the appropriate congressional committees on such 
strategy. 
SEC. 4. MASTER PLANS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the establishment and effective-
ness of master plans throughout the United States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—A report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A summary of the extent and quality of 
master planning activities. 
(2) A summary and evaluation of master plans 
prepared by States and political subdivisions of 
States that considers with respect to each such plan 
the following: 
(A) The characteristics of the jurisdiction 
adopting such plan, including the following: 
(i) Density and distribution of popu-
lation. 
(ii) Geographic location. 
(iii) Per capita rate of— 
(I) shootings; and 
(II) injuries and deaths caused 
by such shootings. 
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(iv) Size and characteristics of polit-
ical subdivisions of such State or of such 
subdivision. 
(B) The approach to developing and imple-
menting such plan. 
(3) An evaluation of the best approach to the 
development and implementation of master plans, 
such as central planning by a State department of 
education and department of public safety, regional-
ized planning within a State coordinated by a State 
agency, or local planning supplemented and coordi-
nated by a State agency. 
(4) An assessment of the costs and benefits of 
master plans. 
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON RULEMAKING AU-
THORITY. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to grant any 
rulemaking or other regulatory authority to the Federal 
Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices 
under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 665k). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(D) The Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives. 
(E) The Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(F) The Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
(G) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
PUBLIC
SAFETY
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘covered public safety agency’’ means— 
(A) a Federal, State, or local agency that 
provides emergency response services; or 
(B) a SLTT entity (as defined in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 650)). 
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(3) EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
MAP.—The term 
‘‘emergency response map’’ means a map of a site 
(or a portion of a site) to be used by a covered pub-
lic safety agency in responding to an emergency at 
such site (or such portion of such site). 
(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(5) MASTER PLAN.—The term ‘‘master plan’’ 
means a plan that results in the planning and imple-
mentation in the area involved of a general program 
of action for school shooting prevention and response 
and that includes the following: 
(A) A survey of the resources and per-
sonnel of school safety services. 
(B) An analysis of the effectiveness of the 
school safety standards and codes in such area. 
(C) An analysis of short- and long-term 
school shooting prevention and response needs 
in such area. 
(D) A plan to meet the school shooting 
prevention and response needs in such area. 
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(E) An estimate of cost and realistic plans 
for financing the implementation of the plan 
and operation on a continuing basis. 
(F) A summary of problems that are an-
ticipated in implementing such plan. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Director of the Federal Clearinghouse on School 
Safety Evidence-based Practices under section 
2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 665k) (as amended by section 2(b)(1) of this 
Act). 
(7) SITE.—The term ‘‘site’’ means a building, 
campus, or facility of a school. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and each commonwealth, territory, or possession of 
the United States. 
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