‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall de-
velop and offer training courses on targeted 
school violence prevention to agencies with pro-
tective or public safety responsibilities and 
other public or private entities, including local 
educational agencies. 
‘‘(B) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Cen-
ter shall establish a plan to offer its training 
and other educational resources to public or pri-
vate entities within each State. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Center shall develop research and 
training programs under this section in coordination 
with the Department of Justice, the Department of 
Education, and the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH ENTITIES OUTSIDE 
THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.—The Center is au-
thorized to consult with State and local educational, 
law enforcement, and mental health officials and pri-
vate entities in the development of research and 
training programs under this section. 
‘‘(5) INTERACTIVE WEBSITE.—The Center may 
create an interactive website to disseminate informa-
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tion and data on evidence-based practices in tar-
geted school violence prevention. 
‘‘(d) HIRING OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Di-
rector of the United States Secret Service may hire addi-
tional personnel to comply with the requirements of this 
section, which, if the Director exercises that authority, 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) at least 1 employee with expertise in child 
psychological development; and 
‘‘(2) at least 1 employee with expertise in school 
threat assessment. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the func-
tions of the Center $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025. 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Director 
of the Secret Service shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken 
by the United States Secret Service to implement provi-
sions of this section, which shall include— 
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‘‘(1) the number of employees hired (on a full- 
time equivalent basis); 
‘‘(2) the number of individuals in each State 
trained in threat assessment; 
‘‘(3) the number of school districts in each 
State trained in school threat assessment or targeted 
school violence prevention; 
‘‘(4) information on Federal, State, and local 
agencies trained or otherwise assisted by the Center; 
‘‘(5) a formal evaluation indicating whether the 
training and other assistance provided by the Center 
is effective; 
‘‘(6) a formal evaluation indicating whether the 
training and other assistance provided by the Center 
was implemented by the school; 
‘‘(7) a summary of the Center’s research activi-
ties and findings; and 
‘‘(8) a strategic plan for disseminating the Cen-
ter’s educational and training resources to each 
State. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘evidence-based’ means— 
‘‘(A) strong evidence from at least 1 well- 
designed and well-implemented experimental 
study; 
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‘‘(B) moderate evidence from at least 1 
well-designed and well-implemented quasi-exper-
imental study; or 
‘‘(C) promising evidence from at least 1 
well-designed and well-implemented correla-
tional study with statistical controls for selec-
tion bias; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘local educational agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801); and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(h) NO FUNDS TO PROVIDE FIREARMS TRAIN-
ING.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
under this section may be used to train any person in the 
use of a firearm. 
‘‘(i) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to preclude or contradict any 
other provision of law authorizing training in the use of 
firearms.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 4 of the Presidential Threat Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is repealed. 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 203 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3056A the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3056B. Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United 
States Secret Service.’’. 
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