I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5864 
To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal 
facilities, authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2014 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the secu-
rity of Federal facilities, authorize and modernize the 
Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FPS Improvement Act 
of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’, ‘‘Federal facility’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘Director’’, 
‘‘facility security level’’, ‘‘Federal Protective Service law 
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enforcement officer’’, and ‘‘protective service guard’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 1331 of title 
40, United States Code (as added by this Act). 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—FEDERAL PROTECTIVE 
SERVICES 
‘‘§ 1331. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Federal Protective Service. 
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‘‘(3) FEDERAL FACILITY.—The term ‘Federal 
facility’— 
‘‘(A) means any building and grounds and 
all property located in or on that building and 
grounds, that are owned, occupied or secured by 
the Federal Government, including any agency, 
instrumentality or wholly owned or mixed-own-
ership corporation of the Federal Government; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) any building, grounds, or prop-
erty used for military activities; or 
‘‘(ii) any facility used for activities 
covered under the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term ‘Federal Protec-
tive Service law enforcement officer’ means a law en-
forcement officer or agent designated under section 
1332. 
‘‘(5) FACILITY
SECURITY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘Facility Security Committee’ means an agency 
or an internal agency component responsible for se-
curity policy at a specific Federal facility. 
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‘‘(6) FACILITY
SECURITY
LEVEL.—The term 
‘facility security level’— 
‘‘(A) means a rating of each Federal facil-
ity based on the analysis of several facility fac-
tors that provides a basis for that facility’s 
attractiveness as a target and potential effects 
or consequences of an attack, which then serves 
as a basis for the implementation of certain lev-
els of security protection by the Interagency Se-
curity Committee; and 
‘‘(B) is determined by the Federal Protec-
tive Service, the United States Marshals Service 
under section 566 of title 28, or another agency 
authorized to provide all protective services for 
a facility and is guided by Interagency Security 
Committee standards. 
‘‘(7) IN-SERVICE FIELD STAFF.—The term ‘in- 
service field staff’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Federal Protective Service law en-
forcement officer; or 
‘‘(B) a police officer, inspector, area com-
mander or special agent, or such other equiva-
lent positions as designated by the Secretary 
who, while working, is directly engaged on a 
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daily basis in protecting and enforcing law at 
Federal facilities. 
‘‘(8) PROTECTIVE SERVICE GUARD.—The term 
‘protective service guard’ means an employee of a 
Federal Protective Service contractor or subcon-
tractor engaged in the protection of a building, 
grounds, or property that is owned, occupied, or se-
cured by the Federal Government (including any 
agency, instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed- 
ownership corporation thereof) and the persons on 
the property. 
‘‘(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security acting through 
the Director. 
‘‘§ 1332. Law enforcement authority of Secretary of 
Homeland Security for protection of pub-
lic property 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent provided for by 
transfers made pursuant to the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, the Secretary shall protect the buildings, 
grounds, and property that are owned, occupied, or se-
cured by the Federal Government (including any agency, 
instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed-ownership cor-
poration thereof) and the persons on the property. 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS AND AGENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may des-
ignate employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security, including employees transferred to the De-
partment from the Office of the Federal Protective 
Service of the General Services Administration pur-
suant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as offi-
cers and agents for duty in connection with the pro-
tection of property owned or occupied by the Federal 
Government and persons on the property, including 
duty in areas outside the property to the extent nec-
essary to protect the property and persons on the 
property. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—While engaged in the perform-
ance of official duties, an officer or agent designated 
under this subsection may— 
‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations 
for the protection of persons and property; 
‘‘(B) make arrests without a warrant for 
any offense against the United States com-
mitted in the presence of the officer or agent or 
for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
United States if the officer or agent has reason-
able grounds to believe that the person to be ar-
rested has committed or is committing a felony; 
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‘‘(C) serve warrants and subpoenas issued 
under the authority of the United States; 
‘‘(D) conduct investigations, on and off the 
property in question, of offenses that may have 
been committed against property owned or oc-
cupied by the Federal Government or persons 
on the property; and 
‘‘(E) carry out such other activities for the 
promotion of homeland security as the Sec-
retary may prescribe. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL POWER.—An officer or agent 
designated under this subsection may carry a fire-
arm on or off duty. 
