IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6387 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 6, 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

a school security coordinating council, 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 ‘‘School and Daycare 

3 Protection Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu6 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 714. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

10 Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the 

11 maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies 

12 to enhance the security of early childhood education pro13 grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 

14 schools against acts of terrorism and other homeland secu15 rity threats are coordinated. 

16 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the council es17 tablished pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 

20 and Plans. 

21 ‘‘(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and In22 frastructure Security. 

23 ‘‘(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emer24 gency Management Agency. 

25 ‘‘(4) The Director of the Secret Service. 


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1 ‘‘(5) The Executive Director of the Office of 

2 Academic Engagement. 

3 ‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 

4 ‘‘(7) Any other official of the Department the 

5 Secretary determines appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 

7 member of the council to serve as chair of the council. 

8 ‘‘(d) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall participate in 

9 Federal efforts to maintain and publicize a clearinghouse 

10 of resources available to early childhood education pro11 grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 

12 schools to enhance security against acts of terrorism and 

13 other homeland security threats. 

14 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 30, 2023, 

15 and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

18 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) The Department’s activities, plans, and 

21 policies aimed at enhancing the security of early 

22 childhood education programs, elementary schools, 

23 high schools, and secondary schools against acts of 

24 terrorism and other homeland security threats. 


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1 ‘‘(2) With respect to the immediately preceding 

2 year, information on the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The council’s activities during such 

4 year. 

5 ‘‘(B) The Department’s contributions to 

6 Federal efforts to maintain and publicize the 

7 clearinghouse of resources referred to in sub8 section (d) during such year. 

9 ‘‘(3) Any metrics regarding the efficacy of such 

10 activities and contributions, and any engagement 

11 with stakeholders outside of the Federal Govern12 ment. 

13 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early 

14 childhood education program’, ‘elementary school’, ‘high 

15 school’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given 

16 such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec17 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

19 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 


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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2 710 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 714. School security coordinating council.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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