of FPS Improvement Act of 2015, except that 
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States Code, is repealed.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 security officers. 
‘‘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 SECURITY OFFICER 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 security officer 
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 security officer 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 secu-
rity officer stationed at the facility; 
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