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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5867 
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 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. MESSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee 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 domes-
tic preparedness for and the response to terrorism, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Strategy for 
School Security Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE SCHOOLS FROM 
THREATS OF TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the domestic pre-
paredness for and response to acts of terrorism and other 
emergencies and to coordinate Federal efforts to secure 
elementary and secondary schools (as such terms are de-
fined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation and co-
operation with the Secretary of Education and the heads 
of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, 
shall develop and submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate a national school security strategy including, 
as appropriate, updates to such strategy. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) account and describe all Federal programs, 
projects, and activities, including spending levels, to 
secure elementary and secondary schools from acts 
of terrorism and other emergencies; 
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(2) identify specific school security vulnerabili-
ties from acts of terrorism or other emergencies 
within the United States, and delineate goals for 
closing such security vulnerabilities; 
(3) describe actions to be taken to achieve such 
goals and the means necessary to do so, including 
steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing ef-
forts to align the current threat environment to 
schools; and 
(4) identify new authorities or changes in exist-
ing authorities required to address school security. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to transmit updated 
national strategies under this section shall terminate on 
the date that is seven years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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