S 560 — EAGLES Act of 2025

Summary

EAGLES Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Secret Service.It reauthorizes the functions of NTAC through FY2030 and expands them to include additional activities related to the prevention of targeted violence, such as the establishment of a national program on targeted school violence prevention.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html February 13, 2025

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The bill establishes and expands the functions of the National Threat Assessment Center within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance training, research, and coordination efforts for preventing targeted violence.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  Sec. 3056B. Functions of the National Threat Assessment Center of the United States Secret Service (a) In General.--There is established a National Threat Assessment Center (in this section referred to as the 'Center'), to be operated by the United States Secret Service, at the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.

  This establishes a National Threat Assessment Center operated by the United States Secret Service.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (b) Functions.--The functions of the Center shall include the following: (1) Training and education in the area of best practices on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence. (2) Consultation on complex threat assessment cases and programs. (3) Research on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence, consistent with evidence-based standards and existing laws and regulations. (4) Facilitation of information sharing on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence among agencies and organizations with protective or public safety responsibilities, as well as other public or private entities. (5) Development of evidence-based programs to promote the standardization of Federal, State, and local threat assessments and best practices for the prevention of targeted violence.

  This specifies the functions of the Center to include training, consultation, research, information sharing, and development of evidence-based programs.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (c) Safe School Initiative.--In carrying out the functions described in subsection (b), the Center shall establish a national program on targeted school violence prevention, focusing on the following activities: (1) Research.--The Center shall-- (A) conduct research into targeted school violence and evidence-based practices in targeted school violence prevention, including school threat assessment; and (B) publish the findings of the Center on the public website of the United States Secret Service and on the School Safety Clearinghouse website, known as www.SchoolSafety.gov. (2) Training.-- (A) In general.--The Center shall develop and offer training courses on targeted school violence prevention to agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities and other public or private entities, including local educational agencies.

  This establishes a national program focused on preventing targeted school violence, including dedicated research and training.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (d) Hiring of Additional Personnel.--The Director of the United States Secret Service may hire additional personnel to comply with the requirements of this section, which, if the Director exercises such authority, shall include-- (1) at least 1 employee with expertise in child psychological development; and (2) at least 1 employee with expertise in school threat assessment.

  This allows the hiring of specialized personnel to improve the Center's effectiveness in addressing threats.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken by the United States Secret Service to implement provisions of this section, which shall include information relating to the following: (1) The number of employees hired (on a full-time equivalent basis). (2) The number of individuals in each State trained in threat assessment.

  This mandates a report to Congress evaluating the implementation of the Center's functions and effectiveness.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

  This authorizes funding for the Center's operations over the specified fiscal years.

• Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code

  (g) No Funds To Provide Firearms Training.--Amounts made available to carry out this section may not be used to train any

  This prohibits the use of funds for firearms training under the Center's programs.

Action History

1. February 13, 2025

   Introduced in Senate

2. February 13, 2025

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley · Primary
• Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor
• Rick Scott · Cosponsor
• King, Angus S., Jr. · Cosponsor
• Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor
• Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor
• Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor

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