SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School and Daycare 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 714. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies 
to enhance the security of early childhood education pro-
grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 
schools against acts of terrorism and other homeland secu-
rity threats are coordinated. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the council es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans. 
‘‘(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security. 
‘‘(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Secret Service.
‘‘(5) The Executive Director of the Office of 
Academic Engagement. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
‘‘(7) Any other official of the Department the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 
member of the council to serve as chair of the council. 
‘‘(d) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall participate in 
Federal efforts to maintain and publicize a clearinghouse 
of resources available to early childhood education pro-
grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 
schools to enhance security against acts of terrorism and 
other homeland security threats. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 30, 2023, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The Department’s activities, plans, and 
policies aimed at enhancing the security of early 
childhood education programs, elementary schools, 
high schools, and secondary schools against acts of 
terrorism and other homeland security threats.
‘‘(2) With respect to the immediately preceding 
year, information on the following: 
‘‘(A) The council’s activities during such 
year. 
‘‘(B) The Department’s contributions to 
Federal efforts to maintain and publicize the 
clearinghouse of resources referred to in sub-
section (d) during such year. 
‘‘(3) Any metrics regarding the efficacy of such 
activities and contributions, and any engagement 
with stakeholders outside of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early 
childhood education program’, ‘elementary school’, ‘high 
school’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
710 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 714. School security coordinating council.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6387 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish a school security coordinating council, 
and for other purposes.