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.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9001 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9001
To secure schools, to increase access to mental health resources, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 28, 2022
Mrs. Flores introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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