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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4108
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
make grants to improve security at schools, including the placement
and use of metal detectors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 28, 2000
Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.
HUTCHINSON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mrs. MCCARTHY of
New York, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. BONO, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to make grants to improve security at
schools, including the placement and use of metal detec-
tors.
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 ‘‘Secure Our Schools
Act’’.
SEC. 
2. 
MATCHING 
GRANT 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
SCHOOL
SECURITY.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part
Z the following new part:
‘‘PART AA—MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR
SCHOOL SECURITY
‘‘SEC. 2701. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance is authorized to make grants to States,
units of local government, and Indian tribes to provide im-
proved security, including the placement and use of metal
detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on
school grounds.
‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this
section shall be distributed directly to the State, unit of
local government, or Indian tribe, and shall be used to im-
prove security at schools and on school grounds in the ju-
risdiction of the grantee through one or more of the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) Placement and use of metal detectors,
locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures.
‘‘(2) Security assessments.
‘‘(3) Security training of personnel and stu-
dents.
‘‘(4) Coordination with local law enforcement.
‘‘(5) Any other measure that, in the determina-
tion of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assist-
ance, may provide a significant improvement in secu-
rity.
‘‘(c) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding
grants under this part, the Director of the Bureau of Jus-
tice Assistance shall give preferential consideration, if fea-
sible, to an application from a jurisdiction that has a dem-
onstrated need for improved security, has a demonstrated
need for financial assistance, and has evidenced the ability
to make the improvements for which the grant amounts
are sought.
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—The portion of the costs of
a program provided by a grant under subsection (a) may
not exceed 50 percent. Any funds appropriated by Con-
gress for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal
government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing
law enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be
used to provide the non-Federal share of a matching re-
quirement funded under this subsection.
‘‘(e) 
EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—In 
awarding
grants under this part, the Director of the Bureau of Jus-
tice Assistance shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an
equitable geographic distribution among the regions of the
United States and among urban, suburban, and rural
areas.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance may reserve not more than
2 percent from amounts appropriated to carry out this Act
for administrative costs.
‘‘SEC. 2702. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this
part, the chief executive of a State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance at such time,
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Director may require. Each application shall include
a detailed explanation of—
‘‘(1) the intended uses of funds provided under
the grant; and
‘‘(2) how the activities funded under the grant
will meet the purpose of this part.
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this part, the Director of
the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall promulgate regula-
tions to implement this section (including the information
that must be included and the requirements that the
States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must
meet) in submitting the applications required under this
section.
‘‘SEC. 2703. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
‘‘Not later than November 30th of each year, the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall submit
a report to the Congress regarding the activities carried
out under this part. Each such report shall include, for
the preceding fiscal year, the number of grants funded
under this part, the amount of funds provided under those
grants, and the activities for which those funds were used.
‘‘SEC. 2704. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘State’ means each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana
Islands;
‘‘(2) the term ‘unit of local government’ means
a county, municipality, town, township, village, par-
ish, borough, or other unit of general government
below the State level; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the same mean-
ing as in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b(e)).
‘‘SEC. 2705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part the following amounts:
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
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