1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Schools Act . 2. Additional funds for school security (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of an ESSERF program or any other law, a State or local educational agency that has received funds under an ESSERF program may, in lieu of the original requested or authorized use for such funds, use a portion of, or all, of the unexpended funds to carry out 1 or more school security measures. (b) No Federal interference The Secretary of Education shall not— (1) prevent or discourage any State or local educational agency from using any ESSERF program funds for school security measures; (2) require the use of funds under subsection (a) to be in response to, or in any way connected with, the coronavirus; or (3) enforce any requirement of an ESSERF program if such requirement would prevent a State or local educational agency from carrying out a school security measure authorized under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) ESSERF program The term ESSERF program means a program carried out under— (A) section 18003 of the CARES Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3401 note; Public Law 116–136 ); (B) section 313 of division M of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 1929); or (C) section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2