daily basis in protecting and enforcing law at 
Federal facilities. 
‘‘(8) PROTECTIVE
SECURITY
OFFICER.—The 
term ‘protective security officer’ 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 security officers; and 
‘‘(C) a reliable system will be developed to 
track the compliance of protective security offi-
cers 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, and operation of security coun-
termeasures, including armed contract guards, electronic 
physical security systems, and weapons and explosives 
screening devices, for a Federal facility protected 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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