,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aahi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bg1 #bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to provide block grants to assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,school ,guardian ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,school guardian grants ,title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,pp ,school guardian grants #cjfa4 ,grants for law enforcement officers at schools 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,k-#ab school means an elementary school or secondary school1 as such terms are defined under section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72 and 7#b7 the term local educational 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 7b7 ,grant authorization ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 the ,attorney ,general shall make a grant to each ,state that elects to receive a grant under this section for the cost of assigning armed law enforcement officers to provide security at ,k-#ab schools1 which may be used for the cost of pay1 training1 and equipment for the law enforcement officers4 7c7 ,amount ,a grant under this section to a ,state for a fiscal year shall be in an amount that bears the same ratio to the total amount awarded under this section for the fiscal year as the total number of individuals attending a ,k-#ab school in the ,state bears to the total number of individuals attending a ,k-#ab school in the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,administration of grants ,the use of1 and award of subgrants using1 amounts received under this section shall be administered by the head of the chief law enforcement agency of a ,state4 7e7 ,subgrants 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of the chief law enforcement agency of a ,state may award a subgrant to a law enforcement agency of a unit of local government in the ,state for the cost of hiring #a or more full-time law enforcement officers who will be assigned to provide full-time security at ,k-#ab schools4 7#b7 ,agreements 7,a7 ,in general ,a law enforcement agency of a unit of local government desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall enter into a written agreement with each ,k-#ab school in the jurisdiction of the agency1 or with the local educational agency that serves such ,k-#ab school1 which shall indicate the number of law enforcement officers the law enforcement agency will hire and assign to each such ,k-#ab school if awarded a subgrant4 7,b7 ,officers at each school ,the written agreements entered into by a law enforcement agency under subparagraph 7,a7 shall provide for the hiring of not less than #a full-time law enforcement officer who will be assigned to provide full-time security at each ,k-#ab school in the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency4 7#c7 ,amount ,the amount of a subgrant under this subsection to a law enforcement agency of a unit of local government shall be based on the number of law enforcement officers the law enforcement agency will hire1 as indicated in the written agreements described in paragraph 7#b74 7f7 ,reporting ,each ,state that receives a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the ,attorney ,general a report regarding the use of the grant for that fiscal year1 which shall include-- 7#a7 the number of subgrants awarded2 7#b7 the amount of each subgrant awarded2 7#c7 the number of law enforcement officers hired to provide security at a ,k-#ab school using amounts received under the grant2 and 7#d7 the number of ,k-#ab schools in the ,state with #a or more full-time law enforcement officers for whom the cost of the pay1 training1 or equipment for the law enforcement officers was paid using amounts received under the grant4 7g7 ,failure ,to use amounts 7#a7 ,return ,a ,state shall return to the ,attorney ,general any amounts received under a grant under this section for a fiscal year which are unobligated as of the day after the last day of the fiscal year4 7#b7 ,use ,amounts returned to the ,attorney ,general under paragraph 7#a7 shall be merged with other amounts available to carry out this section and remain available until expended to the ,attorney ,general to make grants under this section1 without further appropriation4 7#c7 ,reporting ,the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report that provides1 for each fiscal year1 the total amount of funds provided for that fiscal year that are returned under paragraph 7#a7 and the amount of funds provided for that fiscal year that are returned under paragraph 7#a7 by each ,state4 7h7 ,funding 7#a7 ,in general ,effective on the date of enactment of this ,act1 of the unobligated balances of amounts made available to the ,internal ,revenue ,service under ,public ,law #aag-afi 7#acf ,stat4 #ahah71 #hj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be transferred1 on a pro rata basis1 to the ,attorney ,general to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,availability and use ,amounts transferred under paragraph 7#a7 shall be merged with1 and subject to the same terms and conditions as1 other amounts available to carry out this section1 and shall remain available until expended4 7#c7 ,annual availability of amounts ,from amounts transferred under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general may make not more than #h1jjj1jjj1jjj in grants under this section for each of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjcd4 4