I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7966 
To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MURPHY of 
North Carolina, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. BACON, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. JOHNSON
of Louisiana, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CURTIS, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. CARL, 
Mr. WALTZ, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. ARMSTRONG, 
Mr. HERN, Mr. BOST, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, and Mr. ISSA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Over-
sight and Reform, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure 
schools, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Every School 
and Protect Our Nation’s Children Act’’ or as the ‘‘STOP 
II Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR 
CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
(a) BYRNE-JAG.—For fiscal year 2023, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to 
carry out the grant program under subpart 1 of part E 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), in addition to any 
amounts made available for such purpose, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be used for additional personnel. 
(b) COPS.—For fiscal year 2023, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out 
the grant program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10381 et seq.), in addition to any amounts made available 
for such purpose, $500,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be used as 
provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) 
of such Act (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)). 
(c) STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2705 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
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Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10555) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $833,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028, of which— 
‘‘(1) $555,333,334 shall be made available to 
the BJA Director to carry out this part; and 
‘‘(2) $277,666,666 shall be made available to 
the COPS Director to carry out this part.’’. 
(d) GRANTS
FOR
MENTAL
HEALTH
GUIDANCE 
COUNSELORS.—Section 4112 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7122) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, other than 
subsection (c),’’ after ‘‘this subpart’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) MENTAL HEALTH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.— 
There authorized to be appropriated for the hiring of men-
tal health guidance counselors by State and local edu-
cational agencies $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(e) OFFSET.—Of the unobligated balances from 
amounts made available under sections 602(a)(1) and 
603(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(a)(1), 
803(a)) on the date of enactment of this Act, 
$7,055,000,000 is rescinded as of such date: Provided, 
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (10); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) Assessment of a school to find weaknesses 
in security and identify any lack of coverage in men-
tal health support staff for students.’’. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY 
BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2220D. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFE-
TY BEST PRACTICES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Education, the Attorney 
General, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall establish in the Department a Federal 
Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Clearinghouse’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The Clearinghouse shall be 
the primary resource of the Federal Government to 
identify 
and 
publish 
online 
through 
SchoolSafety.gov, or any successor website, best 
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practices and recommendations relating to school 
safety for use by State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, State and local law enforcement agencies, 
health professionals, and the general public. 
‘‘(3) PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(A) ASSIGNMENTS.—The Clearinghouse 
shall be assigned such personnel and resources 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(B) DETAILEES.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Attorney General, and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may detail per-
sonnel to the Clearinghouse. 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT.— 
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’) shall not apply to any rulemaking or in-
formation collection required under this section. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply for the purposes of 
carrying out this section. 
‘‘(b) CLEARINGHOUSE CONTENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.—In identifying and pub-
lishing best practices and recommendations pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2), the Clearinghouse may consult 
with appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
private sector entities, and nongovernmental organi-
zations. 
‘‘(2) 
CRITERIA.—Best 
practices 
and 
rec-
ommendations of the Clearinghouse identified and 
published pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(A) incorporate comprehensive school 
safety measures, including threat prevention, 
preparedness, protection, mitigation, incident 
response, and recovery to improve the safety 
posture of a school, including relating to the 
health, safety, and welfare of persons in school 
settings; 
‘‘(B) include any evidence or research ra-
tionale supporting the determination of the 
Clearinghouse that the best practice or rec-
ommendation at issue has been shown to have 
a significant effect on improving the safety pos-
ture of a school, including relating to the 
health, safety, and welfare of persons in school 
settings, including— 
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‘‘(i) relevant research that is evidence- 
based supporting such best practice or rec-
ommendation; 
‘‘(ii) findings and data from previous 
Federal or State commissions recom-
mending improvements to the safety pos-
ture of a school, including relating to the 
health, safety, and welfare of persons in 
school settings; or 
‘‘(iii) other supportive evidence or 
findings relied upon by the Clearinghouse 
in determining best practices and rec-
ommendations to improve the safety pos-
ture of a school, including relating to the 
health, safety, and welfare of persons in 
school settings; and 
‘‘(C) include information on Federal grant 
programs for which implementation of such best 
practices or recommendations is an eligible use 
for any such program. 
