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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10024 

To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to issue a rule 

requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors 

in schools for the purpose of reinforcing such doors and improving 

the safety of students, teachers, and school personnel, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2024 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. MOSKOWITZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of 

Homeland Security to issue a rule requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors in 

schools for the purpose of reinforcing such doors and 

improving the safety of students, teachers, and school 

personnel, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure And Fortify 

3 Entrances and Rooms in Schools Act of 2024’’ or the 

4 ‘‘SAFER Schools Act of 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR 

6 AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN SCHOOLS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cy9 bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of 

10 the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation 

11 with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall convene 

12 a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop 

13 findings and recommendations to require the installation 

14 or modification of interior and exterior doors in any pri15 mary or secondary school in the United States which re16 ceives Federal funding. 

17 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Director of CISA shall chair 

18 and, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu19 rity, appoint the members of the rulemaking committee 

20 under subsection (a), which shall be comprised of the Sec21 retary of Education (or his or her designee) and at least 

22 one representative from the constituencies of— 

23 (1) State and local law enforcement officers; 

24 (2) school safety personnel or school resource 

25 officers; 


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1 (3) school safety advocates, which may include 

2 parents; 

3 (4) public, private, or parochial school teachers 

4 or administrators; 

5 (5) individuals with expertise in the area of bal6 listic shielding technology; 

7 (6) individuals with expertise in the field of 

8 school construction, including structural engineering 

9 or architecture; and 

10 (7) other stakeholders or experts the Director 

11 of CISA, in consultation with the Secretary of 

12 Homeland Security, determines appropriate. 

13 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The rulemaking advisory 

14 committee under subsection (a) shall consider the fol15 lowing: 

16 (1) Requirements for any reinforced door, in17 cluding an identification or specification of appro18 priate technologies, mechanisms, covers, adhesives, 

19 or other qualities of such doors that may be utilized 

20 to better guarantee security within a classroom or 

21 primary or secondary school building. 

22 (2) Reinforced door performance standards that 

23 manufacturers and primary or secondary schools are 

24 required to satisfy. 


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1 (3) The development, certification, testing, 

2 manufacturing, installation, and training relating to 

3 reinforced doors. 

4 (4) The appropriate term of service or lifetime 

5 of a reinforced door. 

6 (5) How requirements will ensure the effective7 ness of a reinforced door in protecting against 

8 threats while not inhibiting the movement of law en9 forcement personnel in pursuit of a threat or the 

10 ability of students, teachers, and primary or sec11 ondary school personnel to safely evacuate in the 

12 event of an emergency. 

13 (6) Other considerations the Director of CISA 

14 determines appropriate. 

15 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 

16 after the convening of the rulemaking advisory committee 

17 under subsection (a), the Director of CISA shall submit 

18 to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com19 mittee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

20 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Heath, 

22 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 

23 based on the findings and recommendations of such com24 mittee. 


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1 (e) FINAL RULE RELATING TO INSTALLATION OR

2 MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN

3 SCHOOLS.—Not later than six months after the date of 

4 submission of the report required under subsection (d), 

5 the Director of CISA, taking into consideration the find6 ings and recommendations contained in such report, shall 

7 issue a final rule requiring the installation or modification 

8 of interior and exterior doors in primary or secondary 

9 school for the purpose of reinforcing such doors. 

10 (f) STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PRO11 GRAM.—This section shall be administered under the au12 thorization of the Homeland Security Grant Program 

13 under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

14 (6 U.S.C. 605). There is authorized to be appropriated 

15 to such Program to carry out this section an additional 

16 $100,000,000 for the fiscal year in which the final rule 

17 is issued in accordance with subsection (e) and for each 

18 of the nine fiscal years thereafter. Such additional 

19 amounts may only be obligated and expended for the pur20 pose of carrying out this section. 

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