[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7966 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7966
To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2022
Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Murphy of
North Carolina, Mr. Womack, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Westerman, Mr.
Wenstrup, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Joyce
of Ohio, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Curtis, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Carl, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Graves of
Missouri, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Hern, Mr. Bost, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and
Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and Labor, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools,
and for other purposes.
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 ``Secure Every School and Protect Our
Nation's Children Act'' or as the ``STOP II Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) Byrne-JAG.--For fiscal year 2023, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out the grant program
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), in addition to any
amounts made available for such purpose, $500,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be used for
additional personnel.
(b) COPS.--For fiscal year 2023, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out the grant program
under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.), in addition to any amounts made
available for such purpose, $500,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be used as provided under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) of such Act (34 U.S.C.
10381(b)).
(c) STOP School Violence.--Subsection (a) of section 2705 of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10555) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated
$833,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, of which--
``(1) $555,333,334 shall be made available to the BJA
Director to carry out this part; and
``(2) $277,666,666 shall be made available to the COPS
Director to carry out this part.''.
(d) Grants for Mental Health Guidance Counselors.--Section 4112 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7122) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, other than
subsection (c),'' after ``this subpart''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Mental Health Guidance Counselors.--There authorized to be
appropriated for the hiring of mental health guidance counselors by
State and local educational agencies $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2023.''.
(e) Offset.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
available under sections 602(a)(1) and 603(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 802(a)(1), 803(a)) on the date of enactment of this Act,
$7,055,000,000 is rescinded as of such date: Provided, That such
rescission shall be applied first on a pro rata basis to the
unobligated balances of the payment amounts allocated by the Secretary
of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 602 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802): Provided further, That any
remaining amounts to be rescinded shall be applied next on a pro rata
basis to the unobligated balances of the payment amounts allocated by
the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) and
(b)(2)(B) of section 602 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 802): Provided further,
That any remaining amounts to be rescinded shall be applied on a pro
rata basis to the unobligated balances of the payment amounts allocated
by the Secretary of the Treasury for each of the entities authorized to
receive payments under section 603 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 803).
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE GRANTS.
Section 2701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``paragraphs (5)
through (9)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5) through (10)'';
and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph
(10); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
``(9) Assessment of a school to find weaknesses in security
and identify any lack of coverage in mental health support
staff for students.''.
SEC. 4. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY BEST PRACTICES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2220D. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY BEST PRACTICES.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, shall establish in the Department
a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices (in
this section referred to as the `Clearinghouse').
``(2) Purpose.--The Clearinghouse shall be the primary
resource of the Federal Government to identify and publish
online through SchoolSafety.gov, or any successor website, best
practices and recommendations relating to school safety for use
by State educational agencies and local educational agencies,
institutions of higher education, State and local law
enforcement agencies, health professionals, and the general
public.
``(3) Personnel.--
``(A) Assignments.--The Clearinghouse shall be
assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary
considers appropriate to carry out this section.
``(B) Detailees.--The Secretary of Education, the
Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may detail personnel to the Clearinghouse.
``(4) Exemptions.--
``(A) Paperwork reduction act.--Chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code (commonly known as the
`Paperwork Reduction Act') shall not apply to any
rulemaking or information collection required under
this section.
``(B) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply
for the purposes of carrying out this section.
``(b) Clearinghouse Contents.--
``(1) Consultation.--In identifying and publishing best
practices and recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2),
the Clearinghouse may consult with appropriate Federal, State,
local, Tribal, and private sector entities, and nongovernmental
organizations.
``(2) Criteria.--Best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse identified and published pursuant to subsection
(a)(2) shall, at a minimum--
``(A) incorporate comprehensive school safety
measures, including threat prevention, preparedness,
protection, mitigation, incident response, and recovery
to improve the safety posture of a school, including
relating to the health, safety, and welfare of persons
in school settings;
``(B) include any evidence or research rationale
supporting the determination of the Clearinghouse that
the best practice or recommendation at issue has been
shown to have a significant effect on improving the
safety posture of a school, including relating to the
health, safety, and welfare of persons in school
settings, including--
``(i) relevant research that is evidence-
based supporting such best practice or
recommendation;
``(ii) findings and data from previous
Federal or State commissions recommending
improvements to the safety posture of a school,
including relating to the health, safety, and
welfare of persons in school settings; or
``(iii) other supportive evidence or
findings relied upon by the Clearinghouse in
determining best practices and recommendations
to improve the safety posture of a school,
including relating to the health, safety, and
welfare of persons in school settings; and
``(C) include information on Federal grant programs
for which implementation of such best practices or
recommendations is an eligible use for any such
program.
