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Union Calendar No. 402
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4108
[Report No. 106–718]
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
JULY 10, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
JULY 10, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. GREEN
of Texas, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. SANCHEZ
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2000]
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 fol-
lowing new part:
‘‘PART AA—MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR
SCHOOL SECURITY
‘‘SEC. 2701. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is author-
ized to make grants to States, units of local government,
and Indian tribes to provide improved 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 juris-
diction of the grantee through one or more of the following:
‘‘(1) Placement and use of metal detectors, locks,
lighting, and other deterrent measures.
‘‘(2) Security assessments.
‘‘(3) Security training of personnel and students.
‘‘(4) Coordination with local law enforcement.
‘‘(5) Any other measure that, in the determina-
tion of the Attorney General, may provide a signifi-
cant improvement in security.
‘‘(c) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding
grants under this part, the Attorney General shall give pref-
erential consideration, if feasible, to an application from
a jurisdiction that has a demonstrated 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.—
‘‘(1) The portion of the costs of a program pro-
vided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed
50 percent.
‘‘(2) Any funds appropriated by Congress for the
activities of any agency of an Indian tribal govern-
ment 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
requirement funded under this subsection.
‘‘(3) The Attorney General may provide, in the
guidelines implementing this section, for the require-
ment of paragraph (1) to be waived or altered in the
case of a recipient with a financial need for such a
waiver or alteration.
‘‘(e) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants
under this part, the Attorney General 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 Attorney General
may reserve not more than 2 percent from amounts appro-
priated 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 government,
or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the Attorney
General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
by such information as the Attorney General may require.
Each application shall—
‘‘(1) include a detailed explanation of—
‘‘(A) the intended uses of funds provided
under the grant; and
‘‘(B) how the activities funded under the
grant will meet the purpose of this part; and
‘‘(2) be accompanied by an assurance that the
application was prepared after consultation with in-
dividuals not limited to law enforcement officers (such
as school violence researchers, child psychologists, so-
cial workers, teachers, principals, and other school
personnel) to ensure that the improvements to be
funded under the grant are—
‘‘(A) consistent with a comprehensive ap-
proach to preventing school violence; and
‘‘(B) individualized to the needs of each
school at which those improvements are to be
made.
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this part, the Attorney General
shall promulgate guidelines to implement this section (in-
cluding the information that must be included and the re-
quirements that the States, units of local government, and
Indian tribes must meet) in submitting the applications re-
quired under this section.
‘‘SEC. 2703. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
‘‘Not later than November 30th of each year, the Attor-
ney General 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 pro-
vided under those grants, and the activities for which those
funds were used.
‘‘SEC. 2704. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘school’ means a public elementary
or secondary school;
‘‘(2) the term ‘unit of local government’ means a
county, municipality, town, township, village, parish,
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.’’.
Union Calendar No. 402
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4108
[Report No. 106–718]
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 detectors.
JULY 10, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed