IIB 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5636 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To increase the effectiveness of and accountability for maintaining the physical security of NIST facilities and the 

safety of the NIST workforce. 

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 ‘‘National Institute of 

3 Standards and Technology Campus Security Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NIST CAMPUS SECURITY. 

5 (a) SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY.—The Department of 

6 Commerce Office of Security shall directly manage the law 

7 enforcement and security programs of the National Insti8 tute of Standards and Technology through an assigned 

9 Director of Security for the National Institute of Stand10 ards and Technology. This subsection shall be carried out 

11 without increasing the number of full time equivalent em12 ployees of the Department of Commerce, including the 

13 National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

14 (b) REPORTS.—Such Director of Security shall pro15 vide an activities and security report on a quarterly basis 

16 for the first year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

17 and on an annual basis thereafter, to the Under Secretary 

18 for Standards and Technology and to the Committee on 

19 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

21 and Transportation of the Senate. 

22 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

23 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

24 Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Secretary 

25 of Commerce, and to the Committee on Science, Space, 

26 and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 


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1 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in 

2 the Senate, that— 

3 (1) evaluates the costs and performance of the 

4 National Institute of Standards and Technology Po5 lice Services Group; 

6 (2) compares the total costs of that Police Serv7 ices Group with the estimated cost of private police 

8 contractors to perform the same work; 

9 (3) examines any potential concerns with pri10 vate police contractors performing the duties of the 

11 Police Services Group; 

12 (4) makes recommendations, based on the find13 ings under paragraphs (2) and (3), for how the Na14 tional Institute of Standards and Technology should 

15 spend its money on security without diminishing the 

16 security on its campuses; 

17 (5) proposes oversight and direction that the 

18 Police Services Group or outside security contractors 

19 need to ensure physical security at National Insti20 tute of Standards and Technology campuses; 

21 (6) establishes the percentage of National Insti22 tute of Standards and Technology personnel, includ23 ing the Police Services Group and outside security 

24 contractors, that follow security policies, processes, 

25 and procedures applicable to their responsibilities; 


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1 (7) determines the number of known security 

2 breaches and other similar incidents at National In3 stitute of Standards and Technology campuses in4 volving National Institute of Standards and Tech5 nology personnel and external parties from fiscal 

6 year 2012 to the date of the completion of this re7 port, and their impact and resolution; and 

8 (8) analyzes management, operational, and 

9 other challenges encountered in the course of pro10 tecting National Institute of Standards and Tech11 nology facilities and the extent to which such chal12 lenges impact security, and includes assessment of 

13 the National Institute of Standards and Tech14 nology’s attempts to mitigate those challenges. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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