APIS Final Rule enables the DHS to collect manifest information for flights to and from the United States and for vessels ...
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
9th - |
Innovation and Competitiveness Bill Signed into Law
- HONOLULU, HI – President George W. Bush signed into law today the America COMPETES Act, which expands education, and research and development, in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
“The America COMPETES Act embodies bipartisan, bicameral multi-committee efforts in responding to the nation’s defining economic challenge of how to remain strong and c...
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_cur.gif) |
3rd - |
current Press Release |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
3rd - |
Congress Approves America COMPETES Act Conference Report
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate and House of Representatives approved the America COMPETES Act conference report late last night. The Act expands education, and research and development, in the areas of science, technology, mathematics and education.
Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), an original cosponsor of the measure, issued the following statement ...
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
1st - |
Statement of Chairman Daniel K. Inouye on the U.S. Department of Commerce Oversight Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the Oversight of the U.S. Department of Commerce:
“President Calvin Coolidge once said, ‘the business of America is business.’ And on the surface, the business of the Commerce Department is ...
|
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/bullets/page_blue.gif) |
|
Audio Clip | Video Clip
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090130152949im_/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/_images/spacer.gif) |
|
|
|
|
|