``(3) Other best practices and recommendations.--To the
greatest extent practicable, in identifying and publishing best
practices and recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2),
the Clearinghouse shall so identify and publish, as
appropriate, best practices and recommendations to improve the
safety posture of a school, including relating to the health,
safety, and welfare of persons in school settings, adopted by a
Federal, State, local, Tribal, or private sector entity or
nongovernmental organization.
``(c) Assistance and Training.--The Secretary, acting through the
Clearinghouse, may publish materials to assist and train State
educational agencies and local educational agencies and State and local
law enforcement agencies regarding the implementation of best practices
and recommendations identified and published pursuant to subsection
(a)(2).
``(d) Continuous Improvement.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) collect for the purpose of continuous improvement of
the Clearinghouse--
``(A) data analytics;
``(B) user feedback on the implementation of best
practices and recommendations identified and published
pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
``(C) any evaluations conducted on implementation
of such best practices and recommendations; and
``(2) in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the
Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services--
``(A) regularly assess best practices and
recommendations identified and published pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) with respect to which there are no
resources available through Federal Government programs
for implementation; and
``(B) establish an external advisory board
comprised of appropriate State, local, Tribal, and
private sector entities and nongovernmental
organizations, including organizations representing
parents of students attending elementary schools or
secondary schools, to--
``(i) provide feedback on the
implementation of best practices and
recommendations identified and published
pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
``(ii) propose additional recommendations
for best practices for inclusion in the
Clearinghouse.
``(e) Parental Assistance.--The Clearinghouse shall produce
materials to assist parents of students with identifying relevant
Clearinghouse resources related to supporting the implementation of
Clearinghouse best practices and recommendations identified and
published pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Elementary school.--The term `elementary school' has
the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(2) Evidence-based.--The term `evidence-based' has the
meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given such
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
``(4) Local educational agency.--The term `local
educational agency' has the meaning given such term in section
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
``(5) Parent.--The term `parent' has the meaning given such
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(6) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school' has
the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(7) State educational agency.--The term `State
educational agency' has the meaning given such term in section
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2220C the following new item:
``Sec. 2220D. Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices.''.
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY BEST
PRACTICES.
(a) Notification by the Secretary of Education.--The Secretary of
Education shall provide written notification of the publication of the
Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices (referred to in
this section as the ``Clearinghouse'') under section 2220D of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4, to--
(1) every State educational and local educational agency;
and
(2) other Department of Education partners in the
implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of
Education.
(b) Notification by the Secretary of Homeland Security.--The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide written notification of
the publication of the Clearinghouse under section 2220D of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4, to--
(1) every State homeland security advisor;
(2) every State department of homeland security; and
(3) other Department of Homeland Security partners in the
implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(c) Notification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.--
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide written
notification of the publication of the Clearinghouse under section
2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4, to--
(1) every State department of public health; and
(2) other Department of Health and Human Services partners
in the implementation of the best practices and recommendations
of the Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(d) Notification by the Attorney General.--The Attorney General
shall provide written notification of the publication of the
Clearinghouse under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
as added by section 4, to--
(1) every State department of justice; and
(2) other Department of Justice partners in the
implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse, as determined appropriate by the Attorney
General.
SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM REVIEW.
(a) Federal Grants and Resources.--The Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and the Attorney General shall each--
(1) review grant programs administered by their respective
agency and identify any grant program that may be used to
implement best practices and recommendations of the Federal
Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices (referred to in
this section as the ``Clearinghouse'') under section 2220D of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4;
(2) identify any best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse for which there is not a Federal grant program
that may be used for the purposes of implementing the best
practice or recommendation as applicable to the agency; and
(3) periodically report any findings under paragraph (2) to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
(b) State Grants and Resources.--The Clearinghouse shall, to the
extent practicable, identify, for each State--
(1) each agency responsible for school safety in the State,
or any State that does not have such an agency designated;
(2) any grant program that may be used for the purposes of
implementing best practices and recommendations of the
Clearinghouse; and
(3) any resources other than grant programs that may be
used to assist in implementation of best practices and
recommendations of the Clearinghouse.
SEC. 7. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Waiver of Requirements.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments
made by this Act shall be construed to create, satisfy, or waive any
requirement under--
(1) title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.);
(2) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
(3) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d et seq.);
(4) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.
1681 et seq.); or
(5) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et
seq.).
(b) Prohibition on Federally Developed, Mandated, or Endorsed
Curriculum.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act
shall be construed to authorize any officer or employee of the Federal
Government to engage in an activity otherwise prohibited under section
103(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3403(b)).
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