CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013

Summary: Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies.  Allows states and localities to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to make subawards to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations to assist the Center in carrying out those functions.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and 
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013'' or the ``CAMPUS 
Safety Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 501 (42 U.S.C. 3751)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``or purposes'' after ``one 
                        or more of the following programs''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Making subawards to institutions of higher 
                education and other nonprofit organizations to assist 
                the National Center for Campus Public Safety in 
                carrying out the functions of the Center required under 
                section 509(b).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) institutions of higher education and other nonprofit 
        organizations, for purposes of carrying out section 509.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 509. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    ``(a) Definition of Institution of Higher Education.--In this 
section, the term `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001).
    ``(b) Authority To Establish and Operate Center.--The Attorney 
General may establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public 
Safety (referred to in this section as the `Center').
    ``(c) Functions of the Center.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) provide quality education and training for public 
        safety personnel of institutions of higher education and their 
        collaborative partners, including campus mental health 
        agencies;
            ``(2) foster quality research to strengthen the safety and 
        security of institutions of higher education;
            ``(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identification and 
        dissemination of information, policies, protocols, procedures, 
        and best practices relevant to campus public safety, including 
        off-campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against 
        persons and property, and emergency response and evacuation 
        procedures;
            ``(4) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        the Secretary of Education, State, local and tribal governments 
        and law enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit 
        organizations and associations, and other stakeholders, to 
        develop protocols and best practices to prevent, protect 
        against and respond to dangerous and violent situations 
        involving an immediate threat to the safety of the campus 
        community;
            ``(5) promote the development and dissemination of 
        effective behavioral threat assessment and management models to 
        prevent campus violence;
            ``(6) identify campus safety information (including ways to 
        increase off-campus housing safety) and identify resources 
        available from the Department of Justice, the Department of 
        Homeland Security, the Department of Education, State, local, 
        and tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, and 
        private and nonprofit organizations and associations;
            ``(7) promote cooperation, collaboration, and consistency 
        in prevention, response, and problem-solving methods among 
        public safety and emergency management personnel of 
        institutions of higher education and their campus- and non-
        campus-based collaborative partners, including law enforcement, 
        emergency management, mental health services, and other 
        relevant agencies;
            ``(8) disseminate standardized formats and models for 
        mutual aid agreements and memoranda of understanding between 
        campus security agencies and other public safety organizations 
        and mental health agencies; and
            ``(9) report annually to Congress on activities performed 
        by the Center during the previous 12 months.
    ``(d) Coordination With Available Resources.--In establishing the 
Center, the Attorney General shall--
            ``(1) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        the Secretary of Education, and appropriate State or territory 
        officials;
            ``(2) ensure coordination with campus public safety 
        resources within the Department of Homeland Security, including 
        within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the 
        Department of Education; and
            ``(3) coordinate within the Department of Justice and 
        existing grant programs to ensure against duplication with the 
        program authorized by this section.
    ``(e) Reporting and Accountability.--At the end of each fiscal 
year, the Attorney General shall--
            ``(1) issue a report that assesses the impacts, outcomes 
        and effectiveness of the grants distributed to carry out this 
        section;
            ``(2) in compiling such report, assess instances of 
        duplicative activity, if any, performed through grants 
        distributed to carry out this section and other grant programs 
        maintained by the Department of Justice, the Department of 
        Education, and the Department of Homeland Security; and
            ``(3) make such report available on the Department of 
        Justice website and submit such report to the Senate and House 
        Judiciary Committees and the Senate and House Appropriations 
        Committees.''.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall 
preclude public elementary and secondary schools or their larger 
governing agencies from receiving the informational and training 
benefits of the National Center for Campus Public Safety authorized 
under section 509 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968, as added by this Act.