Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/671

 120 STAT. 640

PUBLIC LAW 109–248—JULY 27, 2006

(C) education of the media, the general public, and populations at risk of sexual assault about the incidence of sexual violence and sexual violence prevention, prosecution, and recovery; (D) dissemination, on a national basis, of information relating to innovative and model programs, services, laws, legislation, and policies that benefit victims of sexual assault; and (E) provision of technical assistance to law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, the criminal justice system, public and private nonprofit agencies, and individuals in the investigation and prosecution of cases involving victims of sexual assault. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2) RAINN.—The term ‘‘RAINN’’ means the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation headquartered in the District of Columbia. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 42 USC 16986.

SEC. 629. CHILDREN’S SAFETY ONLINE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.

(a) AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN’S SAFETY ONLINE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is authorized to develop and carry out a public awareness campaign to demonstrate, explain, and encourage children, parents, and community leaders to better protect children when such children are on the Internet. (2) REQUIRED COMPONENTS.—The public awareness campaign described under paragraph (1) shall include components that compliment and reinforce the campaign message in a variety of media, including the Internet, television, radio, and billboards. (b) AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is authorized to develop and carry out a public awareness campaign to demonstrate, explain, and encourage parents and community leaders to better access and utilize the Federal and State sex offender registries. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 42 USC 16987.

SEC. 630. GRANTS FOR ONLINE CHILD SAFETY PROGRAMS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, make grants to States, units of local government, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of establishing and maintaining programs with respect to improving and educating children and parents in the best ways for children to be safe when on the Internet. (b) DEFINITION OF STATE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United States, the District

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