FORTIFY Act

119 HR 5430 IH: Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-17 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. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5430 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act or the FORTIFY Act . 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 .