March 12, 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendmentCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. ACCOUNTABILITY.

Section 2701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(h) Accountability- All grants awarded by the Attorney General under this part shall be subject to the following accountability provisions: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) DEFINITION- In this paragraph, the term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding in the final audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 months from the date when the final audit report is issued. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) AUDITS- Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this part to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION- A recipient of grant funds under this part that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this part during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A). CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) PRIORITY- In awarding grants under this part, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this part. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT- If an entity is awarded grant funds under this part during the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) DEFINITION- For purposes of this paragraph and the grant programs under this part, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) PROHIBITION- The Attorney General may not award a grant under this part to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) DISCLOSURE- Each nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under this part and uses the procedures prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the process for determining such compensation, including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make the information disclosed under this subparagraph available for public inspection. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) LIMITATION- No amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice under this part may be used by the Attorney General, or by any individual or entity awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under this part, to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in funds made available by the Department of Justice, unless the Deputy Attorney General or such Assistant Attorney Generals, Directors, or principal deputies as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior written authorization that the funds may be expended to host the conference. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL- Written approval under subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference, including the cost of all food, beverages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for speakers, and entertainment. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) REPORT- The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all conference expenditures approved under this paragraph. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION- Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, an annual certification-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) indicating whether-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector General under paragraph (1) have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or Director; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. CAMPUS SAFETY ACT OF 2013.

(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the ‘Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013’ or the ‘CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) National Center for Campus Public Safety- Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in section 501 (42 U.S.C. 3751)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subsection (a)(1)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘or purposes’ after ‘one or more of the following programs’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(H) Making subawards to institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations to assist the National Center for Campus Public Safety in carrying out the functions of the Center required under section 509(c).’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subsection (b)-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘or’ at the end; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ‘; or’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations, for purposes of carrying out section 509.’; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by adding at the end the following: CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 509. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.

‘(a) 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). CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Authority to Establish and Operate Center- The Attorney General may establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’). CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Functions of the Center- The Center shall-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) provide quality education and training for public safety personnel of institutions of higher education and their collaborative partners, including campus mental health agencies; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) foster quality research to strengthen the safety and security of institutions of higher education; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identification and dissemination of information, policies, protocols, 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; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) coordinate with 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 develop protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against and respond to dangerous and violent situations involving an immediate threat to the safety of the campus community; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) promote the development and dissemination of effective behavioral threat assessment and management models to prevent campus violence; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) identify campus safety information (including ways to increase off-campus housing safety) and identify 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; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) promote cooperation, collaboration, and consistency in prevention, response, and problem-solving methods among public safety and emergency management personnel of institutions of higher education and their campus- and non-campus-based collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, mental health services, and other relevant agencies; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) disseminate 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 CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) report annually to Congress on activities performed by the Center during the previous 12 months. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Coordination With Available Resources- In establishing the Center, the Attorney General shall-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, and appropriate State or territory officials; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) ensure coordination with campus public safety resources within the Department of Homeland Security, including within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Education; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) coordinate within the Department of Justice and existing grant programs to ensure against duplication with the program authorized by this section. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Reporting and Accountability- At the end of each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) issue a report that assesses the impacts, outcomes and effectiveness of the grants distributed to carry out this section; CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) in compiling such report, assess instances of duplicative activity, if any, performed through grants distributed to carry out this section and other grant programs maintained by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Homeland Security; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) make such report available on the Department of Justice website and submit such report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees and the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.’. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Rule of Construction- Nothing in this section shall preclude public elementary and secondary schools or their larger governing agencies from receiving the informational and training benefits of the National Center for Campus Public Safety authorized under section 509 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by this Act. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 24CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

113th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 146CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To enhance the safety of America’s schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 12, 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported with an amendmentCommentsClose CommentsPermalink