for a Class C misdemeanor under sections 3571 and 3581
of title 18, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 5. SPECIAL AGENTS.
Section 5 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318d),
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘nonuniformed special police-
men’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘special
agents’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘special policeman’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘special agent’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any
such special agent while on duty shall have the same
authority outside Federal property as police officers
have under section 1(b)(4).’’.
SEC. 
6. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
FEDERAL 
PROTECTIVE
SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C.
318–318d), is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 
6. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
FEDERAL 
PROTECTIVE
SERVICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall establish the Federal Protective Service as a
separate operating service of the General Services Adminis-
tration.
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Protective Serv-
ice shall be headed by a Commissioner who shall be
appointed by and report directly to the Adminis-
trator.
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Commissioner shall
be appointed from among individuals who have at
least 5 years of professional law enforcement experi-
ence in a command or supervisory position.
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.—The Commis-
sioner shall—
‘‘(1) assist the Administrator in carrying out the
duties of the Administrator under this Act;
‘‘(2) except as otherwise provided by law, serve
as the law enforcement officer and security official of
the United States with respect to the protection of
Federal officers and employees in buildings and areas
that are owned or occupied by the United States and
under the charge and control of the Administrator
(other than buildings and areas that are secured by
the United States Secret Service);
‘‘(3) render necessary assistance, as determined
by the Administrator, to other Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies upon request; and
‘‘(4) coordinate the activities of the Commis-
sioner with the activities of the Commissioner of the
Public Buildings Service.
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to supersede
or otherwise affect the duties and responsibilities of the
United States Secret Service under sections 1752 and 3056
of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND AS-
SISTANT COMMISSIONERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner may ap-
point regional directors and assistant commissioners
of the Federal Protective Service.
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Commissioner shall
select individuals for appointments under paragraph
(1) from among individuals who have at least 5 years
of direct law enforcement experience, including at
least 2 years in a supervisory position.’’.
(b) PAY LEVEL OF COMMISSIONER.—Section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the paragraph relating to the Commissioner of the Public
Buildings Service the following:
‘‘Commissioner, Federal Protective Service, Gen-
eral Services Administration.’’.
SEC. 7. PAY AND BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C.
318–318d), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 7. PAY AND BENEFITS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
other rule or regulation, the pay and benefits for any em-
ployee of the Federal Protective Service who maintains ac-
tive law enforcement status under section 1 shall be deter-
mined in accordance with a pay and benefits package estab-
lished and maintained by the Administrator of General
Services that is equivalent to the pay scale and benefits
package applicable to members of the United States Capitol
Police. Such pay scale and benefits package shall be estab-
lished by regulation, shall apply with respect to the pay
period beginning January 1, 2001, and ending December
31, 2001 (and such other pay periods as may be authorized
by law), and shall not result in a decrease in the pay or
benefits of any individual for such pay period.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(a) of such
Act (40 U.S.C. 318(a)), is amended by striking ‘‘without
additional compensation’’.
SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C.
318–318d), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
‘‘After the 1-year period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this section, there shall be at least 730 full-time
equivalent police officers in the Federal Protective Service.
This number shall not be reduced unless specifically author-
ized by law.’’.
SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
‘‘The Commissioner of the Federal Protective Service
shall prescribe minimum standards of suitability for em-
ployment to be applied in the contracting of security per-
sonnel for buildings and areas that are owned or occupied
by the United States and under the control and charge of
the Administrator of General Services.’’.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated from the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund established by section 210(f) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 490(f)) such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this Act.’’.
Union Calendar No. 379
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 809
[Report No. 106–676]
A BILL
To amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to provide for
reform of the Federal Protective Service.
JUNE 14, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed