,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eace  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #a1 #bjah,ms4 
,granger 7for herself1 ,mr4             
,diaz-,balart1 and ,mr4 ,flores7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to provide for   
additional grants for school security1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,securing ,children in ,schools ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,additional grants for      
school security ,title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 et
 seq47 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  ,,oo ,additional grants 
for school security  #cjdj4 ,program    
authorized  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,director of the ,office of ,community  
,oriented ,policing ,services 7in this  
section referred to as the ,director7 is

 authorized to make grants to ,states1  
units of local government1 and ,indian  
tribes to provide for the placement and 
use of metal detectors and other        
screening technologies at schools and on
 school grounds4  7b7 ,uses of funds    
,grants awarded under this section shall
 be distributed directly to the ,state1 
unit of local government1 or ,indian    
tribe1 and shall be used to improve     
security at schools and on school       
grounds in the jurisdiction of the      
grantee through the placement and use of
 metal detectors and other screening    
technologies4  7c7 ,preferential        
consideration ,in awarding grants under 
this subchapter1 the ,director shall    
give preferential consideration1 if     
feasible1 to an application from a      
jurisdiction that has a demonstrated    
need for improved security1 has a       
demonstrated need for financial         
assistance1 and has evidenced the       
ability to make the improvements for    
which the grant amounts are sought4  7d7

 ,equitable distribution ,in awarding   
grants under this subchapter1 the       
,director shall ensure1 to the extent   
practicable1 an equitable geographic    
distribution among the regions of the   
,united ,states and among urban1        
suburban1 and rural areas4  7e7         
,administrative costs ,the ,director may
 reserve not more than #b percent from  
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
subchapter for administrative costs4    
#cjda4 ,applications  7a7 ,in general   
,to request a grant under this part1 the
 chief executive of a ,state1 unit of   
local government1 or ,indian tribe shall
 submit an application to the ,attorney 
,general at such time1 in such manner1  
and accompanied by such information as  
the ,attorney ,general may require4     
,each application shall--  7#a7 include 
a detailed explanation of-- 7,a7 the    
intended uses of funds provided under   
the grant2  7,b7 how the activities     
funded under the grant will meet the    
purpose of this part2 and  7,c7 how the 

school will limit their points of entry 
to ensure safety2 and  7#b7 be          
accompanied by an assurance that the    
application was prepared after          
consultation with individuals not       
limited to law enforcement officers     
7such as school violence researchers1   
child psychologists1 social workers1    
teachers1 principals1 and other school  
personnel7 to ensure that the           
improvements to be funded under the     
grant are--  7,a7 consistent with a     
comprehensive approach to preventing    
school violence2 and  7,b7              
individualized to the needs of each     
school at which those improvements are  
to be made4  7b7 ,guidelines ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this part1 the ,attorney   
,general shall promulgate guidelines to 
implement this section 7including the   
information that must be included and   
the requirements that the ,states1 units
 of local government1 and ,indian tribes
 must meet7 in submitting the           

applications required under this        
section4  #cjdb4 ,annual report to      
congress ,not later than ,november #cjth
 of each year1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall submit a report to the ,congress  
regarding the activities carried out    
under this part4 ,each such report shall
 include1 for the preceding fiscal year1
 the number of grants funded under this 
part1 the amount of funds provided under
 those grants1 the activities for which 
those funds were used1 and the number of
 weapons detected and confiscated by the
 use of metal detectors and other       
screening technologies placed and used  
using funds provided under this part4   
#cjdc4 ,definitions ,for purposes of    
this part-- 7#a7 the term school means a
 public elementary or secondary school2 
7#b7 the term unit of local government  
means a county1 municipality1 town1     
township1 village1 parish1 borough1 or  
other unit of general government below  
the ,state level2  7#c7 the term ,indian
 tribe has the same meaning as in       

section #d7;e7 of the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#dej;b7e772 and  7#d7 the term screening
 technologies means technologies        
including-- 7,a7 walk through metal     
detection portals2  7,b7 stand-off      
screening technologies2  7,c7 explosive 
trace detection2 and  7,d7 computed     
tomography equipment and ,x-ray imaging 
equipment for carried and personal      
belonging screening4  #cjdd4            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this part #ejj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjbi4  4