,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bidg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 
,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1   
,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a ,federal ,clearinghouse on  
,safety and ,best ,practices for        
,nonprofit ,organizations1 ,faith-based 
,organizations1 and ,houses of ,worship 
within the ,department of ,homeland     
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pray ,safe ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,clearinghouse ,the term ,clearinghouse 
means the ,federal ,clearinghouse on    
,safety and ,security ,best ,practices  
for ,nonprofit ,organizations1          
,faith-based ,organizations1 and ,houses

 of ,worship established under section  
#c7;a74  7#b7 ,department ,the term     
,department means the ,department of    
,homeland ,security4  7#c7 ,faith-based 
organization ,the term faith-based      
organization means a group1 center1 or  
nongovernmental organization with a     
religious1 ideological1 or spiritual    
motivation1 character1 affiliation1 or  
purpose that meets the definition of    
nonprofit organization4  7#d7 ,house of 
worship ,the term house of worship means
 a place or building1 including a       
synagogue1 mosque1 temple1 and church1  
in which congregants practice their     
religious or spiritual beliefs4  7#e7   
,nonprofit organization ,the term       
nonprofit organization means an         
organization-- 7,a7 of the type         
described in subsection 7c77#c7 of      
section #eja of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 
under subsection 7a7 of such section2   
and  7,b7 determined to be at risk of a 
terrorist attack or other threat by the 

,secretary4  7#f7 ,safety and security  
,the term safety and security means     
prevention of1 protection against1 or   
recovery from threats and incidents1    
including natural disasters1 manmade    
disasters1 or terrorist attacks4  7#g7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  
#c4 ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,safety  
and ,security ,best ,practices for      
,nonprofit ,organizations1 ,faith-based 
,organizations1 and ,houses of ,worship 
7a7 ,federal ,clearinghouse  7#a7       
,establishment  7,a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #bgj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
in consultation with the ,attorney      
,general1 the ,executive ,director of   
the ,white ,house ,office of            
,faith-,based and ,neighborhood         
,partnerships1 and the head of any other
 agency the ,secretary determines       
appropriate1 shall establish within the 
,department a ,federal ,clearinghouse on
 ,safety and ,security ,best ,practices 

for ,nonprofit ,organizations1          
,faith-based ,organizations1 and ,houses
 of ,worship4  7,b7 ,purpose ,the       
,clearinghouse shall be the primary     
resource of the ,federal ,government    
to-- 7i7 educate and publish online best
 practices and recommendations for      
safety and security for nonprofit       
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship2   
and  7ii7 provide information relating  
to ,federal grant programs available to 
nonprofit organizations1 including      
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship4  7,c7 ,personnel  7i7         
,assignments ,the ,clearinghouse shall  
be assigned such personnel and resources
 as the ,secretary considers appropriate
 to carry out this subsection4  7ii7    
,detailees ,the ,secretary may          
coordinate detailees on a reimbursable  
or a nonreimbursable basis as required  
for the ,clearinghouse4  7iii7          
,designated point of contact  7,i7 ,in  
general ,there shall be not fewer than  

#a employee assigned or detailed to the 
,clearinghouse who shall be the         
designated point of contact to provide  
information and assistance to nonprofit 
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship1   
including assistance relating to the    
grant program established under         
subsection 7c74  7,,ii7 ,contact        
information ,the contact information of 
the designated point of contact under   
subclause 7,i7 shall be made available  
on the website of the ,clearinghouse4   
7iv7 ,qualification ,to the maximum     
extent possible1 any personnel assigned 
or detailed to the ,clearinghouse under 
this subparagraph should be familiar    
with nonprofit organizations1 including 
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship and with physical and online   
security measures to identify and       
prevent safety and security risks4  7#b7
 ,clearinghouse contents  7,a7          
,evidence-based tiers  7i7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary1 in consultation with   

the ,attorney ,general1 the ,executive  
,director of the ,white ,house ,office  
of ,faith-,based and ,neighborhood      
,partnerships1 and the head of any other
 agency the ,secretary determines       
appropriate1 shall develop tiers for    
determining evidence-based best         
practices and recommendations that      
demonstrate a significant effect on     
improving safety and security of        
nonprofit organizations1 including      
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship4  7ii7 ,requirements ,the tiers
 required to be developed under clause  
7i7 shall-- 7,i7 prioritize-- 7aa7      
strong evidence from not fewer than #a  
well-designed and well-implemented      
experimental study2 and  7bb7 moderate  
evidence from not fewer than #a         
well-designed and well-implemented      
quasi-experimental study2 and  7,,ii7   
consider promising evidence that        
demonstrates a rationale based on       
high-quality research findings or       
positive evaluations that the activity1 

