To protect school web pages from fraud and related activity.

August 2, 2001

Mr. FERGUSON (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To protect school web pages from fraud and related activity.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `School Safety Enhancement and Website Protection Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SCHOOL WEB PAGES FROM FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY.

Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in section (a)(2)(A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: `, or contained in an educational record of an educational institution';

(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)--

(A) by striking `a financial institution' and inserting `an educational institution, a financial institution,'; and

(B) by striking `the financial institution' and inserting `the educational institution, the financial institution,';

(3) in subsection (e)(8)(D), by striking `; and' and inserting `, or poses a threat to public health or safety;';

(4) in subsection (e)(9), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

(5) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(10) the term `educational institution' includes an elementary school (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)), secondary school (as defined in such section), and institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).'.

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