H.R. 2259: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025

The National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025 is a proposed piece of legislation aimed at enhancing the security of elementary and secondary schools in the United States against acts of terrorism. The key elements of the bill are as follows:

Development of a National Strategy

The bill mandates the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Education and other relevant federal agencies, to develop a comprehensive national strategy for school security. This strategy must be submitted to specific congressional committees within one year of the bill's enactment.

Annual Updates

Following the initial submission, the Secretary is required to provide annual updates to the strategy through 2033. If there are no updates to report, the Secretary must submit a certification to the committees that no changes are necessary.

Contents of the Strategy

The national school security strategy must include the following components:

• Detail all federal programs, projects, and expenditures aimed at securing schools from terrorism.
• Identify specific vulnerabilities in school security related to terrorism and set goals to address these vulnerabilities.
• Outline actions necessary to achieve the identified goals, including reforms to existing efforts to better protect schools.
• Build on previous evaluations and recommendations from other entities to ensure efficiency and avoid duplication of efforts in securing schools.

Clerical Amendment

The legislation also includes a clerical update to the table of contents in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, adding a new entry for the section establishing the national strategy for school security.

Overall Purpose

The overarching goal of the bill is to enhance domestic preparedness for and responses to acts of terrorism affecting schools, thereby improving safety for students and faculty.

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