Veterans in Campus Safety Act

119 S3601 IS: Veterans in Campus Safety Act U.S. Senate 2026-01-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3601 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8 (legislative day, January 7), 2026 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize a grant program to support institutions of higher education in hiring veterans as campus security, to prohibit Federal funding for Equity Assistance Centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans in Campus Safety Act . 2. Grant program for universities to hire veterans as campus security (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Campus The term campus has the meaning given the term in section 485(f)(6)(A)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(ii) ). (2) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (4) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Authorization of grant program The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to enable the institutions to hire veterans as campus security personnel. (c) Application An institution of higher education that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (d) Use of funds An institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to hire veterans as campus security personnel for the campus of the institution. 3. Prohibition on funding for Equity Assistance Centers Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to support Equity Assistance Centers, as described in part 270 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar center.