Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Strategy for School Security Act of 2017”.
National Strategy for School Security Act of 2017
A BILL
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.
Sec. 2 National strategy to secure schools from threats of terrorism
In general— To assist in the domestic preparedness for and response to acts of terrorism and other emergencies and to coordinate Federal efforts to secure elementary and secondary 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 Secretary of Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, shall develop and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee 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.
Contents— The strategy required under subsection (a) shall—
account and describe all Federal programs, projects, and activities, including spending levels, to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism and other emergencies;
identify specific school security vulnerabilities from acts of terrorism or other emergencies within the United States, and delineate goals for closing such security vulnerabilities;
describe actions to be taken to achieve such goals and the means necessary to do so, including steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing efforts to align the current threat environment to schools; and
identify new authorities or changes in existing authorities required to address school security.
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 enactment of this Act.