CLASS Act of 2019

Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019

This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure the coordination of activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of schools and preschools against acts of terrorism.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1593 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1593

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school 
         security coordinating council, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2019

 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Green of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school 
         security coordinating council, 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 ``Coordinating and Leveraging 
Activities for School Security Act'' or the ``CLASS Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 711. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
coordinating council to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early 
childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or 
secondary schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated.
    ``(b) Composition.--The members of the council established pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans.
            ``(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
        Security.
            ``(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.
            ``(4) The Director of the Secret Service.
            ``(5) The Executive Director of the Office of Academic 
        Engagement.
            ``(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.
            ``(7) Any other official of the Department the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Leadership.--The Secretary shall designate a member of the 
council to serve as chair of the council.
    ``(d) Reports.--Not later than January 30, 2021, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the 
council's activities during the preceding year, including information 
on any metrics regarding the efficacy of such activities.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `early childhood 
education program', `elementary school', `high school', and `secondary 
school' have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 709 the following new item:

``Sec. 711. School security coordinating council.''.
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