,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,rockefell] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 
& ,mr4 ,hell]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to arrange 
= ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to    
/udy ! impact ( viol5t video games &    
viol5t video programm+ on *ildr54  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,viol5t ,cont5t ,rese>* ,act ( #bjac4   
#b4 ,/udy2 ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission1 ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission1 & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
jo9tly1 %all und]take to ent] into      
appropriate arrangem5ts ) ! ,national   
,academy ( ,sci5ces to conduct a        
compreh5sive /udy & inve/igation (--    

7#a7 :e!r !re is a connection betwe5    
exposure to viol5t video games & h>mful 
effects on *ildr52 &  7#b7 :e!r !re is a
 connection betwe5 exposure to viol5t   
video programm+ & h>mful effects on     
*ildr54  7b7 ,cont5ts ( /udy &          
inve/igation  7#a7 ,viol5t video games  
,! /udy & inve/igation "u subsection 7a7
 %all include--  7,a7 :e!r ! exposure   
li/$ "u subsection 7a77#a7--  7i7 causes
 *ildr5 to act aggressively or causes   
o!r measurable h>m to *ildr52  7ii7 has 
a disproportionately h>mful effect on   
*ildr5 already prone to aggressive      
behavior or on o!r id5tifiable gr\ps (  
*ildr52 &  7iii7 has a h>mful effect t  
is di/+ui%able f any negative effects   
produc$ by o!r types ( m$ia2  7,b7 :e!r 
any h>m id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a77i7 
has a direct & long-la/+ impact on a    
*ild's well-be+2 &  7,c7 :e!r curr5t or 
em]g+ *>act]i/ics ( video games h a     
unique impact on *ildr51 consid]+ 9     
p>ticul> video games' int]active nature 
& ! extraord9>ily p]sonal & vivid way   

viol5ce might be portray$ 9 su* video   
games4  7#b7 ,viol5t video programm+ ,! 
/udy & inve/igation "u subsection 7a7   
%all include--  7,a7 :e!r ! exposure    
li/$ "u subsection 7a77#b7--  7i7 causes
 *ildr5 to act aggressively or causes   
o!r measurable h>m to *ildr52  7ii7 has 
a disproportionately h>mful effect on   
*ildr5 already prone to aggressive      
behavior or on o!r id5tifiable gr\ps (  
*ildr52 &  7iii7 has a h>mful effect t  
is di/+ui%able f any negative effects   
produc$ by o!r types ( m$ia2 &  7,b7    
:e!r any h>m id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a77i7 has a direct & long-la/+ impact 
on a *ild's well-be+4  7#c7 ,future     
rese>* ,! /udy & inve/igation "u        
subsection 7a7 %all id5tify gaps 9 !    
curr5t /ate ( rese>* :i*1 if clos$1 c\ld
 provide additional in=mation reg>d+ any
 causal connection--  7,a7 betwe5       
exposure to viol5t video games &        
behavior2 &  7,b7 betwe5 exposure to    
viol5t video programm+ & behavior4  7c7 
,report ,9 ent]+ into any arrangem5ts ) 

! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces =       
conduct+ ! /udy & inve/igation "u ?is   
section1 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 ! 
,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 & ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all reque/ ! ,national ,academy (      
,sci5ces to submit1 n lat] ?an #ae mon?s
 aft] ! date on :i* su* arrangem5ts are 
complet$1 a report on ! results ( ! /udy
 & inve/igation to--  7#a7 ,congress2   
7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission2  7#c7 
! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission2 & 
7#d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices4