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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8158 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense 
to make certain improvements relating to access to military installations 
in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2022 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. NORCROSS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Defense to make certain improvements relating 
to access to military installations in the United States, 
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 ‘‘Base Access Privileges 
Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS TO MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES FOR EXPEDITED AC-
CESS.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section 
(and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 2698. Access to military installations: standards for 
entry to military installations in United 
States 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO
MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS
IN 
UNITED STATES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
maintain access standards applicable to all military instal-
lations in the United States. Such standards shall require 
screening standards appropriate to the type of installation 
involved, the security level of the installation, the category 
of individuals authorized to visit the installation, and the 
level of access to be granted, including— 
‘‘(A) protocols to determine the fitness of the 
individual to enter an installation; and 
‘‘(B) standards and methods for verifying the 
identity of the individual. 
‘‘(2) In developing the standards under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall, with respect to military installa-
tions in the United States— 
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Secretary to validate other Federally recognized access 
credentials) and develop additional technology only to the 
extent necessary to assist commanders of military installa-
tions in the United States in implementing the standards 
under paragraph (1) at points of entry for such installa-
tions. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC PROTOCOL FOR ACCESS TO MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS IN UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN DELIV-
ERIES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the standards 
under subsection (a) include a specific protocol for the 
screening, prior to any delivery of a freight shipment or 
shipment of household goods, of the identity, fitness, and 
purpose of any individual seeking access to a military in-
stallation in the United States for such delivery. Under 
such protocol— 
‘‘(1) the screening shall occur not less than 24 
hours prior to the time of such delivery; and 
‘‘(2) if an individual is determined fit to enter 
the installation pursuant to the screening, access 
may only be granted upon arrival at the military in-
stallation on the date of the delivery, following a 
verification of the identity of the individual. 
‘‘(c) UNESCORTED ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS IN UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN CIVILIANS.—The 
Secretary shall maintain guidance regarding the granting 
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of unescorted access to military installations in the United 
States for covered civilians and ensure such guidance is 
circulated to the commanders of each such military instal-
lation. Such guidance shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the categories of covered civilians 
that may obtain such unescorted access; 
‘‘(2) include a recommendation to issue access 
cards that expire on the date that is two years after 
the date of issuance, notwithstanding any change in 
the commander of the installation or delegation of 
authority letters issued by the previous commander; 
‘‘(3) be consistent across military installations 
in the United States; and 
‘‘(4) be in accordance with any privileges or 
benefits accorded under, procedures developed pur-
suant to, or requirements of, each covered provision 
and subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ACCESS CARDS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop access cards to be issued to individuals 
granted access to military installations in the United 
States. To the extent practicable, such access cards shall 
be interoperable across the following: 
‘‘(1) Military installations. 
‘‘(2) Military departments. 
‘‘(3) Defense Agencies. 
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‘‘(e) PHYSICAL ENTRANCES TO CERTAIN MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that, to the 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) each military installation in the United 
States has a designated main entrance that, at all 
times, is manned by at least one member of the 
armed forces or civilian employee of the Department; 
‘‘(2) the location of each such designated main 
entrance is published on a publicly accessible Inter-
net website of the Department; 
‘‘(3) if a military installation in the United 
States has any additional entrance designated for 
commercial deliveries to the military installation, the 
location of such entrance (and any applicable days 
or hours of operation for such entrance) is published 
on the same Internet website specified in paragraph 
(2); and 
‘‘(4) the information published on the Internet 
website specified in paragraph (2) is reviewed and, 
as necessary, updated on a basis that is not less fre-
quent than annually. 
‘‘(f) REVIEWS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On 
a basis that is not less frequent than once every five years, 
the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) review the standards and guidance under 
this section, and make such updates as may be de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, up-
dated version of such standards and guidance. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered civilian’ means an indi-
vidual who is not a Department of Defense per-
sonnel or a dependent of such personnel. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered Federally recognized ac-
cess credential’ means a Federally recognized access 
credential the grant or recognition of which requires 
vetting at a level that the Secretary of Defense de-
termines is commensurate with or greater than the 
level of vetting that would otherwise be required by 
the Secretary for the purpose concerned, and in-
cludes the following: 
‘‘(A) A Transportation Worker Identifica-
tion Credential. 
‘‘(B) A Secure Identification Display Area 
credential issued pursuant to section 1540.5 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation to such section. 
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‘‘(C) A personnel identity verification cre-
dential issued pursuant to the Presidential di-
rective of August 27, 2004, titled ‘Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive–12’. 
‘‘(D) A credential accepted for purposes of 
the Personnel Surety Program of the Chemical 
Facilities Anti-Terrorism Program under sec-
tion 2102(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 622(d)(2)). 
‘‘(E) A credential issued for purposes of 
the access authorization program of the Nu-
clear Regulatory Commission, or any successor 
to such program, in accordance with part 73 of 
title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered individual’ means, with 
respect to a military installation in the United 
States, the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces or ci-
vilian employee of the Department of Defense, 
or an employee or family member of such mem-
ber or employee, who resides, attends school, re-
ceives health care services, or shops at a com-
missary or exchange store on the installation. 
‘‘(B) A retired member of the armed 
forces, including the reserve components, or a 
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