Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.9001 | Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Mayra (R-TX)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
RGV Act of 2022 or the Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2022
This bill provides certain resources for schools to increase physical security and access to mental health resources.

To secure schools, to increase access to mental health resources, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``RGV Act of 2022'' or the ``Reduce 
Gun Violence Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Byrne-Jag.--
            (1) Cyber monitoring.--Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus 
        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
        10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) Cyber monitoring programs for school safety 
                on school issued devices and school networks in--
                            ``(i) public elementary and secondary 
                        schools (as those terms are defined in section 
                        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); and
                            ``(ii) public institutions of higher 
                        education (as defined in section 101 of the 
                        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
                    ``(K) Assessment and identification of school 
                security risks before implementing security changes in 
                schools and institutions of higher education described 
                in subparagraph (J).''.
            (2) Physical security to stop school violence.--For fiscal 
        year 2023, there is authorized 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, $2,000,000,000, to 
        remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts 
        shall be used as provided in subparagraphs (J) and (K) of 
        section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
        Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)).
    (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, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be used as provided under 
paragraph (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 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10555) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, of which--
            ``(1) $700,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA 
        Director to carry out this part; and
            ``(2) $300,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS 
        Director to carry out this part.''.
    (d) Grants for Mental Health Guidance Counselors.--Title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``PART G--MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

``SEC. 4701. GRANTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program under 
which the Secretary makes allocations to States, in accordance with 
subsection (b), to enable States to provide funds to local educational 
agencies for the provision of mental health guidance counselors and 
related services in schools as described in subsection (c)(3).
    ``(b) Allocations to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated to carry 
        out this part for each fiscal year under subsection (g), each 
        State that has a plan approved by the Secretary under paragraph 
        (2) shall be allocated an amount determined by the Secretary 
        based on the formula established under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) State plan.--To be eligible for an allocation under 
        paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan for 
        the use of such allocation at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(3) Allocation formula.--The Secretary shall develop a 
        formula for the allocation of funds to States under paragraph 
        (1). The formula shall be based on such factors as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate, which may include a State's 
        anticipated or proven need for mental health guidance 
        counselors in elementary and secondary schools.
    ``(c) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts allocated to a State under 
        subsection (b), the State shall award grants to local 
        educational agencies, on a competitive basis, to carry out the 
        activities described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Application.--To be considered for a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a local educational agency shall submit an 
        application to the State at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the State may require.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that 
        receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the grant--
                    ``(A) for the hiring and training of mental health 
                guidance counselors in elementary and secondary 
                schools; and
                    ``(B) to provide in-person and virtual mental 
                health counseling to students of such schools.
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes--
            ``(1) a compilation of best practices for the hiring and 
        training of mental health guidance counselors in schools; and
            ``(2) with respect to the year preceding the date of the 
        report--
                    ``(A) the number of States that sought allocations 
                under subsection (b);
                    ``(B) the total amount allocated to each State 
                under such subsection;
                    ``(C) information on the grant program carried out 
                by each State under subsection (c), including--
                            ``(i) the number of local educational 
                        agencies that applied for grants;
                            ``(ii) the number of such agencies that 
                        received grants and the amount of each grant 
                        awarded;
                            ``(iii) the total number students served by 
                        such agencies;
                            ``(iv) demographic information on the 
                        students serviced by such agencies; and
                            ``(v) the average student-to-teacher ratio 
                        in the schools served by such agencies.
    ``(e) Limitation.--None of the funds made available under this part 
may be used--
            ``(1) to advance critical race theory; or
            ``(2) to affirm or promote gender reassignment or gender 
        reassignment medical intervention.
    ``(f) Definition.--In this part:
            ``(1) Critical race theory.--The term `critical race 
        theory' means the theory that--
                    ``(A) one race or sex is inherently superior to 
                another race or sex;
                    ``(B) the United States is fundamentally racist or 
                sexist;
                    ``(C) an individual, by virtue of his or her race 
                or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, 
                whether consciously or unconsciously;
                    ``(D) an individual should be discriminated against 
                or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because 
                of his or her race or sex;
                    ``(E) members of one race or sex cannot and should 
                not attempt to treat others without respect to race or 
                sex;
                    ``(F) an individual's moral character is 
                necessarily determined by his or her race or sex;
                    ``(G) an individual, by virtue of his or her race 
                or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in 
                the past by other members of the same race or sex;
                    ``(H) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, 
                anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on 
                account of his or her race or sex; or
                    ``(I) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work 
                ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a 
                particular race to oppress another.
            ``(2) Gender reassignment medical intervention.--The term 
        `gender reassignment medical intervention' means--
                    ``(A) performing a surgery that sterilizes an 
                individual, including castration, vasectomy, 
                hysterectomy, oophorectomy, metoidioplasty, penectomy, 
                phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty, to change the body of 
                such individual to correspond to a sex that is 
                discordant with biological sex;
                    ``(B) performing a mastectomy on an individual for 
                the purpose described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) administering or supplying to an individual 
                medications for the purpose described in subparagraph 
                (A), including--
                            ``(i) GnRH agonists or other puberty-
                        blocking drugs to stop or delay normal puberty;
                            ``(ii) testosterone or other androgens to 
                        biological females at doses that are 
                        supraphysiologic to the female sex; and
                            ``(iii) estrogen to biological males at 
                        doses that are supraphysiologic to the male 
                        sex.
            ``(3) Mental health guidance counselor.--The term `mental 
        health guidance counselor' means a person who counsels 
        individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $200,000,0000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027.''.
    (e) Offset.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available under section 10301 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as 
the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'') on the date of enactment of 
this Act, $11,001,000,000 is rescinded as of such date.

SEC. 3. SAFERSCHOOLS.GOV.

    (a) Establishment.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
an appointee of the President, shall establish a website, designated as 
saferschools.gov, to be managed by a task force, known as the School 
Safety Best Practices Task Force (in this section, referred to as the 
``Task Force'').
    (b) Task Force.--
            (1) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall be to 
        review, compile, and publish school safety best practices on 
        the saferschools.gov website.
            (2) Number and appointment.--The Task Force shall be 
        composed of 5 members appointed by the Attorney General.
            (3) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--Each member shall be appointed to 
                the Task Force for a term of 5 years.
                    (B) Vacancies.--Any members appointed to fill a 
                vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for 
                which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be 
                appointed only for the remainder of that term.
            (4) Pay.--Members of the Task Force shall serve without 
        pay.
            (5) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
        Chairperson and not less than quarterly.
            (6) No applicability.--
                    (A) Paperwork reduction.--The Paperwork Reduction 
                Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) shall not apply to this section.
                    (B) Advisory committee.--The Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to this 
                section.
    (c) Function of Website.--The saferschools.gov website shall be 
designed to receive comments from interested parties, which shall be 
published on such website.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``interested parties'' includes students, 
        teachers, parents, law enforcement officers, and any person 
        with an interest in school safety best practices.
            (2) The term ``parent'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2023.
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