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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8530 
To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommenda-
tions issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. EZELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require Facility Security Committees to respond to secu-
rity recommendations issued by the Federal Protective 
Service relating to facility security, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Improving Federal 
Building Security Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. RESPONDING TO SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) FACILITY
SECURITY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘Facility Security Committee’’ means a com-
mittee that— 
(A) consists of representatives of— 
(i) all Federal tenants in a specific 
non-military facility; 
(ii) the security organization for the 
facility; and 
(iii) the owning or leasing Federal 
tenant; and 
(B) is responsible for addressing facility- 
specific security issues and approving the imple-
mentation of security measures and practices in 
the facility. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) RESPONSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Federal Protective Service 
issues a security recommendation to a Facility Secu-
rity Committee to improve facility security, the head 
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of the Facility Security Committee, or a designee 
thereof, shall— 
(A) respond to the Secretary— 
(i) indicating if the Facility Security 
Committee intends to adopt or reject the 
recommendation; and 
(ii) describing the financial implica-
tions of adopting or rejecting the rec-
ommendation, including if the benefits out-
weigh the costs; and 
(B) if the Facility Security Committee in-
tends to reject the recommendation, provide the 
Secretary a justification for accepting the risk 
posed by rejecting the recommendation. 
(2) METHOD.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) develop a method to monitor the rec-
ommendations and responses described in para-
graph (1); and 
(B) take reasonable action to ensure Facil-
ity Security Committee responsiveness under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re-
port that, for the fiscal year preceding the report, 
includes— 
(A) a summary of the security rec-
ommendations issued by the Federal Protective 
Service to Facility Security Committees to im-
prove facility security; 
(B) the percentage of recommendations de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that were accepted 
and the percentage of such recommendations 
that were rejected; 
(C) the percentage of Facility Security 
Committees that failed to respond to a rec-
ommendation described in subparagraph (A) in 
a timely manner; 
(D) a summary of justifications provided 
by Facility Security Committees if a Facility 
Security Committee rejected a recommendation 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(E) a summary of the financial implica-
tions of Facility Security Committee responses 
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to recommendations described in subparagraph 
(A), including if the benefits outweigh the costs; 
(F) an analysis of steps taken by Facility 
Security Committees to mitigate the risk posed 
by rejecting a recommendation described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(G) an analysis of any trends found among 
the findings in the report. 
(2) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(3) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall brief the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home-
land Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
on an annual basis on the findings of the most re-
cently submitted report under paragraph (1). 
(d) REPORT ON SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives an unredacted report on— 
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(1) all surveillance technology recommended by 
the Federal Protective Service; and 
(2) any intended use of the technology de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(e) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car-
rying out this Act. 
(f) SUNSET AND REPORT.— 
(1) SUNSET.—This Act shall cease to be effec-
tive on the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on the effectiveness of this Act. 
(g) APPLICATION.—This Act shall only apply to— 
(1) General Services Administration facilities 
under protection of the Federal Protective Service; 
and 
(2) non-General Services Administration facili-
ties that pay fees to the Federal Protective Service 
for protection. 
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