,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,wolf1 and ,mr4 ,cummings7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish and
 operate a ,national ,center for ,campus
 ,public ,safety4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,center  
to ,advance1 ,monitor1 and ,preserve    
,university ,security ,safety ,act of   
#bjac or the ,,campus ,safety ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,national ,center for       
,campus ,public ,safety ,title ,i of the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgaa et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,,ll ,national  
,center for ,campus ,public ,safety     
#cjba4 ,national ,center for ,campus    
,public ,safety  7a7 ,authority ,to     
establish and operate ,center  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,attorney ,general is      

authorized to establish and operate1    
within the ,office of ,community        
,oriented ,policing ,services1 a        
,national ,center for ,campus ,public   
,safety 7referred to in this section as 
the ,center74  7#b7 ,grant authority    
,the ,attorney ,general1 through the    
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services1 is authorized to   
award grants to institutions of higher  
education and other nonprofit           
organizations to assist in carrying out 
the functions of the ,center required   
under subsection 7b74  7b7 ,functions of
 the ,center ,the ,center shall--  7#a7 
provide quality education and training  
for public safety personnel of          
institutions of higher education and    
their collaborative partners1 including 
campus mental health agencies2  7#b7    
foster quality research to strengthen   
the safety and security of institutions 
of higher education2  7#c7 serve as a   
clearinghouse for the identification and
 dissemination of information1 policies1

 protocols1 procedures1 and best        
practices relevant to campus public     
safety1 including off-campus housing    
safety1 the prevention of violence      
against persons and property1 and       
emergency response and evacuation       
procedures2  7#d7 coordinate with the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,secretary of ,education1 ,state1 local 
and tribal governments and law          
enforcement agencies1 private and       
nonprofit organizations and             
associations1 and other stakeholders1 to
 develop protocols and best practices to
 prevent1 protect against and respond to
 dangerous and violent situations       
involving an immediate threat to the    
safety of the campus community2  7#e7   
promote the development and             
dissemination of effective behavioral   
threat assessment and management models 
to prevent campus violence2  7#f7       
identify campus safety information      
7including ways to increase off-campus  
housing safety7 and identify resources  

available from the ,department of       
,justice1 the ,department of ,homeland  
,security1 the ,department of           
,education1 ,state1 local1 and tribal   
governments and law enforcement         
agencies1 and private and nonprofit     
organizations and associations2  7#g7   
promote cooperation1 collaboration1 and 
consistency in prevention1 response1 and
 problem-solving methods among public   
safety and emergency management         
personnel of institutions of higher     
education and their campus- and         
non-campus-based collaborative partners1
 including law enforcement1 emergency   
management1 mental health services1 and 
other relevant agencies2  7#h7          
disseminate standardized formats and    
models for mutual aid agreements and    
memoranda of understanding between      
campus security agencies and other      
public safety organizations and mental  
health agencies2 and  7#i7 report       
annually to ,congress on activities     
performed by the ,center during the     

previous #ab months4  7c7 ,coordination 
with available resources ,in            
establishing the ,center1 the ,attorney 
,general shall--  7#a7 coordinate with  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,secretary of ,education1 and       
appropriate ,state or territory         
officials2 and  7#b7 ensure coordination
 with campus public safety resources    
within the ,department of ,homeland     
,security1 including within the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency1 and the
 ,department of ,education4  7d7        
,definition of institution of higher    
education ,in this section1 the term    
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given the term in section #aja  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7e7 ,funding    
,funding for the implementation of this 
part shall be through the use of        
existing excess unobligated funds       
available to the ,office of ,community  
,oriented ,policing ,services4  4  #c4  
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  

,act shall preclude public elementary   
and secondary schools or their larger   
governing agencies from receiving the   
informational and training benefits of  
the ,center4