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Calendar No. 347 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3613 

[Report No. 118–160] 

To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 18, 2024 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs 

MARCH 14, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective 

Service relating to facility security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Federal 

3 Building Security Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESPONDING TO SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

7 meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 

8 United States Code. 

9 (2) FACILITY SECURITY COMMITTEE.—The 

10 term ‘‘Facility Security Committee’’ means a com11 mittee that— 

12 (A) consists of representatives of— 

13 (i) all Federal tenants in a specific 

14 non-military facility; 

15 (ii) the security organization for the 

16 facility; and 

17 (iii) the owning or leasing Federal 

18 tenant; and 

19 (B) is responsible for addressing facility20 specific security issues and approving the imple21 mentation of security measures and practices in 

22 the facility. 

23 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

25 (b) RESPONSE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date on which the Federal Protective Service 

3 issues a security recommendation to a Facility Secu4 rity Committee to improve facility security, the head 

5 of the Facility Security Committee, or a designee 

6 thereof, shall— 

7 (A) respond to the Secretary indicating if 

8 the Facility Security Committee intends to 

9 adopt or reject the recommendation; and 

10 (B) if the Facility Security Committee in11 tends to reject the recommendation, provide the 

12 Secretary a justification for accepting the risk 

13 posed by rejecting the recommendation. 

14 (2) METHOD.—The Secretary shall— 

15 (A) develop a method to monitor the rec16 ommendations and responses described in para17 graph (1); and 

18 (B) take reasonable action to ensure Facil19 ity Security Committee response under para20 graph (1). 

21 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

23 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

24 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

25 Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 


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1 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep2 resentatives a report that— 

3 (1) for the fiscal year preceding the report, in4 dicates— 

5 (A) each security recommendation issued 

6 by the Federal Protective Service to a Facility 

7 Security Committee to improve facility security; 

8 (B) whether the Facility Security Com9 mittee accepted or rejected the recommenda10 tion; 

11 (C) whether the Facility Security Com12 mittee failed to respond to the recommendation 

13 or failed to respond to the recommendation in 

14 a timely manner; 

15 (D) whether, by some means, the Facility 

16 Security Committee mitigated the risk posed by 

17 rejecting the recommendation; and 

18 (E) whether the Facility Security Com19 mittee formally accepted the risk; 

20 (2) includes, if a Facility Security Committee 

21 rejected a recommendation described in paragraph 

22 (1)(A), the justification described in subsection 

23 (b)(1)(B); and 

24 (3) provides analysis for each Facility Security 

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1 ommendation described in paragraph (1)(A), includ2 ing any recommended actions to improve compliance 

3 with the response requirements under subsection 

4 (b)(1). 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Federal 

7 Building Security Act of 2024’’. 

8 SEC. 2. RESPONDING TO SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean11 ing given the term in section 551 of title 5, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (2) FACILITY SECURITY COMMITTEE.—The term 

14 ‘‘Facility Security Committee’’ means a committee 

15 that— 

16 (A) consists of representatives of— 

17 (i) all Federal tenants in a specific 

18 non-military facility; 

19 (ii) the security organization for the 

20 facility; and 

21 (iii) the owning or leasing Federal ten22 ant; and 

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1 mentation of security measures and practices in 

2 the facility. 

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

5 (b) RESPONSE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

7 the date on which the Federal Protective Service 

8 issues a security recommendation to a Facility Secu9 rity Committee to improve facility security, the head 

10 of the Facility Security Committee, or a designee 

11 thereof, shall— 

12 (A) respond to the Secretary— 

13 (i) indicating if the Facility Security 

14 Committee intends to adopt or reject the 

15 recommendation; and 

16 (ii) describing the financial implica17 tions of adopting or rejecting the rec18 ommendation, including if the benefits out19 weigh the costs; and 

20 (B) if the Facility Security Committee in21 tends to reject the recommendation, provide the 

22 Secretary a justification for accepting the risk 

23 posed by rejecting the recommendation. 

24 (2) METHOD.—The Secretary shall— 


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1 (A) develop a method to monitor the rec2 ommendations and responses described in para3 graph (1); and 

4 (B) take reasonable action to ensure Facil5 ity Security Committee responsiveness under 

6 paragraph (1). 

7 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there10 after, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

11 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

12 Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

13 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

14 of the House of Representatives a report that, for the 

15 fiscal year preceding the report, includes— 

16 (A) a summary of the security recommenda17 tions issued by the Federal Protective Service to 

18 Facility Security Committees to improve facility 

19 security; 

20 (B) the percentage of recommendations de21 scribed in subparagraph (A) that were accepted 

22 and the percentage of such recommendations that 

23 were rejected; 

24 (C) the percentage of Facility Security 

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1 ommendation described in subparagraph (A) in 

2 a timely manner; 

3 (D) a summary of justifications provided 

4 by Facility Security Committees if a Facility 

5 Security Committee rejected a recommendation 

6 described in subparagraph (A); 

7 (E) a summary of the financial implica8 tions of Facility Security Committee responses to 

9 recommendations described in subparagraph (A), 

10 including if the benefits outweigh the costs; 

11 (F) an analysis of steps taken by Facility 

12 Security Committees to mitigate the risk posed 

13 by rejecting a recommendation described in sub14 paragraph (A); and 

15 (G) an analysis of any trends found among 

16 the findings in the report. 

17 (2) FORM.—Each report required under para18 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

19 may include a classified annex. 

20 (3) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall brief the 

21 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

22 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home23 land Security and the Committee on Transportation 

24 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on 


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1 an annual basis on the findings of the most recently 

2 submitted report under paragraph (1). 

3 (d) REPORT ON SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.—Not 

4 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

6 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 

8 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep9 resentatives an unredacted report on— 

10 (1) all surveillance technology recommended by 

11 the Federal Protective Service; and 

12 (2) any intended use of the technology described 

13 in paragraph (1). 

14 (e) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 

15 authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 

16 out this Act. 

17 (f) SUNSET AND REPORT.— 

18 (1) SUNSET.—This Act shall cease to be effective 

19 on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 (2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

23 General of the United States shall submit to Congress 

24 a report on the effectiveness of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 347 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3613 

[Report No. 118–160] 

A BILL 

To require Facility Security Committees to respond 

rity, and for other purposes. eral Protective Service relating to facility secuto security recommendations issued by the FedMARCH 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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