September 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 157 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE BROWN AND DR. JANET BROWN

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Bedford County 
Sheriff Mike Brown and his wife, Liberty University professor, Dr. 
Janet Brown, for their tireless efforts to combat human trafficking and 
human sexual slavery throughout the world.
  The Browns founded the Safe Surfin' Foundation in 1998 with the 
mission to educate youth and teens about the dangers of the internet 
and social media. In May the Browns were invited to present a program 
they developed called Cyber Safety While Accessing Technology, or Cyber 
S.W.A.T., to the Global Sustainability Network at the Vatican.
  Cyber S.W.A.T. utilizes the social cognitive theory, a means of 
education, where students learn by observing and imitating the behavior 
of their peers. This program was first launched at Jefferson Forest 
High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, where students received training 
and designed presentations for their classmates about online threats. 
The response was outstanding, and since then the program has been 
implemented in eight other high schools across the country.
  Cyber S.W.A.T. has the potential not only to save lives in the United 
States, but around the world.
  I want to thank the Browns for their efforts to protect the next 
generation by teaching them proper internet safety, and I look forward 
to watching the continued success of the Cyber S.W.A.T. program.

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