A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and 
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011'' or the ``CAMPUS 
Safety Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

          ``PART LL--NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY

``SEC. 3021. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    ``(a) Authority To Establish and Operate Center.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Community 
        Oriented Policing Services is authorized to establish and 
        operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to 
        in this section as the `Center').
            ``(2) Grant authority.--The Director of the Office of 
        Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized to award 
        grants to institutions of higher education and other nonprofit 
        organizations to assist in carrying out the functions of the 
        Center required under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Functions of the Center.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) provide quality education and training for campus 
        public safety agencies of institutions of higher education and 
        the agencies' collaborative partners, including campus mental 
        health agencies;
            ``(2) foster quality research to strengthen the safety and 
        security of institutions of higher education;
            ``(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identification and 
        dissemination of information, policies, procedures, and best 
        practices relevant to campus public safety, including off-
        campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against 
        persons and property, and emergency response and evacuation 
        procedures;
            ``(4) develop protocols, in conjunction with the Attorney 
        General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
        Education, State, local, and tribal governments and law 
        enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit organizations and 
        associations, and other stakeholders, to prevent, protect 
        against, respond to, and recover from, natural and man-made 
        emergencies or dangerous situations involving an immediate 
        threat to the health or safety of the campus community;
            ``(5) promote the development and dissemination of 
        effective behavioral threat assessment and management models to 
        prevent campus violence;
            ``(6) coordinate campus safety information (including ways 
        to increase off-campus housing safety) and resources available 
        from the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 
        Security, the Department of Education, State, local, and tribal 
        governments and law enforcement agencies, and private and 
        nonprofit organizations and associations;
            ``(7) increase cooperation, collaboration, and consistency 
        in prevention, response, and problem-solving methods among law 
        enforcement, mental health, and other agencies and 
        jurisdictions serving institutions of higher education;
            ``(8) develop standardized formats and models for mutual 
        aid agreements and memoranda of understanding between campus 
        security agencies and other public safety organizations and 
        mental health agencies; and
            ``(9) report annually to Congress and the Attorney General 
        on activities performed by the Center during the previous 12 
        months.
    ``(c) Coordination With Available Resources.--In establishing the 
Center, the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services shall--
            ``(1) consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
        Secretary of Education, and the Attorney General of each State; 
        and
            ``(2) coordinate the establishment and operation of the 
        Center with campus public safety resources that may be 
        available within the Department of Homeland Security and the 
        Department of Education.
    ``(d) Definition of Institution of Higher Education.--In this 
section, the term `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,750,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016.''.

SEC. 3. JUSTICE PROGRAM CONSOLIDATION.

    (a) In General.--Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Office of Dispute Resolution of the Department of Justice 
and the jurisdiction and employees of such office shall be--
            (1) transferred to the Office of Legal Policy of the 
        Department of Justice; and
            (2) funded through the general administration appropriation 
        of the Office of Legal Policy.
    (b) Additional Amount.--The Attorney General shall implement 
policies that will result in at least $1,000,000 in savings through 
consolidating ineffective or duplicative programs over the period of 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016.

Summary: Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011 or CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.

Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety agencies and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting, coordinating, and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made emergencies that threaten the campus community; and (5) increasing cooperation between IHEs and the law enforcement, mental health, and other agencies and jurisdictions that serve them.

Authorizes the Director to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions.

Transfers the Office of Dispute Resolution in the Department of Justice to the Office of Legal Policy.

Directs the Attorney General to save $1 million by consolidating ineffective or duplicative programs through FY2016.