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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7414 
To require the development of a national strategy to secure schools against 
terrorism nationwide, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the 
response to terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the development of a national strategy to secure 
schools against terrorism nationwide, and ensure domes-
tic preparedness for and the response to terrorism, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Strategy for 
School Security Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE SCHOOLS FROM 
THREATS OF TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the domestic pre-
paredness for and response to acts of terrorism and to 
coordinate Federal efforts to secure elementary and sec-
ondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801)), not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation and cooperation with the Sec-
retary of Education and the heads of other appropriate 
Federal agencies and departments, shall develop and sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a national 
school security strategy including, as appropriate, updates 
to such strategy. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) account and describe all Federal programs, 
projects, and activities, including spending levels, to 
secure elementary and secondary schools from acts 
of terrorism; 
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(2) 
identify 
specific 
school 
security 
vulnerabilities from acts of terrorism within the 
United States, and delineate goals for closing such 
security vulnerabilities; 
(3) describe actions to be taken to achieve such 
goals and the means necessary to do so, including 
steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing ef-
forts to align the current threat environment to 
schools; and 
(4) identify new authorities or changes in exist-
ing authorities required to address school security. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to transmit updated 
national strategies under this section shall terminate on 
the date that is seven years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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