,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bfb #aacth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #acd     
,report ,no4 #aac-abf ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #bd 7legislative day1 ,january 
#c71 #bjac,mr4 ,rockefeller 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,coburn1
 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,pryor7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,december #ag1 #bjac,reported by ,mr4 
,rockefeller1 with an amendment,strike  
out all after the enacting clause and   
insert the part printed in italic  ,a   
,,bill  ,to arrange for the ,national   
,academy of ,sciences to study the      
impact of violent video games and       
violent video programming on children4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,violent ,content ,research ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,study2 ,national       
,academy of ,sciences  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #cj days after the date 

of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal 
,trade ,commission1 the ,federal        
,communications ,commission1 and the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 jointly1 shall undertake to  
enter into appropriate arrangements with
 the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to 
conduct a comprehensive study and       
investigation of-- 7#a7 whether there is
 a connection between exposure to       
violent video games and harmful effects 
on children2 and  7#b7 whether there is 
a connection between exposure to violent
 video programming and harmful effects  
on children4  7b7 ,contents of study and
 investigation  7#a7 ,violent video     
games ,the study and investigation under
 subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7,a7    
whether the exposure listed under       
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7i7 causes children
 to act aggressively or causes other    
measurable harm to children2  7ii7 has a
 disproportionately harmful effect on   
children already prone to aggressive    
behavior or on other identifiable groups

 of children2 and  7iii7 has a harmful  
effect that is distinguishable from any 
negative effects produced by other types
 of media2  7,b7 whether any harm       
identified under subparagraph 7,a77i7   
has a direct and long-lasting impact on 
a child's well-being2 and  7,c7 whether 
current or emerging characteristics of  
video games have a unique impact on     
children1 considering in particular     
video games' interactive nature and the 
extraordinarily personal and vivid way  
violence might be portrayed in such     
video games4  7#b7 ,violent video       
programming ,the study and investigation
 under subsection 7a7 shall include--   
7,a7 whether the exposure listed under  
subsection 7a77#b7-- 7i7 causes children
 to act aggressively or causes other    
measurable harm to children2  7ii7 has a
 disproportionately harmful effect on   
children already prone to aggressive    
behavior or on other identifiable groups
 of children2 and  7iii7 has a harmful  
effect that is distinguishable from any 

negative effects produced by other types
 of media2 and  7,b7 whether any harm   
identified under subparagraph 7,a77i7   
has a direct and long-lasting impact on 
a child's well-being4  7#c7 ,future     
research ,the study and investigation   
under subsection 7a7 shall identify gaps
 in the current state of research which1
 if closed1 could provide additional    
information regarding any causal        
connection-- 7,a7 between exposure to   
violent video games and behavior2 and   
7,b7 between exposure to violent video  
programming and behavior4  7c7 ,report  
,in entering into any arrangements with 
the ,national ,academy of ,sciences for 
conducting the study and investigation  
under this section1 the ,federal ,trade 
,commission1 the ,federal               
,communications ,commission1 and the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services shall request the ,national   
,academy of ,sciences to submit1 not    
later than #ae months after the date on 
which such arrangements are completed1 a

 report on the results of the study and 
investigation to-- 7#a7 ,congress2  7#b7
 the ,federal ,trade ,commission2  7#c7 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission2 and  7#d7 the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,violent ,content ,research ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,study2 ,national ,academy  
of ,sciences  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #cj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,trade ,commission1 the ,federal        
,communications ,commission1 and the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 jointly1 shall undertake to  
enter into appropriate arrangements with
 the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to 
conduct a comprehensive study and       
investigation of-- 7#a7 whether there is
 a connection between exposure to       
violent video games and harmful effects 
on children that is distinguishable from
 the effects of any other factors2 and  
7#b7 whether there is a connection      

between exposure to violent video       
programming and harmful effects on      
children that is distinguishable from   
the effects of any other factors4  7b7  
,contents of study and investigation    
7#a7 ,violent video games ,the study and
 investigation under subsection 7a7     
shall include-- 7,a7 whether the        
exposure listed under subsection        
7a77#a7-- 7i7 causes children to act    
aggressively or causes other measurable 
harm to children2  7ii7 has a           
disproportionately harmful effect on the
 behavior of children already prone to  
aggression or on the behavior of other  
identifiable groups of children2 and    
7iii7 has a harmful effect on children's
 behavior that is distinguishable from  
any negative effects produced by other  
types of media2  7,b7 whether any harm  
identified under subparagraph 7,a77i7   
has a direct and long-lasting impact on 
a child's well-being2 and  7,c7 whether 
current or emerging characteristics of  
violent video games have a uniquely     

harmful effect on the behavior of       
children1 considering in particular such
 games' concretely interactive nature4  
7#b7 ,violent video programming ,the    
study and investigation under subsection
 7a7 shall include-- 7,a7 whether the   
exposure listed under subsection        
7a77#b7-- 7i7 causes children to act    
aggressively or causes other measurable 
harm to children2  7ii7 has a           
disproportionately harmful effect on the
 behavior of children already prone to  
aggression or on the behavior of other  
identifiable groups of children2 and    
7iii7 has a harmful effect on children's
 behavior that is distinguishable from  
any negative effects produced by other  
types of media2 and  7,b7 whether any   
harm identified under subparagraph      
7,a77i7 has a direct and long-lasting   
impact on a child's well-being4  7#c7   
,future research ,the study and         
investigation under subsection 7a7 shall
 identify gaps in the current state of  
research which1 if closed1 could provide

 information regarding any causal       
connection-- 7,a7 between exposure to   
violent video games and harmful effects 
on children's behavior2 and  7,b7       
between exposure to violent video       
programming and harmful effects on      
children's behavior4  7c7 ,report ,in   
entering into any arrangements with the 
,national ,academy of ,sciences for     
conducting the study and investigation  
under this section1 the ,federal ,trade 
,commission1 the ,federal               
,communications ,commission1 and the    
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services shall request the ,national   
,academy of ,sciences to submit1 not    
later than #ae months after the date on 
which such arrangements are completed1 a
 report on the results of the study and 
investigation to-- 7#a7 ,congress2  7#b7
 the ,federal ,trade ,commission2  7#c7 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission2 and  7#d7 the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services4        
,december #ag1 #bjac,reported with an   

amendment