strategy1 or intervention is likely to  
improve and promote safety and security 
of nonprofit organizations1 including   
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship4  7,b7 ,criteria for best      
practices and recommendations ,the best 
practices and recommendations referred  
to in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i7 of the     
,clearinghouse shall1 at a minimum-- 7i7
 identify areas of concern for nonprofit
 organizations1 including faith-based   
organizations1 and houses of worship1   
including event planning                
recommendations1 checklists1 facility   
hardening1 tabletop exercise resources1 
and other resilience measures2  7ii7    
involve comprehensive safety and        
security measures1 including threat     
prevention1 preparedness1 protection1   
mitigation1 incident response1 and      
recovery to improve the safety and      
security posture of nonprofit           
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship    
upon implementation2  7iii7 involve     

comprehensive safety and security       
measures1 including preparedness1       
protection1 mitigation1 incident        
response1 and recovery to improve the   
resiliency of nonprofit organizations1  
including faith-based organizations1 and
 houses of worship from threats and     
incidents1 including natural disasters1 
manmade disasters1 or terrorist attacks 
or other threats2  7iv7 include any     
evidence or research rationale          
supporting the determination of the     
,clearinghouse that the comprehensive   
safety and security measures under      
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 have been shown  
to have a significant effect on         
improving the safety and security of    
individuals who1 at the time of any such
 threat or incident1 are physically     
located in the place or building of a   
nonprofit organization1 including a     
faith-based organization1 or a house of 
worship1 including-- 7,i7 findings and  
data from previous ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 territorial1 private    

sector1 and nongovernmental organization
 research centers relating to the safety
 and security of nonprofit              
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship1   
including from targeted violence2 and   
7,,ii7 other supportive evidence or     
findings relied upon by the             
,clearinghouse in determining best      
practices and recommendations to improve
 the safety and security posture of     
nonprofit organizations1 including      
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship upon implementation2 and  7v7  
include an overview of the available    
resources the ,clearinghouse can provide
 to nonprofit organizations and houses  
of worship4  7,c7 ,additional           
information ,the ,clearinghouse shall   
maintain and make available a           
comprehensive index of all ,federal     
grant programs for which nonprofit      
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship are
 eligible1 which shall include the      

performance metrics the recipient will  
be required to provide for each grant4  
7,d7 ,past recommendations ,to the      
greatest extent practicable1 the        
,clearinghouse shall identify and       
present1 as appropriate1 best practices 
and recommendations issued by ,federal1 
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 territorial1    
private sector1 and nongovernmental     
organizations relevant to the safety and
 security of nonprofit organizations1   
including faith-based organizations1 and
 houses of worship4  7,e7 ,existing     
platform ,the ,secretary may establish  
and maintain the ,clearinghouse on an   
online platform or a website that is in 
existence as of the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7#c7 ,assistance and       
training ,the ,secretary may produce and
 publish materials on the ,clearinghouse
 to assist and train nonprofit          
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship    
regarding the implementation of the best
 practices and recommendations under    

this subsection4  7#d7 ,continuous      
improvement  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall-- 7i7 collect for the  
purpose of continuous improvement of the
 ,clearinghouse-- 7,i7 ,clearinghouse   
data analytics2  7,,ii7 user feedback on
 the implementation of resources1 best  
practices1 and recommendations          
identified by the ,clearinghouse2 and   
7,,iii7 any evaluations conducted       
regarding implementation of such best   
practices and recommendations2  7ii7 in 
coordination with the ,faith-,based     
,security ,advisory ,council of the     
,department1 the ,department of         
,justice1 the ,executive ,director of   
the ,white ,house ,office of            
,faith-,based and ,neighborhood         
,partnerships1 and any other agency the 
,secretary determines appropriate-- 7,i7
 assess and identify ,clearinghouse best
 practices and recommendations for which
 there are no resources available       
through ,federal ,government programs   
for implementation2  7,,ii7 provide     

feedback on the implementation of such  
best practices and recommendations2 and 
7,,iii7 propose additional best         
practices and recommendations for       
inclusion in the ,clearinghouse2 and    
7iii7 not less frequently than annually1
 examine and update the ,clearinghouse  
in accordance with-- 7,i7 the           
information collected under clause 7i72 
and  7,,ii7 the best practices and      
recommendations proposed under clause   
7ii77,,iii74  7,b7 ,report to ,congress 
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and every #c 
years thereafter during the period in   
which the ,clearinghouse is in          
existence1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to ,congress a report on the updates    
under subparagraph 7,a77iii7 made to the
 ,clearinghouse during the preceding    
#c-year period1 which shall include a   
description of any changes made pursuant
 thereto to the ,clearinghouse4  7b7    
,notification of the ,clearinghouse     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  