‘‘(4) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall determine 
the minimum level of training or certification for— 
‘‘(A) employees of the Federal Protective 
Service including Federal Protective Service law 
enforcement officers; 
‘‘(B) protective service guards; and 
‘‘(C) a reliable system will be developed to 
track the compliance of protective service 
guards with the certifications deemed necessary 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) INSPECTIONS.—The Secretary shall inspect Fed-
eral facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service 
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for the purpose of determining compliance with Federal 
security standards, as determined by the Interagency Se-
curity Committee, and making appropriate risk mitigation 
recommendations. 
‘‘(d) SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall ensure and supervise the effective design, 
procurement, installation, maintenance, and operation of 
security countermeasures, including armed contract 
guards, electronic physical security systems, and weapons 
and explosives screening devices, for a Federal facility pro-
tected by the Federal Protective Service. 
‘‘§ 1333. Full-time equivalent employee requirements 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the Federal Protective Service shall maintain at any time 
not fewer than 1,870 full-time equivalent employees, in-
cluding not fewer than 1,318 in-service field staff. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—In any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2015 in which the number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees of the Federal Protective Service is fewer than the 
number of full-time equivalent employees of the Federal 
Protective Service in the previous fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that provides— 
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‘‘(1) an explanation of the decrease in full-time 
equivalent employees; and 
‘‘(2) a revised model of the number of full-time 
equivalent employees projected for future fiscal 
years. 
‘‘§ 1334. Protective service guards 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES
FOR
PROTECTIVE
SERVICE 
GUARDS.— 
‘‘(1) CARRYING OF FIREARMS.—The Secretary 
may authorize protective service guards engaged in 
the protection of buildings and grounds that are 
owned, occupied, or secured by the General Services 
Administration Public Building Service as the Sec-
retary considers necessary in the interests of the 
common defense and security to carry firearms to 
carry out their official duties. 
‘‘(2) DETENTION
WITHOUT
A
WARRANT.—A 
person authorized to carry firearms under this sub-
section may, while in the performance of, and in 
connection with, official duties, detain an individual 
without a warrant for any offense against the 
United States committed in that person’s presence 
or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
United States if that person has reasonable grounds 
to believe that the individual to be detained has com-
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mitted or is committing such felony. The detention 
authority conferred by this paragraph is in addition 
to any detention authority under other laws. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—The following limitations apply: 
‘‘(1) A protective service guard authorized to 
carry firearms under this section may detain an in-
dividual only when the individual to be detained is 
within, or in direct flight from, the area of such of-
fense. 
‘‘(2) A person granted authority to make ar-
rests by this section may exercise that authority only 
in the enforcement of laws regarding any building 
and grounds and all property located in or on that 
building and grounds that are owned, occupied, or 
secured by the General Services Administration Pub-
lic Building Service. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, with the approval 
of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines to imple-
ment this section. 
‘‘§ 1335. Compliance of Federal facilities with Federal 
security standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may assess secu-
rity charges to an agency that is the owner or the tenant 
of a Federal facility protected by the Federal Protective 
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‘‘§ 1336. Interagency security committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the executive branch the Interagency Security Committee 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’) responsible 
for the development of safety and security standards and 
best practices to mitigate the effects of natural and man-
made hazards in Federal facilities. 
‘‘(b) 
CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Committee 
shall 
be 
chaired by the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary. 
The chairpersons shall be responsible for the daily oper-
ations of the Committee and appeals board, final approval 
and enforcement of Committee standards, and the promul-
gation of regulations related to Federal facility security 
prescribed by the Committee. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) VOTING MEMBERS.—The Committee shall 
consist of the following voting members: 
‘‘(A) AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVES.—Rep-
resentatives from the following agencies, ap-
pointed by the agency heads: 
‘‘(i) Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(ii) Department of State. 
‘‘(iii) Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(iv) Department of Defense. 
‘‘(v) Department of Justice. 
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‘‘(vi) Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(vii) Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(viii) Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(ix) Department of Labor. 
‘‘(x) 
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(xi) Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
‘‘(xii) Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(xiii) Department of Energy. 
‘‘(xiv) Department of Education. 
‘‘(xv) Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(xvi) 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(xvii) Central Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(xviii) Office of Management and 
Budget. 
‘‘(xix) General Services Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
OFFICERS.—The following 
Federal officers or the designees of those offi-
cers: 
‘‘(i) The Director of the United States 
Marshals Service. 
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‘‘(ii) The Assistant to the President 
for National Security Affairs. 
‘‘(C) JUDICIAL
BRANCH
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—A representative from the judicial 
branch appointed by the Chief Justice of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS.—The Committee 
shall include, as associate members who shall be 
nonvoting members, representatives from the fol-
lowing agencies, appointed by the agency heads: 
‘‘(A) Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(B) Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(D) Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) Federal Reserve Board. 
‘‘(F) Internal Revenue Service. 
‘‘(G) National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(H) National Capital Planning Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(I) National Institute of Standards & 
Technology. 
‘‘(J) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
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‘‘(K) Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(L) Securities and Exchange Commission. 
‘‘(M) Social Security Administration. 
‘‘(N) United States Coast Guard. 
‘‘(O) United States Postal Service. 
‘‘(P) United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers. 
‘‘(Q) Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency. 
‘‘(R) Any other Federal officers as the 
President shall appoint. 
‘‘(d) WORKING GROUPS.—The Committee may estab-
lish interagency working groups to perform such tasks as 
may be directed by the Committee. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—The Committee shall consult 
with other parties, including the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts, to perform its responsibilities. 
At the discretion of the Chairperson of the Committee, 
such other parties may participate in the working groups. 
‘‘(f) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall, at a min-
imum, meet quarterly. 
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of the FPS Improvement Act of 2014, pro-
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pose regulations to the Secretary for promulgation 
under section 1332(c)(1)— 
‘‘(A) for determining facility security lev-
els, unless the Committee determines that simi-
lar regulations are issued by the Secretary be-
fore the end of that 1-year period; and 
‘‘(B) to establish risk-based performance 
standards for the security of Federal facilities, 
unless the Committee determines that similar 
regulations are issued by the Secretary before 
the end of that 1-year period; 
‘‘(2) establish protocols for the testing of the 
compliance of Federal facilities with Federal security 
standards, including a mechanism for the initial and 
recurrent testing of Federal facilities; 
‘‘(3) prescribe regulations to determine min-
imum levels of training and certification of contract 
guards; 
‘‘(4) prescribe regulations to establish a list of 
prohibited items for entry into Federal facilities; 
‘‘(5) establish minimum requirements and a 
process for providing security training for members 
of Facility Security Committees (as described in sec-
tion 1337); and 
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‘‘(6) take such actions as may be necessary to 
enhance the quality and effectiveness of security and 
protection of Federal facilities, including— 
‘‘(A) encouraging agencies with security 
responsibilities to share security-related intel-
ligence in a timely and cooperative manner; 
‘‘(B) assessing technology and information 
systems as a means of providing cost-effective 
improvements to security in Federal facilities; 
‘‘(C) developing construction standards for 
those locations with threat levels or missions 
that require blast resistant structures or other 
specialized security requirements; 
‘‘(D) evaluating standards for the location 
of, and special security related to, day care cen-
ters in Federal facilities; and 
‘‘(E) assisting the Secretary in developing 
and maintaining a secure centralized security 
database of all Federal facilities; and 
‘‘(7) carry out such other duties as assigned by 
the President. 
‘‘(h) APPEALS BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Committee shall 
establish an appeals board to consider appeals from 
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any Facility Security Committee, or the Secretary, 
of a— 
‘‘(A) facility security level determination; 
‘‘(B) Facility Security Committee decision 
to overturn a determination of necessary coun-
termeasures or physical security improvements 
if the Secretary considered such a decision a 
grave risk to the facility or its occupants; or 
‘‘(C) determination of noncompliance with 
Federal facility security standards. 
‘‘(2) FINAL APPEAL.—A decision of the appeals 
board is final and shall not be subject to administra-
tive or judicial review. 
‘‘(i) AGENCY SUPPORT AND COOPERATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent permitted by 
law and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary shall provide the Committee such ad-
ministrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
other support services as may be necessary for the 
performance of the functions of the Committee 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION AND COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall co-
operate and comply with the policies, standards, 
and determinations of the Committee. 
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‘‘(B) SUPPORT.—To the extent permitted 
by law and subject to the availability of appro-
priations, agencies shall provide such support as 
may be necessary to enable the Committee to 
perform the duties and responsibilities of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall be re-
sponsible for monitoring agency compliance with the 
policies and determinations of the Committee. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department such sums as necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this section. 
‘‘§ 1337. Facility security committees 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE OF FACILITY SECURITY COM-
MITTEES.—Agencies that are tenants at each Federal fa-
cility shall maintain a Facility Security Committee for 
that Federal facility. Each agency that is a tenant at a 
Federal facility shall provide one employee to serve as a 
member of the Facility Security Committee. 
‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Facility Security 
Committee shall be headed by a chairperson, elected 
by a majority of the members of the Facility Secu-
rity Committee. 
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‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The chairperson shall 
be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) maintaining accurate contact infor-
mation for agency tenants and providing that 
information, including any updates, to the Fed-
eral Protective Service; 
‘‘(B) setting the agenda for Facility Secu-
rity Committee meetings; 
‘‘(C) referring Facility Security Committee 
member questions to Federal Protective Service 
for response; 
‘‘(D) reviewing a security assessment com-
pleted by the Federal Protective Service or des-
ignated security organization representatives 
and, if requested by the Federal Protective 
Service, accompanying the representatives dur-
ing on-site facility security assessments; 
‘‘(E) maintaining an official record of each 
meeting; 
‘‘(F) acknowledging receipt of the facility 
security assessment from Federal Protective 
Service; 
‘‘(G) maintaining records of training of or 
waivers for members of the Facility Security 
Committee; and 
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‘‘(H) any other duties as determined by 
the Interagency Security Committee. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING FOR MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraphs (3) and (4), before serving as a member 
of a Facility Security Committee, an employee shall 
successfully complete a training course that meets a 
minimum standard of training as established by the 
Interagency Security Committee. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING.—Training under this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) be provided by the Federal Protective 
Service in accordance with standards estab-
lished by the Interagency Security Committee; 
‘‘(B) be commensurate with the facility se-
curity level; and 
‘‘(C) include training relating to— 
‘‘(i) familiarity with published stand-
ards of the Interagency Security Com-
mittee; 
‘‘(ii) physical security criteria for Fed-
eral facilities; 
‘‘(iii) use of physical security perform-
ance measures; 
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‘‘(iv) facility security levels determina-
tions; 
‘‘(v) best practices for safe mail han-
dling; 
‘‘(vi) knowledge of an occupant emer-
gency plan, the facility security assessment 
process, and the facility countermeasures 
plan; and 
‘‘(vii) the role of the Federal Protec-
tive Service and the General Services Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(3) 
WAIVERS.—The 
training 
requirement 
under this subsection may be waived by the Sec-
retary, the head of a Facility Security Committee, or 
the Chairperson of the Interagency Security Com-
mittee if the Secretary, the head of a Facility Secu-
rity Committee, or the Chairperson determines that 
an employee has related experience in physical secu-
rity, law enforcement, or infrastructure security dis-
ciplines. 
‘‘(4) INCUMBENT MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall 
apply to any Facility Security Committee estab-
lished before, on, or after the date of enactment 
of FPS Improvement Act of 2014, except that 
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any member of a Facility Security Committee 
serving on that date shall, during the 1-year pe-
riod following that date— 
‘‘(i) successfully complete a training 
course as required under paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(ii) obtain a waiver under paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS AND QUORUM.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—Each Facility Security Com-
mittee shall meet on a quarterly basis, or more fre-
quently if determined appropriate by the chair-
person. 
‘‘(2) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
a Facility Security Committee shall be present for a 
quorum to conduct business. 
‘‘(e) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a Facility Security Com-
mittee disagrees with a determination of a facility 
security level or a determination of noncompliance 
with Federal security standards, the Chairperson of 
a Facility Security Committee may file an appeal of 
the determination with the Interagency Security 
Committee appeals board. 
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‘‘(2) DECISION TO APPEAL.—The decision to 
file an appeal shall be agreed to by a majority of the 
members of a Facility Security Committee. 
‘‘(3) MATTERS SUBJECT TO APPEAL.—A deter-
mination of the Federal Protective Service may be 
appealed under this subsection, including any deter-
mination relating to— 
‘‘(A) countermeasure improvements; 
‘‘(B) facility security assessment findings; 
and 
‘‘(C) facility security levels.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1315 of title 40, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
relating to chapter 13 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting before the item relating to 
section 1301 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AUTHORITIES’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 
1315 and adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘1331. Definitions. 
‘‘1332. Law enforcement authority of Secretary of Homeland Security for pro-
tection of public property. 
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‘‘1333. Full-time equivalent employee requirements. 
‘‘1334. Protective service guards. 
‘‘1335. Compliance of Federal facilities with Federal security standards. 
‘‘1336. Interagency security committee. 
‘‘1337. Facility security committees.’’. 
(3) SUBCHAPTER I OF CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 
13 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before section 1301 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AUTHORITIES’’. 
(4) CARRYING CONCEALED FIREARMS.—Section 
926B(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘a Federal Protective Service law en-
forcement officer,’’ after ‘‘Federal Reserve,’’. 
(5) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Section 877(a) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
457(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1706(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1332(b) of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(6) CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY
ACT 
AMENDMENT.—Section 15 of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking 
‘‘1315(b)(2) 
of 
title 
40’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1332(b)(2) of title 40’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(b) 
by 
striking 
‘‘1315(c)(2) 
of 
title 
40’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1332(c)(2) of title 40’’. 
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(7) NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ACT AMEND-
MENT.—Section 11 of the National Security Agency 
Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3609) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking 
‘‘1315(b)(2) 
of 
title 
40’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1332(b)(2) of title 40’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(b) 
by 
striking 
‘‘1315(c)(2) 
of 
title 
40’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1332(c)(2) of title 40’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE PER-
SONNEL NEEDS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the personnel needs 
of the Federal Protective Service that includes rec-
ommendations on the numbers of Federal Protective Serv-
ice law enforcement officers and the workforce composi-
tion of the Federal Protective Service needed to carry out 
the mission of the Federal Protective Service during the 
10-fiscal year period beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF FEDERALIZING 
THE PROTECTIVE SERVICE GUARD WORK-
FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the feasibility of federalizing the protective service guard 
workforce. 
(b) REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The Secretary shall 
provide the report prepared under this section to a quali-
fied consultant for review and comment before submitting 
the report to the appropriate congressional committees. 
The Secretary shall provide the comments of the qualified 
consultant to the appropriate congressional committee 
with the report. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report under this section shall 
include an evaluation of— 
(1) converting in its entirety, or in part, the 
protective service guard workforce into full-time 
Federal employees; 
(2) the option of posting a full-time equivalent 
Federal protective service law enforcement officer at 
each level 3 or 4 Federal facility, as determined by 
the Interagency Security Committee, that on the 
date of enactment of this Act has a protective serv-
ice guard stationed at the facility; 
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(3) the potential increase in security of any op-
tion evaluated under paragraph (1) and (2); 
(4) the immediate and projected costs of any 
option evaluated under paragraph (1) and (2); 
(5) the immediate and projected costs of main-
taining the current level of protective service guards 
and full-time Federal Protective Service law enforce-
ment officers; 
(6) a comparison of similar conversions of large 
groups of contracted workers and potential benefits 
and challenges. 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON AGENCY FUNDING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the method of fund-
ing for the Federal Protective Service, which shall include 
recommendations regarding whether the Federal Protec-
tive Service should— 
(1) continue to be funded by a collection of fees 
and security charges; 
(2) be funded by appropriations; or 
(3) be funded by a combination of fees, security 
charges, and appropriations. 
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SEC. 7. REPORT ON PREVENTING EXPLOSIVES FROM EN-
TERING FEDERAL FACILITIES. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the feasibility, ef-
fectiveness, safety and privacy implications of the use or 
potential use of available methods to detect or prevent ex-
plosives from entering Federal facilities, including the use 
of additional canine teams, advanced imaging technology, 
or other technology or methods for detecting explosives. 
SEC. 8. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act, including the amendments made 
by this Act, shall be construed to affect— 
(1) the authorities under section 566 of title 28, 
United States Code; 
(2) the authority of any Federal law enforce-
ment agency other than the Federal Protective Serv-
ice; or 
(3) any authority of the Federal Protective 
Service not specifically enumerated by this Act that 
is in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Æ 
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