,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ae1 
#bjbe,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb to require the development of a
 national strategy to secure elementary 
and secondary schools against acts of   
terrorism and ensure domestic           
preparedness for and the response to    
terrorism1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,strategy for ,school     
,security ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,national 
strategy to secure schools from threats 
of terrorism  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle 
,a of title ,,xxii of the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fea et seq47 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  #bbbj;,f4       
,national strategy to secure schools    

from threats of terrorism  7a7 ,in      
general ,to assist in the domestic      
preparedness for and response to acts of
 terrorism and to coordinate ,federal   
efforts to secure elementary schools and
 secondary schools 7as such terms are   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja771   
not later than #a year after the date of
 enactment of the ,national ,strategy   
for ,school ,security ,act of #bjbe1 the
 ,secretary1 in consultation and        
cooperation with the ,secretary of      
,education and the heads of other       
appropriate ,federal agencies and       
departments1 shall submit to the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and the ,committee on ,education and    
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives a national school      

security strategy 7in this section      
referred to as the strategy74  7b7      
,updates  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary1 in consultation and         
cooperation with the ,secretary of      
,education and the heads of other       
appropriate ,federal agencies and       
departments1 shall1 if appropriate1     
annually through #bjcc1 update the      
strategy and brief the committees       
specified in subsection 7a7 concerning  
any such update4  7#b7 ,certification   
,if the ,secretary determines no such   
updates to be appropriate1 the          
,secretary shall submit to such         
committees a certification attesting    
thereto4  7c7 ,contents ,the strategy1  
including any updates thereto1 shall--  
7#a7 account for and describe all       
,federal programs1 projects1 activities1
 and authorities to secure elementary   
and secondary schools from acts of      
terrorism1 including the associated     
spending levels of such ,federal        
programs1 projects1 activities1 and     

authorities2  7#b7 identify specific    
school security vulnerabilities related 
to acts of terrorism within the ,united 
,states1 and delineate goals for closing
 such security vulnerabilities2  7#c7   
describe actions to be taken to achieve 
such goals and the means necessary to do
 so1 including steps to reform1 improve1
 and streamline existing efforts to     
align the current threat environment to 
elementary and secondary schools2 and   
7#d7 build upon existing or ongoing     
evaluations and avoid unnecessary       
duplication by reviewing the findings1  
conclusions1 and recommendations of     
other appropriate working groups1       
committees1 commissions1 or entities    
established by the ,department related  
to efforts to secure elementary and     
secondary schools against terrorism     
within the ,united ,states and ensure   
domestic preparedness for and the       
response to terrorism4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of contents in    
section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         

,security ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law   
#ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4 #bace7 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #bbbj;,e the following3  ,sec4  
#bbbj;,f4 ,national strategy to secure  
schools from threats of terrorism4  4