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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 10024 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10024
To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to issue a rule
requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior
doors in schools for the purpose of reinforcing such doors and
improving the safety of students, teachers, and school personnel, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 22, 2024
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security
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A BILL
To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to issue a rule
requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior
doors in schools for the purpose of reinforcing such doors and
improving the safety of students, teachers, and school personnel, 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 ``Secure And Fortify Entrances and
Rooms in Schools Act of 2024'' or the ``SAFER Schools Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN
SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall convene a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop
findings and recommendations to require the installation or
modification of interior and exterior doors in any primary or secondary
school in the United States which receives Federal funding.
(b) Membership.--The Director of CISA shall chair and, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, appoint the
members of the rulemaking committee under subsection (a), which shall
be comprised of the Secretary of Education (or his or her designee) and
at least one representative from the constituencies of--
(1) State and local law enforcement officers;
(2) school safety personnel or school resource officers;
(3) school safety advocates, which may include parents;
(4) public, private, or parochial school teachers or
administrators;
(5) individuals with expertise in the area of ballistic
shielding technology;
(6) individuals with expertise in the field of school
construction, including structural engineering or architecture;
and
(7) other stakeholders or experts the Director of CISA, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
determines appropriate.
(c) Considerations.--The rulemaking advisory committee under
subsection (a) shall consider the following:
(1) Requirements for any reinforced door, including an
identification or specification of appropriate technologies,
mechanisms, covers, adhesives, or other qualities of such doors
that may be utilized to better guarantee security within a
classroom or primary or secondary school building.
(2) Reinforced door performance standards that
manufacturers and primary or secondary schools are required to
satisfy.
(3) The development, certification, testing, manufacturing,
installation, and training relating to reinforced doors.
(4) The appropriate term of service or lifetime of a
reinforced door.
(5) How requirements will ensure the effectiveness of a
reinforced door in protecting against threats while not
inhibiting the movement of law enforcement personnel in pursuit
of a threat or the ability of students, teachers, and primary
or secondary school personnel to safely evacuate in the event
of an emergency.
(6) Other considerations the Director of CISA determines
appropriate.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the
convening of the rulemaking advisory committee under subsection (a),
the Director of CISA shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
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 Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate a report based on the findings and recommendations of such
committee.
(e) Final Rule Relating to Installation or Modification of Interior
and Exterior Doors in Schools.--Not later than six months after the
date of submission of the report required under subsection (d), the
Director of CISA, taking into consideration the findings and
recommendations contained in such report, shall issue a final rule
requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior
doors in primary or secondary school for the purpose of reinforcing
such doors.
(f) State Homeland Security Grant Program.--This section shall be
administered under the authorization of the Homeland Security Grant
Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 605). There is authorized to be appropriated to such Program to
carry out this section an additional $100,000,000 for the fiscal year
in which the final rule is issued in accordance with subsection (e) and
for each of the nine fiscal years thereafter. Such additional amounts
may only be obligated and expended for the purpose of carrying out this
section.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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