,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #h    
7legislative day1 ,january #g71         
#bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize a grant program to
 support institutions of higher         
education in hiring veterans as campus  
security1 to prohibit ,federal funding  
for ,equity ,assistance ,centers1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 in ,campus ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,grant   
program for universities to hire        
veterans as campus security  7a7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,campus ,the term campus has the meaning
 given the term in section              
#dhe7;f77#f77;,a77ii7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajib7;f77#f77;,a77ii774  7#b7          
,institution of higher education ,the   

term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#c7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,education4  7#d7     
,veteran ,the term veteran has the      
meaning given such term in section #aja 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,authorization of grant program ,the
 ,secretary shall award grants1 on a    
competitive basis1 to institutions of   
higher education to enable the          
institutions to hire veterans as campus 
security personnel4  7c7 ,application   
,an institution of higher education that
 desires to receive a grant under this  
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and accompanied by such         
information as the ,secretary may       
reasonably require4  7d7 ,use of funds  
,an institution of higher education that
 receives a grant under this section    
shall use the grant funds to hire       

veterans as campus security personnel   
for the campus of the institution4  #c4 
,prohibition on funding for ,equity     
,assistance ,centers ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 no ,federal 
funds may be used to support ,equity    
,assistance ,centers1 as described in   
part #bgj of title #cd1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations1 or any similar   
center4