I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8192 
To prioritize the hiring and training of veterans and retired law enforcement 
officers as school resource officers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2022 
Mr. VAN DREW (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BACON, Mr. DUNN, Mr. 
GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. POSEY, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, and Mr. LOUDERMILK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prioritize the hiring and training of veterans and retired 
law enforcement officers as school resource officers, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Safer 
Schools Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. USES OF COPS GRANTS TO HIRE VETERANS AND 
RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS 
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. 
Section 1701(b)(12) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)(12)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and the hiring and training 
of veterans and retired law enforcement officers to serve 
as school resource officers’’ after ‘‘offenses’’. 
SEC. 3. PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. 
Section 1701(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) for hiring and training veterans and re-
tired law enforcement officers as school resource of-
ficers.’’. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1701(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(d)(3)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (3): 
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‘‘(4) MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND TRAIN-
ING.—The Attorney General may provide technical 
assistance to States, units of local government, In-
dian tribal governments, and to other public and pri-
vate entities using funds under this section for pur-
poses described in subsection (b)(12) to provide 
school resource officers with an annual mental 
health screening and an annual training on tactics 
and response.’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1709(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘, veteran, or retired law enforcement 
officer’’ after ‘‘career law enforcement officer’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) to meet at least annually with stu-
dents in order to increase familiarity between 
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