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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2109 

To require the development of a national strategy to secure schools against 

terrorism nationwide, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the 

response to terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2017 

Mr. MESSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the development of a national strategy to secure 

schools against terrorism nationwide, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the response to terrorism, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Strategy for 

5 School Security Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE SCHOOLS FROM 

2 THREATS OF TERRORISM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the domestic pre4 paredness for and response to acts of terrorism and other 

5 emergencies and to coordinate Federal efforts to secure 

6 elementary and secondary schools (as such terms are de7 fined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), not later than 

9 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

10 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation and co11 operation with the Secretary of Education and the heads 

12 of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, 

13 shall develop and submit to the Committee on Homeland 

14 Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infra15 structure, and the Committee on Education and the Work16 force of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

17 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 

18 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

19 the Senate a national school security strategy including, 

20 as appropriate, updates to such strategy. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub22 section (a) shall— 

23 (1) account and describe all Federal programs, 

24 projects, and activities, including spending levels, to 

25 secure elementary and secondary schools from acts 

26 of terrorism and other emergencies; 


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1 (2) identify specific school security vulnerabili2 ties from acts of terrorism or other emergencies 

3 within the United States, and delineate goals for 

4 closing such security vulnerabilities; 

5 (3) describe actions to be taken to achieve such 

6 goals and the means necessary to do so, including 

7 steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing ef8 forts to align the current threat environment to 

9 schools; and 

10 (4) identify new authorities or changes in exist11 ing authorities required to address school security. 

12 (c) SUNSET.—The requirement to transmit updated 

13 national strategies under this section shall terminate on 

14 the date that is seven years after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act. 

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