,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aa  #aafth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aeic
  ,report ,no4 #aaf-be  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#g1 #bjai ,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 and ,mr4    
,green of ,texas7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,march #bh1 #bjai ,reported with an     
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on 7,march  
#g1 #bjai7  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish a school security coordinating
 council1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,coordinating and ,leveraging       
,activities for ,school ,security ,act  
or the ,,class ,act of #bjai4  #b4      

,school security coordinating council   
7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vii of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gaa4 ,school security        
coordinating council  7a7 ,establishment
 ,there is established in the           
,department a coordinating council to   
ensure that1 to the maximum extent      
practicable1 activities1 plans1 and     
policies to enhance the security of an  
early childhood education program1      
elementary school1 high school1 or      
secondary schools against an act of     
terrorism are coordinated4  7b7         
,composition ,the members of the council
 established pursuant to subsection 7a7 
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,the  
,under ,secretary for ,strategy1        
,policy1 and ,plans4  7#b7 ,the         
,director of the ,cybersecurity and     
,infrastructure ,security4  7#c7 ,the   
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#d7   

,the ,director of the ,secret ,service4 
7#e7 ,the ,executive ,director of the   
,office of ,academic ,engagement4  7#f7 
,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,public  
,affairs4  7#g7 ,any other official of  
the ,department the ,secretary          
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,leadership
 ,the ,secretary shall designate a      
member of the council to serve as chair 
of the council4  7d7 ,reports ,not later
 than ,january #cj1 #bjba1 and annually 
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate a report regarding the council's
 activities during the preceding year1  
including information on any metrics    
regarding the efficacy of such          
activities and any engagement with      
stakeholders outside of the ,federal    
,government4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this 
section1 the terms early childhood      
education program1 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  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #gaj the       
following new item3  ,sec4 #gaa4 ,school
 security coordinating council4  4      
,march #bh1 #bjai ,reported with an     
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed