[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5812-S5813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6301. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Scott of Florida, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Ms. 
Stabenow, and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                      TITLE __--EAGLES ACT OF 2022

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``EAGLES Act of 2022''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On February 14, 2018, 17 individuals lost their lives 
     in a senseless and violent attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
     High School in Parkland Florida, a school whose mascot is the 
     eagle.
       (2) These individuals lived lives of warmth, joy, 
     determination, service, and love, and their loss is mourned 
     by the Nation.
       (3) The shooter in that attack exhibited patterns of 
     behavior that were alarming and that should have alerted law 
     enforcement and other Federal, State, and local officials.
       (4) The attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was 
     preventable.
       (5) Lives were saved because of the brave and exemplary 
     conduct of many students, teachers, and staff at Marjory 
     Stoneman Douglas High School, including several of the 
     victims of the attack.
       (6) The National Threat Assessment Center (referred to in 
     this title as the ``Center'') was established in 1998 to 
     conduct research on various types of targeted violence.
       (7) Studies conducted by the Center on targeted school 
     violence, in particular, have shown that--

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       (A) most incidents were planned in advance;
       (B) the attackers' behavior gave some indication that the 
     individual was planning, or at least contemplating, an 
     attack;
       (C) most attackers had already exhibited a pattern of 
     behavior that was of concern to other people in their lives; 
     and
       (D) prior to the attack, someone associated with the 
     attacker, such as a family member or peer, knew the attack 
     was to likely to occur.
       (8) Through their research, the Center developed the threat 
     assessment model for responding to indicators of targeted 
     violence, which includes a 3-step process--
       (A) identifying individuals who are exhibiting behaviors 
     that indicate they are planning an attack on a school;
       (B) assessing whether the individual poses a threat to the 
     school, based on articulable facts; and
       (C) managing the threat the individual may pose to the 
     school.
       (9) The threat assessment model works most effectively when 
     all the relevant parties, including school officials, local 
     law enforcement, and members of the community, are part of a 
     comprehensive protocol to identify, assess, and manage a 
     potential threat to the school.
       (10) The primary goal of threat assessment programs in 
     schools should be to prevent violent conduct, with an 
     emphasis on early intervention, treatment, and care of 
     individuals exhibiting behaviors associated with targeted 
     violence.
       (11) Early intervention, treatment, and prevention of 
     violent behavior is an effective way to prevent violent 
     conduct that would harm others and necessitate disciplinary 
     action, including criminal penalties.
       (12) The parties involved need the appropriate training and 
     tools to establish the appropriate mechanisms for 
     implementing this type of approach.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a 
     fact-based threat assessment approach, involving school 
     officials, local law enforcement, and members of the 
     community, is one of the most effective ways to prevent 
     targeted violence in schools, and is a fitting memorial to 
     those who lost their lives in the February 14, 2018, attack 
     on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and those who 
     heroically acted to preserve the lives of their friends, 
     students, and colleagues.

     SEC. __03. REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL 
                   THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   HOMELAND SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 203 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 3056A the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3056B. Functions of the National Threat Assessment 
       Center of the United States Secret Service

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a National Threat 
     Assessment Center (in this section referred to as the 
     `Center'), to be operated by the United States Secret 
     Service, at the direction of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       ``(b) Functions.--The functions of the Center shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) Training in the area of best practices on threat 
     assessment.
       ``(2) Consultation on complex threat assessment cases or 
     programs.
       ``(3) Research on threat assessment and the prevention of 
     targeted violence, consistent with evidence-based standards 
     and existing laws and regulations.
       ``(4) Facilitation of information sharing on threat 
     assessment and the prevention of targeted violence among 
     agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities, 
     as well as other public or private entities.
       ``(5) Development of evidence-based programs to promote the 
     standardization of Federal, State, and local threat 
     assessments, best practices in investigations involving 
     threats, and the prevention of targeted violence.
       ``(c) Safe School Initiative.--In carrying out the 
     functions described in subsection (b), the Center shall 
     establish a national program on targeted school violence 
     prevention, focusing on the following activities:
       ``(1) Research.--The Center shall--
       ``(A) conduct research into targeted school violence and 
     evidence-based practices in targeted school violence 
     prevention, including school threat assessment; and
       ``(B) publish the findings of the Center on the public 
     website of the United States Secret Service.
       ``(2) Training.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Center shall develop and offer 
     training courses on targeted school violence prevention to 
     agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities 
     and other public or private entities, including local 
     educational agencies.
       ``(B) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Center shall establish a plan 
     to offer its training and other educational resources to 
     public or private entities within each State.
       ``(3) Coordination with other federal agencies.--The Center 
     shall develop research and training programs under this 
     section in coordination with the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of Education, and the Department of Health and 
     Human Services.
       ``(4) Consultation with entities outside the federal 
     government.--The Center is authorized to consult with State 
     and local educational, law enforcement, and mental health 
     officials and private entities in the development of research 
     and training programs under this section.
       ``(5) Interactive website.--The Center may create an 
     interactive website to disseminate information and data on 
     evidence-based practices in targeted school violence 
     prevention.
       ``(d) Hiring of Additional Personnel.--The Director of the 
     United States Secret Service may hire additional personnel to 
     comply with the requirements of this section, which, if the 
     Director exercises that authority, shall include--
       ``(1) at least 1 employee with expertise in child 
     psychological development; and
       ``(2) at least 1 employee with expertise in school threat 
     assessment.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the functions of 
     the Center $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
     2026.
       ``(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Secret 
     Service shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives a report on actions taken by the United 
     States Secret Service to implement provisions of this 
     section, which shall include--
       ``(1) the number of employees hired (on a full-time 
     equivalent basis);
       ``(2) the number of individuals in each State trained in 
     threat assessment;
       ``(3) the number of school districts in each State trained 
     in school threat assessment or targeted school violence 
     prevention;
       ``(4) information on Federal, State, and local agencies 
     trained or otherwise assisted by the Center;
       ``(5) a formal evaluation indicating whether the training 
     and other assistance provided by the Center is effective;
       ``(6) a formal evaluation indicating whether the training 
     and other assistance provided by the Center was implemented 
     by the school;
       ``(7) a summary of the Center's research activities and 
     findings; and
       ``(8) a strategic plan for disseminating the Center's 
     educational and training resources to each State.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `evidence-based' means--
       ``(A) strong evidence from at least 1 well-designed and 
     well-implemented experimental study;
       ``(B) moderate evidence from at least 1 well-designed and 
     well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or
       ``(C) promising evidence from at least 1 well-designed and 
     well-implemented correlational study with statistical 
     controls for selection bias;
       ``(2) the term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 8101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and
       ``(3) the term `State' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       ``(h) No Funds To Provide Firearms Training.--None of the 
     funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may be 
     used to train any person in the use of a firearm.
       ``(i) No Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of 
     law authorizing training in the use of firearms.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4 of the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 
     2000 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 203 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 3056A the following:

``3056B. Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the 
              United States Secret Service.''.
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