provide to the individuals1 ,federal    
agencies1 and committees specified in   
paragraph 7#b7 written notification of  
the establishment of the ,clearinghouse1
 including updates pertaining to grant  
programs identified under subsection    
7a77#b77;,c74  7#b7 ,individuals1       
,federal agencies1 and committees       
specified ,the individuals1 ,federal    
entities1 and committees specified in   
this paragraph are the following3 7,a7  
,every ,state homeland security advisor4
  7,b7 ,every ,state department of      
homeland security4  7,c7 ,other ,federal
 agencies with grant programs or        
initiatives that aid in the safety and  
security of nonprofit organizations1    
including faith-based organizations1 and
 houses of worship1 as determined       
appropriate by the ,secretary4  7,d7    
,every ,cyber ,security ,advisor4  7,e7 
,every ,protective ,security ,advisor4  
7,f7 ,every ,federal ,bureau of         
,investigation ,joint ,terrorism ,task  
,force4  7,g7 ,every ,homeland ,security

 ,fusion ,center4  7,h7 ,every ,state or
 territorial ,governor or other chief   
executive4  7,i7 ,the ,committee on     
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs and the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,senate4  7,j7 ,the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives4  7c7        
,federal grants and resources overview  
7#a7 ,in general ,to the extent         
practicable1 the ,secretary1 when       
carrying out subsection 7a77#b77;,c71   
shall include a grants program overview 
on the website of the ,clearinghouse    
that shall-- 7,a7 be a location for all 
information regarding ,federal grant    
programs that are open to nonprofit     
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship for
 the purposes of safety and security2   
7,b7 directly link to each grant        
application and any applicable user     
guides2  7,c7 identify all safety and   
security homeland security assistance   

programs managed by the ,department that
 may be used to implement best practices
 and recommendations of the             
,clearinghouse2  7,d7 concurrent with   
the application period for any grant    
identified under subsection             
7a77#b77;,c71 provide information       
related to the required elements of     
grant applications to aid nonprofit     
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship in 
meeting the eligibility criteria for    
,federal grants2 and  7,e7 provide      
answers to frequently asked questions   
regarding the implementation of best    
practices and recommendations of the    
,clearinghouse and best practices for   
applying for a grant identified under   
subsection 7a77#b77;,c74  7#b7          
,provision of information relating to   
,federal grants and resources ,each     
,federal agency notified under          
subsection 7b7 shall provide to the     
,secretary or other appropriate point of
 contact for the ,clearinghouse for     

inclusion in the ,clearinghouse         
necessary information regarding any     
,federal grant programs or resources of 
the ,federal agency that are available  
for nonprofit organizations1 including  
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship4  7#c7 ,state grants and       
resources  7,a7 ,in general ,any ,state 
notified under subsection 7b7 may       
provide to the ,secretary or other      
appropriate point of contact for the    
,clearinghouse for inclusion in the     
,clearinghouse necessary information    
regarding any grant programs or         
resources of the ,state available for   
nonprofit organizations1 including      
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship for the purposes of safety and 
security4  7,b7 ,identification of      
resources ,the ,clearinghouse shall1 to 
the extent practicable1 identify for    
each ,state the following3 7i7 ,each    
,state agency responsible for safety and
 security of nonprofit organizations1   
including faith-based organizations1 and

 houses of worship in the ,state1 or any
 ,state that does not have such an      
agency designated4  7ii7 ,any grant     
program that may be used for the        
purposes of implementing best practices 
and recommendations of the              
,clearinghouse4  7iii7 ,any resources or
 programs1 including community          
prevention or intervention efforts1 that
 may be used to assist in targeted      
violence and terrorism prevention4  7d7 
,other resources ,the ,secretary shall1 
on the website of the ,clearinghouse1   
include a separate section for other    
resources that shall provide a          
centralized list of all available points
 of contact from which a nonprofit      
organization1 including a faith-based   
organization1 or a house of worship may 
seek assistance in grant applications   
and in carrying out the best practices  
and recommendations of the              
,clearinghouse1 including the following3
 7#a7 ,a list of contact information to 
reach ,department personnel to assist   

with grant-related questions4  7#b7 ,the
 applicable ,agency contact information 
to connect houses of worship with       
,protective ,security ,advisors4  7#c7  
,contact information for all ,department
 ,fusion ,centers1 listed by ,state4    
7#d7 ,information on the ,if you ,see   
,something ,say ,something ,campaign of 
the ,department4  7#e7 ,any other       
appropriate contacts4  7e7 ,rule of     
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to create1 satisfy1 or 
waive any requirement under ,federal    
civil rights laws1 including-- 7#a7     
title ,,ii of the ,americans with       
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq472 or  7#b7     
title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of
 #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq474 
7f7 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to be
 effective on the date that is #d years 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  #d4 ,,gao report ,the            
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     

report on the state of ,federal grants  
devoted to safety and security for      
nonprofit organizations1 including      
faith-based organizations1 and houses of
 worship1 and an evaluation of the      
relevant programs and resources devoted 
to the safety and security of nonprofit 
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 and houses of worship as 
of the date of the report4