34 U.S.C. § 20986

§20986. Children's safety online awareness campaigns

Edition 2024

U.S.C. Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
34 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Subtitle II - Protection of Children and Other Persons

CHAPTER 209 - CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY

SUBCHAPTER III - GRANTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 20986 - Children's safety online awareness campaigns

From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§20986. 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 1 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.

(Pub. L. 109–248, title VI, §629, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 640.)

Editorial Notes

Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 16986 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

1 So in original. Probably should be "complement".

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