CLASS Act of 2019

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1593 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 2, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security coordinating council, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:06 Apr 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1593.RFS H1593 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 1593 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordinating and 2 Leveraging Activities for School Security Act’’ or the 3 ‘‘CLASS Act of 2019’’. 4 SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu- 6 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 7 adding at the end the following new section: 8 ‘‘SEC. 711. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 10 Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the 11 maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies 12 to enhance the security of an early childhood education 13 program, elementary school, high school, or secondary 14 schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. 15 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the council es- 16 tablished pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol- 17 lowing: 18 ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 19 and Plans. 20 ‘‘(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and In- 21 frastructure Security. 22 ‘‘(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emer- 23 gency Management Agency. 24 ‘‘(4) The Director of the Secret Service. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:06 Apr 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1593.RFS H1593 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 1593 RFS ‘‘(5) The Executive Director of the Office of 1 Academic Engagement. 2 ‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 3 ‘‘(7) Any other official of the Department the 4 Secretary determines appropriate. 5 ‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 6 member of the council to serve as chair of the council. 7 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than January 30, 2021, 8 and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 9 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep- 10 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 11 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard- 12 ing the council’s activities during the preceding year, in- 13 cluding information on any metrics regarding the efficacy 14 of such activities and any engagement with stakeholders 15 outside of the Federal Government. 16 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early 17 childhood education program’, ‘elementary school’, ‘high 18 school’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given 19 such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec- 20 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 22 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:06 Apr 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1593.RFS H1593 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS 4 HR 1593 RFS amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1 710 the following new item: 2 ‘‘Sec. 711. School security coordinating council.’’. Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:06 Apr 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1593.RFS H1593 amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with BILLS