,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fifd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,james 7for himself and ,mr4  
,ryan7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce1 and in       
addition to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 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 ,national      
,security ,act of #aidg to include      
school security as an element of the    
,national ,security ,strategy1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,inclusion of      
school security in the ,national        
,security ,strategy ,section #ajh7;b7 of
 the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc7;b77 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as 
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  

paragraph3  7#e7 ,the strategies and    
capabilities needed to ensure the safety
 and security of schools in the ,united 
,states1 including elementary schools1  
secondary schools1 and institutions of  
higher education4  4  #b4 ,assessment of
 threats to schools in the ,united      
,states  7a7 ,assessment ,the ,secretary
 of ,education and the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security shall conduct a     
comprehensive assessment of threats to  
elementary schools1 secondary schools1  
and institutions of higher education in 
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,consultation 
with ,states ,in conducting the         
assessment subsection 7a71 the          
,secretary of ,education and the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
consult with the chief executive of each
 ,state4  7c7 ,report ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,education and the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall jointly submit
 to the appropriate congressional       

committees and congressional leadership 
a report on the results of the          
assessment conducted under subsection   
7a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3
  7#a7 ,the term appropriate            
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions and the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security and             
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,education  
and ,workforce and the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#b7 ,the term       
congressional leadership means--  7,a7  
the majority leader of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the minority leader of the ,senate2
  7,c7 the ,speaker of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,d7 the minority
 leader of the ,house of                
,representatives4  7#c7 ,the terms      
elementary school1 secondary school1 and
 ,state have the meanings given those   
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   

,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#d7 ,the term institution of higher    
education has the meaning given that    
term in section #ajb of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajjb74