,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #bd  #aacth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #adf     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #bd 7legislative day1
 ,january #c71 #bjac ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for  
herself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4            
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,rockefeller7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,march    
#ab1 #bjac ,reported by ,mr4 ,leahy1    
with an amendment ,strike out all after 
the enacting clause and insert the part 
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
enhance the safety of ,america's        
schools4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,school ,safety     
,enhancements ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,grant
 program for school security ,section   
#bgja of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;a7 is        
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7--     
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by        
striking ,placement and inserting       

,installation2 and  7ii7 by inserting   
surveillance equipment1 after           
detectors12  7,b7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 ,establishment of  
hotlines or tiplines for the reporting  
of potentially dangerous students and   
situations4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 
by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting
 the following3  7#a7 ,the ,federal     
share of the costs of a program provided
 by a grant under subsection 7a7 shall  
be not more than #hj percent of the     
total of such costs4  2 and  7#c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,interagency task force  7#a7           
,establishment ,not later than #fj days 
after the date of enactment of the      
,school ,safety ,enhancements ,act of   
#bjac1 the ,director and the ,secretary 
of ,education1 or the designee of the   
,secretary1 shall establish an          
interagency task force to develop and   
promulgate a set of advisory school     

safety guidelines4  7#b7 ,publication of
 guidelines ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of the      
,school ,safety ,enhancements ,act of   
#bjac1 the advisory school safety       
guidelines promulgated by the           
interagency task force shall be         
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7#c7 ,required consultation ,in         
developing the final advisory school    
safety guidelines under this subsection1
 the interagency task force shall       
consult with stakeholders and interested
 parties1 including parents1 teachers1  
and agencies4  4  #c4 ,applications     
,section #bgjb7;a77#b7 of title ,i of   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgig;b7a77#b77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#b7 be accompanied by a      
report--  7,a7 signed by the heads of   
each law enforcement agency and school  
district with jurisdiction over the     
schools where the safety improvements   
will be implemented2 and  7,b7          

demonstrating that each proposed use of 
the grant funds will be--  7i7 an       
effective means for improving the safety
 of #a or more schools2  7ii7 consistent
 with a comprehensive approach to       
preventing school violence2 and  7iii7  
individualized to the needs of each     
school at which those improvements are  
to be made4  4  #d4 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,section #bgje of title  
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;e7 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking #cj1jjj1jjj and inserting     
#ajj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by striking     
#bjja through #bjji and inserting #bjad 
through #bjbc4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,school and    
,campus ,safety ,enhancements ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,grant program for school   
security ,section #bgja of title ,i of  
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgig;a7 is amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     

7#a7--  7i7 by striking ,placement and  
inserting ,installation2 and  7ii7 by   
inserting surveillance equipment1 after 
detectors12  7,b7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 ,establishment of  
hotlines or tiplines for the reporting  
of potentially dangerous students and   
situations4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7g7 ,interagency
 task force  7#a7 ,establishment ,not   
later than #fj days after the date of   
enactment of the ,school and ,campus    
,safety ,enhancements ,act of #bjac1 the
 ,director and the ,secretary of        
,education1 or the designee of the      
,secretary1 shall establish an          
interagency task force to develop and   
promulgate a set of advisory school     
safety guidelines4  7#b7 ,publication of
 guidelines ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of the      
,school and ,campus ,safety             
,enhancements ,act of #bjac1 the        

advisory school safety guidelines       
promulgated by the interagency task     
force shall be published in the ,federal
 ,register4  7#c7 ,required consultation
 ,in developing the final advisory      
school safety guidelines under this     
subsection1 the interagency task force  
shall consult with stakeholders and     
interested parties1 including parents1  
teachers1 and agencies4  4  #c4         
,applications ,section #bgjb7;a77#b7 of 
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;b7a77#b77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7#b7 be accompanied by
 a report--  7,a7 signed by the heads of
 each law enforcement agency and school 
district with jurisdiction over the     
schools where the safety improvements   
will be implemented2 and  7,b7          
demonstrating that each proposed use of 
the grant funds will be--  7i7 an       
effective means for improving the safety
 of #a or more schools2  7ii7 consistent
 with a comprehensive approach to       

preventing school violence2 and  7iii7  
individualized to the needs of each     
school at which those improvements are  
to be made4  4  #d4 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,section #bgje of title  
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;e7 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking #cj1jjj1jjj and inserting     
#dj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by striking #bjja
 through #bjji and inserting #bjad      
through #bjbc4  #e4 ,accountability     
,section #bgja of title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgig;a71 as amended by section #b of   
this ,act1 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7h7 ,accountability 
,all grants awarded by the ,attorney    
,general under this part shall be       
subject to the following accountability 
provisions3  7#a7 ,audit requirement    
7,a7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the
 term unresolved audit finding means a  
finding in the final audit report of the

 ,inspector ,general of the ,department 
of ,justice that the audited grantee has
 utilized grant funds for an            
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise   
unallowable cost that is not closed or  
resolved within #ab months from the date
 when the final audit report is issued4 
7,b7 ,audits ,beginning in the first    
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 and in    
each fiscal year thereafter1 the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,justice shall conduct audits of     
recipients of grants under this part to 
prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds
 by grantees4 ,the ,inspector ,general  
shall determine the appropriate number  
of grantees to be audited each year4    
7,c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a recipient  
of grant funds under this part that is  
found to have an unresolved audit       
finding shall not be eligible to receive
 grant funds under this part during the 
first #b fiscal years beginning after   
the end of the #ab-month period         

described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,d7   
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 part1 the ,attorney ,general shall give
 priority to eligible applicants that   
did not have an unresolved audit finding
 during the #c fiscal years before      
submitting an application for a grant   
under this part4  7,e7 ,reimbursement   
,if an entity is awarded grant funds    
under this part during the              
#b-;fiscal-year period during which the 
entity is barred from receiving grants  
under subparagraph 7,c71 the ,attorney  
,general shall--  7i7 deposit an amount 
equal to the amount of the grant funds  
that were improperly awarded to the     
grantee into the ,general ,fund of the  
,treasury2 and  7ii7 seek to recoup the 
costs of the repayment to the fund from 
the grant recipient that was erroneously
 awarded grant funds4  7#b7 ,nonprofit  
organization requirements  7,a7         
,definition ,for purposes of this       
paragraph and the grant programs under  
this part1 the term nonprofit           

organization means an organization that 
is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
and is exempt from taxation under       
section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4  7,b7   
,prohibition ,the ,attorney ,general may
 not award a grant under this part to a 
nonprofit organization that holds money 
in offshore accounts for the purpose of 
avoiding paying the tax described in    
section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7,c7          
,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization
 that is awarded a grant under this part
 and uses the procedures prescribed in  
regulations to create a rebuttable      
presumption of reasonableness for the   
compensation of its officers1 directors1
 trustees and key employees1 shall      
disclose to the ,attorney ,general1 in  
the application for the grant1 the      
process for determining such            
compensation1 including the independent 
persons involved in reviewing and       
approving such compensation1 the        

comparability data used1 and            
contemporaneous substantiation of the   
deliberation and decision4 ,upon        
request1 the ,attorney ,general shall   
make the information disclosed under    
this subparagraph available for public  
inspection4  7#c7 ,conference           
expenditures  7,a7 ,limitation ,no      
amounts authorized to be appropriated to
 the ,department of ,justice under this 
part may be used by the ,attorney       
,general1 or by any individual or entity
 awarded discretionary funds through a  
cooperative agreement under this part1  
to host or support any expenditure for  
conferences that uses more than #bj1jjj 
in funds made available by the          
,department of ,justice1 unless the     
,deputy ,attorney ,general or such      
,assistant ,attorney ,generals1         
,directors1 or principal deputies as the
 ,deputy ,attorney ,general may         
designate1 provides prior written       
authorization that the funds may be     
expended to host the conference4  7,b7  

,written approval ,written approval     
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated
 with the conference1 including the cost
 of all food1 beverages1 audio-visual   
equipment1 honoraria for speakers1 and  
entertainment4  7,c7 ,report ,the       
,deputy ,attorney ,general shall submit 
an annual report to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the   
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives on all       
conference expenditures approved under  
this paragraph4  7#d7 ,annual           
certification ,beginning in the first   
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,attorney ,general shall submit1 to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 an annual             
certification--  7,a7 indicating        

whether--  7i7 all audits issued by the 
,office of the ,inspector ,general under
 paragraph 7#a7 have been completed and 
reviewed by the appropriate ,assistant  
,attorney ,general or ,director2  7ii7  
all mandatory exclusions required under 
paragraph 7#a77;,c7 have been issued2   
and  7iii7 all reimbursements required  
under paragraph 7#a77;,e7 have been     
made2 and  7,b7 that includes a list of 
any grant recipients excluded under     
paragraph 7#a7 from the previous year4  
4  #f4 ,,campus ,safety ,act of #bjac   
7a7 ,short title ,this section may be   
cited as the ,center to ,advance1       
,monitor1 and ,preserve ,university     
,security ,safety ,act of #bjac or the  
,,campus ,safety ,act of #bjac4  7b7    
,national ,center for ,campus ,public   
,safety ,subpart #a of part ,e of title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #eja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cgea7--  7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a7--  

7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph
 7,a71 by inserting or purposes after   
one or more of the following programs2  
and  7ii7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,h7 ,making subawards to   
institutions of higher education and    
other nonprofit organizations to assist 
the ,national ,center for ,campus       
,public ,safety in carrying out the     
functions of the ,center required under 
section #eji7;c74  2 and  7,b7 in       
subsection 7b7--  7i7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking or at the end2  7ii7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#c7        
institutions of higher education and    
other nonprofit organizations1 for      
purposes of carrying out section #eji4  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  #eji4 ,national ,center for 
,campus ,public ,safety  7a7 ,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  7b7 ,authority to establish and
 operate ,center ,the ,attorney ,general
 may establish and operate a ,national  
,center for ,campus ,public ,safety     
7referred to in this section as the     
,center74  7c7 ,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  7d7 ,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  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 ,education2 and  7#c7   
coordinate within the ,department of    
,justice and existing grant programs to 
ensure against duplication with the     
program authorized by this section4  7e7
 ,reporting and accountability ,at the  
end of each fiscal year1 the ,attorney  
,general shall--  7#a7 issue a report   
that assesses the impacts1 outcomes and 
effectiveness of the grants distributed 
to carry out this section2  7#b7 in     
compiling such report1 assess instances 
of duplicative activity1 if any1        
performed through grants distributed to 
carry out this section and other grant  
programs maintained by the ,department  
of ,justice1 the ,department of         
,education1 and the ,department of      
,homeland ,security2 and  7#c7 make such

 report available on the ,department of 
,justice website and submit such report 
to the ,senate and ,house ,judiciary    
,committees and the ,senate and ,house  
,appropriations ,committees4  4  7c7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall preclude public elementary
 and secondary schools or their larger  
governing agencies from receiving the   
informational and training benefits of  
the ,national ,center for ,campus       
,public ,safety authorized under section
 #eji of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control   
and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh1 as    
added by this ,act4  ,march #ab1 #bjac  
,reported with an amendment