,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjah,mr4
 ,messer introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to authorize the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1     
through the ,administrator of the       
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1
 to make grants to eligible local       
education agencies to provide improved  
security measures on school grounds1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe    
,schools ,act4  #b4 ,matching grant     
program for school safety ,title ,,xx of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb  

7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  ,c 
,safe ,school ,grants  #bjca4 ,safe     
school grant established  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary1 through the    
,administrator1 is authorized to make   
grants1 to be known as ,safe ,school    
,grants to eligible local education     
agencies to provide improved security   
measures at schools and on school       
grounds4  7b7 ,uses of funds ,grants    
awarded under this section shall be     
distributed directly to local education 
agencies and shall be used to improve   
security at schools and on school       
grounds through one or more of the      
following3  7#a7 ,employment of         
additional school resource officers not 
already employed by the local           
educational agency4  7#b7 ,entering into
 a contract or a memorandum of          
understanding with a local law          
enforcement agency1 private entity1 or  
nonprofit corporation for the services  
of school resource officers4  7#c7      

,increasing coordination with local law 
enforcement4  7#d7 ,purchasing          
equipment1 technology1 or infrastructure
 improvements to--  7,a7 control access 
to school campus1 buildings1 and        
classrooms2  7,b7 expedite notification 
of first responders2 or  7,c7 inhibit   
weapons from entering a school building4
  7c7 ,preferential consideration ,in   
awarding grants under this subtitle1 the
 ,secretary shall give preferential     
consideration1 if feasible1 to local    
education agencies that demonstrate that
 the grant will be used efficiently and 
effectively1 as judged by the           
,secretary1 to secure school buildings  
or school grounds4  7d7 ,grant limit ,a 
grant authorized under this subtitle    
shall not exceed a ,federal contribution
 of more than #ej per student currently 
enrolled 7as defined by the relevant    
,state educational authority7 per year1 
for each school building and school     
grounds for which the local education   
agency applies under this subtitle4  7e7

 ,matching funds ,the ,federal share of 
the total costs of a program funded by a
 grant under this subtitle may not      
exceed #ej percent4  7f7 ,equitable     
distribution ,in awarding grants under  
this subtitle1 the ,secretary shall     
ensure1 to the extent practicable1 an   
equitable geographic distribution among 
the regions of the ,united ,states and  
among urban1 suburban1 and rural areas4 
7g7 ,administrative costs ,the          
,secretary may reserve for              
administrative costs not more than #b   
percent from amounts appropriated to    
carry out this subtitle4  7h7           
,applications ,to receive a grant under 
this subtitle1 a local education agency 
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and accompanied by such information as 
the ,secretary may require with respect 
to each school building or school       
grounds area for which the local        
education agency intends to use funds   
provided under this subtitle4 ,each     

application shall--  7#a7 include a     
detailed explanation of-- 7,a7 the      
intended uses of funds provided under   
the grant2 and  7,b7 how the activities 
funded under the grant will meet the    
purpose of this subtitle2 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 experts or     
child psychologists7 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  7i7 ,guidelines ,not later 
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this subtitle1 the         
,secretary shall promulgate guidelines  
to implement this subtitle4  #bjcb4     
,definitions ,in this subtitle1 the     
following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 

,local education agency ,the term local 
education agency has the meaning given  
such term under section #haja of the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#b7 ,school resource officer ,the term 
school resource officer has the meaning 
given such term in section #agji of the 
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajchi74  #bjcc4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
subtitle the following3 7#a7 #hj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjah2 and  7#b7       
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbd4  #bjcd4 ,annual    
report to ,congress ,not later than     
,november #cj of each year1 the         
,secretary shall submit a report to the 
,congress regarding the activities      
carried out under this subtitle4 ,each  
such report shall include1 for the      
preceding fiscal year1 the number of    
grants funded under this subtitle1 the  

amount of funds provided under those    
grants1 and the activities for which    
those funds were used4  #bjce4 ,reports 
by grant recipients  7a7 ,in general ,as
 a condition of receiving a grant under 
this subtitle1 a local education agency 
annually shall submit to the ,secretary 
a report on activities performed using  
grant funds during the preceding fiscal 
year4  7b7 ,contents ,each report       
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall1 at
 a minimum1 include1 for the applicable 
local education agency--  7#a7 the      
amount obligated to that recipient under
 this subtitle for that fiscal year2    
7#b7 the amount of funds received and   
expended under this subtitle by that    
recipient in that fiscal year2  7#c7 a  
summary description of expenditures made
 by that recipient using such funds1 and
 the purposes for which such            
expenditures were made2 and  7#d7 other 
reporting metrics the ,secretary shall  
prescribe for the purposes of tracking  
and determining the effectiveness of the

 activities performed using grant funds4
  #bjcf4 ,,gao review ,the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
review the validity of each report      
submitted by the ,secretary under       
section #bjcd not later than #abj days  
after the date on which such report is  
submitted4 ,the ,comptroller ,general   
shall submit to the ,congress a report  
containing the findings of such review  
and shall provide any recommendations   
for additional review or other          
requirements that could improve the     
effectiveness of the program established
 under this subtitle4  #bjcg4           
,construction ,the provisions of        
subtitle ,b shall not be construed to   
apply to this subtitle4  4