,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ac1      
#bjah,mr4 ,marino introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,education to make grants 
to institutions of higher education for 
active assailant consulting and training
 programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,active ,assailant  
,training1 ,readiness1 and ,response    
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,grants to          
institutions of higher education  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,education shall make grants to         
institutions of higher education1 on a  
competitive basis1 to pay the ,federal  
share of the costs of developing and    
implementing active assailant consulting
 and training programs in accordance    
with subsection 7c74  7b7 ,applications 
,to be eligible to receive a grant under
 this section1 an institution of higher 

education shall submit to the ,secretary
 an application at such time1 in such   
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4 ,as part 
of such application1 the institution    
shall identify the geographic region in 
which the institution intends to provide
 active assailant consulting and        
training services funded with the grant4
  7c7 ,use of grant ,an institution of  
higher education that receives a grant  
under this section shall use the grant  
to develop and implement a program under
 which the institution makes available1 
to eligible entities in the geographic  
region served by the institution1       
consulting and training services to     
assist such entities in preparing for   
and responding to an active assailant at
 the entity's location4 ,the program    
shall include1 at minimum1 training and 
consulting on each of the following     
topics3  7#a7 ,preparing for an active  
assailant incident4  7#b7 ,techniques   
for responding rapidly and appropriately

 to such an incident4  7#c7 ,rescue and 
control operations in response to such  
an incident4  7#d7 ,activities that may 
be carried out following such an        
incident to assist those affected by the
 incident4  7d7 ,grant duration and     
amount  7#a7 ,duration ,each grant under
 this section shall be made for a period
 of #e years4  7#b7 ,amount ,the        
,secretary shall determine the maximum  
amount of each grant under this section4
  7e7 ,federal share ,the ,federal share
 of a grant under this section shall not
 exceed #ij percent of the costs of     
carrying out the activities described in
 subsection 7c74  7f7 ,supplement1 not  
supplant ,an institution of higher      
education shall use a grant received    
under this section only to supplement   
funds that would1 in the absence of such
 grant1 be made available from other    
,federal1 ,state1 or local sources for  
activities supported by the grant1 not  
to supplant such funds4  #c4            
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 ,the  

term eligible entity means a public     
institution or public facility1         
including--  7,a7 an elementary school2 
7,b7 a secondary school2  7,c7 a daycare
 center2  7,d7 an institution of higher 
education2  7,e7 a hospital2 and  7,f7  
such other public institutions or       
facilities as the ,secretary determines 
to be appropriate4  7#b7 ,the term      
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given that term in section #aja 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7 ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,education4  #d4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act a
 total of #cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal years  
#bjai through #bjbc4