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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the funds under the matching grant program for school security to be used to hire school resource officers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the school security matching grant program to allow funds to be used for hiring school resource officers. The bill explicitly authorizes grant funds to be used to purchase firearms and protective equipment for school resource officers, as well as vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, scooters, and bicycles for their use. The bill requires the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve access to grants for rural and geographically underserved areas. The Attorney General must report to Congress on how the technical assistance has improved grant access in these underserved communities.
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- Sep 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Sep 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2025
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the funds under the matching grant program for school security to be used to hire school resource officers, and for other purposes.
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 “Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act” or the “FORTIFY Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS UNDER MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.
(a) In General.—Section 2701 of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “through (9)” and inserting “through (12)”; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph
(12); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
“(9) Hiring school resource officers (as such term is defined in section 1709).
“(10) Purchasing firearms and protective equipment for school resource officers.
“(11) Purchasing vehicles, including all terrain vehicles, golf carts, scooters, and bicycles, for use by school resource officers.”.
(b) Technical Assistance.—
(1) In general.—Section 2702 of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10552) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Technical Assistance.—The Attorney General shall provide technical assistance to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to improve access to grants under this part for rural and geographically underserved areas.”.
(2) Report to congress.—Section 2703(a) of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10553) is amended—
(A) by striking “and the activities” and inserting “the activities”; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and how the provision of technical assistance under section 2702(c) has improved access to grants under this part for rural and geographically underserved areas”. <all>
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