crease the safety of school students 
and staff; 
‘‘(V) implementing any tech-
nology or measure, or installing any 
infrastructure, for school safety rein-
forcement, including bullet-resistant 
doors and windows; and 
‘‘(VI) implementing any tech-
nology or system that would reduce 
the time needed to disseminate official 
information to parents regarding the 
safety of their children during and im-
mediately following a crisis;’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVING SCHOOL SECURITY THROUGH THE 
COPS ON THE BEAT PROGRAM. 
Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) to pay salaries and expenses of school re-
source officers at public, charter, and private ele-
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mentary schools and secondary schools (as such 
terms are defined under section 8101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801)); and 
‘‘(25) to improve physical school security at 
public, charter, and private elementary schools and 
secondary schools (as such terms are defined under 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) by obtaining 
security equipment to protect students in schools 
and equip law enforcement officers responding to 
school security issues and installing physical struc-
ture improvements, including— 
‘‘(A) fencing, external gates, door locks, 
and check-in points, to establish a secured cam-
pus; 
‘‘(B) active shooter alert systems; 
‘‘(C) access controls; 
‘‘(D) internal door locks; 
‘‘(E) school site alarm and protection sys-
tems; 
‘‘(F) metal detector or x-ray machines (in-
cluding portable machines); 
‘‘(G) ballistic safety equipment for schools 
and responding law enforcement officers; 
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‘‘(H) increased lighting on school grounds; 
‘‘(I) emergency call boxes; 
‘‘(J) two-way radios; 
‘‘(K) emergency alert systems; 
‘‘(L) surveillance cameras or systems, in-
cluding infrastructure for such systems such as 
poles and wiring; 
‘‘(M) software costs and warranties; and 
‘‘(N) emergency generators to provide 
back-up power for phone systems, critical light-
ing, and essential outlets.’’. 
SEC. 5. STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. 
(a) STUDENT ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PRO-
GRAM FUND.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble school’’ means a school in which the lowest 
grade at the school is not lower than grade 6 
and the highest grade at the school is not high-
er than grade 12. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
(2) STUDENT
ACCESS
TO
MENTAL
HEALTH 
PROGRAM FUND.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—From the funds made 
available to carry out section 2001 of the Amer-
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (20 U.S.C. 3401 
note), $10,000,000,000 shall be transferred to 
establish the ‘‘Student Access to Mental Health 
Program Fund’’, to remain available through 
September 30, 2032. The Secretary shall use 
amounts available in such Fund to award 
grants to States, from allocations under sub-
paragraph (B), to enable the States to support 
the salary of a mental health professional in eli-
gible schools located in the State. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—From the amounts 
available in the Fund established under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall make an al-
location to each State in the same proportion as 
the number of eligible schools located in the 
State. 
(C) PARTNERSHIP.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A State awarded a 
grant under this subsection shall comply 
with the following: 
(I) The State shall use the grant 
funds to cover the cost of the salary, 
which shall be not more than $55,000, 
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for 10 years for a mental health pro-
fessional to serve eligible schools lo-
cated in the State. Such mental health 
professional shall serve not more than 
5 eligible schools in any school year by 
rotating among the schools for not 
less than 1 day a week at each such 
school. 
(II) The State shall expend non- 
Federal funds to pay for the other 
costs of recruitment, training, and 
benefits for each such mental health 
professional, and any other expenses 
related to such employment. 
(ii) 
CONDITIONS
OF
GRANTS.—A 
State awarded a grant under this sub-
section shall require that each eligible 
school served by the grant— 
(I) provide to the parents of any 
student enrolled in the school who has 
not reached age 19 who meets with a 
mental health professional employed 
at the school with all counseling 
records and mental health assess-
ments for such student; 
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(II) not teach Critical Race The-
ory or include Critical Race Theory in 
any school program; and 
(III) not advocate for abortion or 
abortion services in any form. 
(b) FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS.—The unobligated bal-
ance of funds made available to carry out sections 2021 
and 6002 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 117–2) shall be transferred to, and evenly divided 
among, the following programs: 
(1) Project AWARE State Educational Agency 
Grant Program carried out by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(2) Student Support and Academic Enrichment 
Grant Program carried out by the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
(3) Community Mental Health Services Block 
Grant Program carried out by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(4) Children’s Mental Health Initiative of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, 
the terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘secondary 
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a publicly accessible website of the Department 
of Education and the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration. 
(d) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on how 
many elementary schools and secondary schools in 
the United States have a mental health provider for 
students, how many students take advantage of the 
mental health services, the main causes for students 
to access the services. 
(2) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, 
the terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘secondary 
school’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS. 
The unobligated balance of funds made available to 
carry out section 18003 of division B of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 565), section 313 of the 
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260; 
134 Stat. 1929), and section 2001 of the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021 (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) shall be trans-
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ferred to the Secretary of Education to be used to carry 
out this Act in an amount not to exceed $38,000,000,000. 
SEC. 7. NO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized or appro-
priated by this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, 
shall be expended for any abortion or counseling that re-
sults in encouraging, facilitating, or referral for an abor-
tion. 
(b) HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.—No funds au-
thorized or appropriated by this Act, or an amendment 
made by this Act, shall be expended for health benefits 
coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
Æ 
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