‘‘(3) OTHER
BEST
PRACTICES
AND
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, in identifying and publishing best practices 
and recommendations pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
the Clearinghouse shall so identify and publish, as 
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appropriate, best practices and recommendations to 
improve the safety posture of a school, including re-
lating to the health, safety, and welfare of persons 
in school settings, adopted by a Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, or private sector entity or nongovernmental 
organization. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Clearinghouse, may publish materials 
to assist and train State educational agencies and local 
educational agencies and State and local law enforcement 
agencies regarding the implementation of best practices 
and recommendations identified and published pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(d) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) collect for the purpose of continuous im-
provement of the Clearinghouse— 
‘‘(A) data analytics; 
‘‘(B) user feedback on the implementation 
of best practices and recommendations identi-
fied and published pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2); and 
‘‘(C) any evaluations conducted on imple-
mentation of such best practices and rec-
ommendations; and 
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‘‘(2) in coordination with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services— 
‘‘(A) regularly assess best practices and 
recommendations identified and published pur-
suant to subsection (a)(2) with respect to which 
there are no resources available through Fed-
eral Government programs for implementation; 
and 
‘‘(B) establish an external advisory board 
comprised of appropriate State, local, Tribal, 
and private sector entities and nongovernmental 
organizations, 
including 
organizations 
rep-
resenting parents of students attending elemen-
tary schools or secondary schools, to— 
‘‘(i) provide feedback on the imple-
mentation of best practices and rec-
ommendations identified and published 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) propose additional recommenda-
tions for best practices for inclusion in the 
Clearinghouse. 
‘‘(e) PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.—The Clearinghouse 
shall produce materials to assist parents of students with 
identifying relevant Clearinghouse resources related to 
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‘‘(6) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec-
ondary school’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(7) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘State 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).’’. 
(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 
2220C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2220D. Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices.’’. 
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON 
SCHOOL SAFETY BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) NOTIFICATION
BY
THE SECRETARY
OF EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary of Education shall provide writ-
ten notification of the publication of the Federal Clearing-
house on School Safety Best Practices (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) under section 2220D of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
4, to— 
(1) every State educational and local edu-
cational agency; and 
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(2) other Department of Education partners in 
the implementation of the best practices and rec-
ommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary of Education. 
(b) NOTIFICATION BY THE SECRETARY OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide written notification of the publication of the 
Clearinghouse under section 2220D of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as added by section 4, to— 
(1) every State homeland security advisor; 
(2) every State department of homeland secu-
rity; and 
(3) other Department of Homeland Security 
partners in the implementation of the best practices 
and recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(c) NOTIFICATION BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall provide written notification of the 
publication of the Clearinghouse under section 2220D of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
4, to— 
(1) every State department of public health; 
and 
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(2) other Department of Health and Human 
Services partners in the implementation of the best 
practices and recommendations of the Clearing-
house, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(d) NOTIFICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
The Attorney General shall provide written notification of 
the publication of the Clearinghouse under section 2220D 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
4, to— 
(1) every State department of justice; and 
(2) other Department of Justice partners in the 
implementation of the best practices and rec-
ommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
appropriate by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM REVIEW. 
(a) FEDERAL GRANTS AND RESOURCES.—The Sec-
retary of Education, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the At-
torney General shall each— 
(1) review grant programs administered by 
their respective agency and identify any grant pro-
gram that may be used to implement best practices 
and recommendations of the Federal Clearinghouse 
on School Safety Best Practices (referred to in this 
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section as the ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) under section 
2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by section 4; 
(2) identify any best practices and rec-
ommendations of the Clearinghouse for which there 
is not a Federal grant program that may be used for 
the purposes of implementing the best practice or 
recommendation as applicable to the agency; and 
(3) periodically report any findings under para-
graph (2) to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress. 
(b) STATE GRANTS AND RESOURCES.—The Clearing-
house shall, to the extent practicable, identify, for each 
State— 
(1) each agency responsible for school safety in 
the State, or any State that does not have such an 
agency designated; 
(2) any grant program that may be used for the 
purposes of implementing best practices and rec-
ommendations of the Clearinghouse; and 
(3) any resources other than grant programs 
that may be used to assist in implementation of best 
practices and recommendations of the Clearing-
house. 
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SEC. 7. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this 
Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be con-
strued to create, satisfy, or waive any requirement 
under— 
(1) title II of the Americans With Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.); 
(2) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
701 et seq.); 
(3) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 
(4) title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or 
(5) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON FEDERALLY DEVELOPED, MAN-
DATED, OR ENDORSED CURRICULUM.—Nothing in this 
Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be con-
strued to authorize any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government to engage in an activity otherwise prohibited 
under section 103(b) of the Department of Education Or-
ganization Act (20 U.S.C. 3403(b)). 
Æ 
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