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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6150 

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to include school security 

as an element of the National Security Strategy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. JAMES (for himself and Mr. RYAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 

addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 amend the National Security Act of 1947 to include 

school security as an element of the National Security 

Strategy, 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. INCLUSION OF SCHOOL SECURITY IN THE NA4 TIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY. 

5 Section 108(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 

6 (50 U.S.C. 3043(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para8 graph (6); and 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) The strategies and capabilities needed to 

4 ensure the safety and security of schools in the 

5 United States, including elementary schools, sec6 ondary schools, and institutions of higher edu7 cation.’’. 

8 SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO SCHOOLS IN THE 

9 UNITED STATES. 

10 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Education and 

11 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a com12 prehensive assessment of threats to elementary schools, 

13 secondary schools, and institutions of higher education in 

14 the United States. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.—In conducting 

16 the assessment subsection (a), the Secretary of Education 

17 and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with 

18 the chief executive of each State. 

19 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 

21 and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly sub22 mit to the appropriate congressional committees and con23 gressional leadership a report on the results of the assess24 ment conducted under subsection (a). 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com2 mittees’’ means— 

3 (A) the Committee on Health, Education, 

4 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 

5 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

6 of the Senate; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Education and the 

8 Workforce and the Committee on Homeland Se9 curity of the House of Representatives. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘congressional leadership’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) the majority leader of the Senate; 

13 (B) the minority leader of the Senate; 

14 (C) the Speaker of the House of Rep15 resentatives; and 

16 (D) the minority leader of the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 (3) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘secondary 

19 school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 

20 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

22 (4) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 

23 has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 


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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1002). 

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