[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6838 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6838

  To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2008

  Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.

    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 ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and 
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2008'' or the ``CAMPUS 
Safety Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part:

          ``PART LL--NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY

``SEC. 3021. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

    ``(a) Authority To Establish and Operate Center.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Community 
        Oriented Policing Services is authorized to establish and 
        operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to 
        in this section as the `Center').
            ``(2) Grant authority.--The Director of the Office of 
        Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized to award 
        grants to institutions of higher education and other nonprofit 
        organizations to asisst in carrying out the functions of the 
        Center required under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Functions of the Center.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) provide quality education and training for campus 
        public safety agencies of institutions of higher education and 
        the agencies' collaborative partners, including campus mental 
        health agencies;
            ``(2) foster quality research to strengthen the safety and 
        security of the institutions of higher education in the United 
        States;
            ``(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identification and 
        dissemination of information, policies, procedures, and best 
        practices relevant to campus public safety, including off-
        campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against 
        persons and property, and emergency response and evacuation 
        procedures;
            ``(4) develop protocols, in conjunction with the Attorney 
        General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
        Education, State, local, and tribal governments and law 
        enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit organizations and 
        associations, and other stakeholders, to prevent, protect 
        against, respond to, and recover from, natural and man-made 
        emergencies or dangerous situations involving an immediate 
        threat to the health or safety of the campus community;
            ``(5) promote the development and dissemination of 
        effective behavioral threat assessment and management models to 
        prevent campus violence;
            ``(6) coordinate campus safety information (including ways 
        to increase off-campus housing safety) and resources available 
        from the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 
        Security, the Department of Education, State, local, and tribal 
        governments and law enforcement agencies, and private and 
        nonprofit organizations and associations;
            ``(7) increase cooperation, collaboration, and consistency 
        in prevention, response, and problem-solving methods among law 
        enforcement, mental health, and other agencies and 
        jurisdictions serving institutions of higher education in the 
        United States;
            ``(8) develop standardized formats and models for mutual 
        aid agreements and memoranda of understanding between campus 
        security agencies and other public safety organizations and 
        mental health agencies; and
            ``(9) report annually to Congress and the Attorney General 
        on activities performed by the Center during the previous 12 
        months.
    ``(c) Coordination With Available Resources.--In establishing the 
Center, the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services shall--
            ``(1) consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
        Secretary of Education, and the Attorney General of each State; 
        and
            ``(2) coordinate the establishment and operation of the 
        Center with campus public safety resources that may be 
        available within the Department of Homeland Security and the 
        Department of Education.
    ``(d) Definition of Institution of Higher Education.--In this 
section, the term `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,750,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2009 through 2013.''.
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