,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fibj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjah,mr4 ,payne 7for himself and ,mr4  
,thompson of ,mississippi7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb to enhance      
,department of ,homeland ,security      
school security efforts1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,school ,security is
 ,homeland ,security ,grant ,act of     
#bjah4  #b4 ,school security grant      
activities ,the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb is amended--  7#a7 in section 
#bjja 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7-- 7,a7 by     
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through   
7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#af71 
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  
paragraphs3  7#e7 ,early childhood      
education program ,the term early       
childhood education program means--     

7,a7 a ,head ,start program or an ,early
 ,head ,start program carried out under 
the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ihca et seq471 including a migrant or  
seasonal ,head ,start program or an     
,indian ,head ,start program2 or  7,b7 a
 ,state prekindergarten program or a    
program authorized under section #fai or
 part ,c of the ,individuals with       
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adai and #bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adca 
et seq471 that serves children from     
birth through age six and that addresses
 the children's cognitive 7including    
language1 early literacy1 and           
pre-numeracy71 social1 emotional1 and   
physical development4  7#f7 ,elementary 
school1 high school1 secondary school   
,the terms elementary school1 high      
school1 and secondary school have the   
meanings given such terms in section    
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  2  7#b7 in section #bjjc7;e7   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjd7;e77-- 7,a7 by       

striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f72  
and  7,b7 by striking -- and inserting  
#ijj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbc1 of which not less  
than five percent for each of such      
fiscal years shall only be for grants   
relating to securing early childhood    
education programs1 elementary schools1 
high schools1 and secondary schools42   
7#c7 in section #bjjd7;f7 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 
#fje7;f77-- 7,a7 by striking paragraphs 
7#a7 and 7#b72 and  7,b7 by striking -- 
and inserting #ijj1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 of    
which not less than five percent for    
each of such fiscal years shall only be 
for grants relating to securing early   
childhood education programs1 elementary
 schools1 high schools1 and secondary   
schools42 and  7#d7 in section #bjjh 7#f
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fji7-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7a77#h71 by inserting before the        
semicolon at the end the following3 1   
including securing early childhood      
education programs1 elementary schools1 

high schools1 and secondary schools2    
7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#f7 
,firearms ,a grant awarded under section
 #bjjc or #bjjd may not be used to      
purchase firearms or firearm            
accessories1 such as ammunition1        
including for use by teachers4  2 and   
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7g7 ,school            
preparedness activities ,grants awarded 
under section #bjjc or #bjjd relating to
 securing early childhood education     
programs1 elementary schools1 high      
schools1 or secondary schools may be    
used for the following activities3  7#a7
 ,target hardening and other            
enhancements of the physical security of
 such programs and schools1 including   
through the acquisition of electronic or
 non-electronic security technology4    
7#b7 ,security planning1 exercises1 and 
training4  4