Sec. 312. School Security Coordinating Council
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Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq. ), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary shall establish a council to be known as the School Security Coordinating Council (referred to in this section as the Council ). The Council shall— provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary school with respect to an act of terrorism or targeted violence; and ensure, to the extent practicable, that the efforts described in paragraph
(1)are coordinated within the Department. The Council shall be composed of the following: The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. The Chief Medical Officer. The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer. The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. The Director of the Secret Service. The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement. The Privacy Officer. The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary shall designate a member of the Council to serve as chairperson of the Council. Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Council may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Council. Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section 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 relating to the activities of the Council during the prior year, including information relating to— the efficacy of such activities; and engagement with stakeholders outside of the Federal Government. In this section: The term early childhood education program has the meaning given the term in section 103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(8) ). The term elementary school has the meaning given the term in section 8101(19) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(19) ). The term high school has the meaning given the term in section 8101(28) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(28) ). The term secondary school has the meaning given the term in section 8101(45) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(45) ). The term targeted violence means any incident of violence in which an attacker selected a particular target in order to inflict mass injury or death without a clearly discernible political or ideological motivation beyond mass injury or death. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the following new item: Sec. 714. School Security Coordinating Council. .
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