Reinforced Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-6975
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2018-09-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement

School administration
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reinforced Schools Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes local educational agencies, public elementary schools, and public secondary schools to purchase equipment suitable for school security activities from the Department of Defense. </p> <p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6975 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2018 Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow States and units of local government to purchase equipment suitable for school security activities through the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforced Schools Act . 2. Procurement of equipment suitable for school security activities (a) In general Section 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting school security, after homeland security, ; (2) by inserting school security, after homeland security, each place it appears; and (3) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of equipment suitable for school security activities, such term includes a local educational agency, public elementary school, and public secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 281 and inserting the following new item: 281. Procurement of equipment by State and local governments through the Department of Defense: equipment for counter-drug, homeland security, school security, and emergency response activities. .