[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8037 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8037
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide eligibility to
elementary and secondary schools for certain security grants for target
hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist
attacks, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 13, 2022
Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Education and Labor, 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide eligibility to
elementary and secondary schools for certain security grants for target
hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist
attacks, 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 ``Nonprofit and School Security Grant
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN DHS
SECURITY GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 609a) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and school''
after ``nonprofit'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and to elementary
schools, secondary schools, private schools, and religious
schools'' before ``for target hardening'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``, including
magnetometers'' before the period;
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$75 million for
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting
``$500,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2027''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``$50 million'' and
inserting ``$125,075,000''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``$25 million'' and
inserting ``$125,075,000''; and
(II) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) $250,150,000 is authorized for elementary
schools, secondary schools, private schools, and
religious schools, to be derived initially from the
unobligated balances of all amounts made available to
such schools to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the
coronavirus.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Definition.--In this section, the terms `elementary school'
and `secondary school' have the meanings given such terms 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 amending the item
relating to section 2009 to read as follows:
``Sec. 2009. Nonprofit and school security grant program.''.
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