SEC. 4. PENALTIES.
Section 4(a) of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C.
318c(a)), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), whoever violates any rule or regulation promulgated
pursuant to section 2 shall be fined or imprisoned, or both,
in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount pro-
vided 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 shall have the same authority out-
side Federal property as police officers have under
section 1(b)(3).’’.
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERV-
ICE.
(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 SERV-
ICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General
Services shall establish the Federal Protective Service as
a separate operating service of the General Services Ad-
ministration.
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Federal Protective
Service 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 ex-
perience 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) serve as the principal law enforcement offi-
cer and security official of the United States with re-
spect to the protection of Federal officers and em-
ployees in buildings and areas that are owned or oc-
cupied by the United States and under the charge
and control of the Administrator;
‘‘(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.
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND
ASSISTANT 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 para-
graph (1) from among individuals who have at least
5 years of direct law enforcement experience, includ-
ing 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,
General 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 police
officers and criminal investigators in the Federal Protec-
tive Service shall be determined in accordance with a pay
and benefits package established 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 Secret Service Uniformed Division.
Such pay scale and benefits package shall be established
by regulation, shall apply with respect to pay periods be-
ginning after January 1, 1999, and shall not result in a
decrease in the pay or benefits of any individual.’’.
(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.
‘‘(a) REDUCTIONS NOT PERMITTED.—After the 1-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this
section, there shall be at least 730 full-time equivalent po-
lice officers in the Federal Protective Service. This num-
ber shall not be reduced unless specifically authorized by
law.
‘‘(b) CONSOLIDATION
OF
BUILDING
SECURITY
FORCES.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of merging all building security forces of
the Executive branch within, and under the super-
vision of, the Federal Protective Service.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after
the date of enactment of this section, the Comptrol-
ler General shall transmit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
‘‘The Commissioner of Federal Protective Service
shall prescribe standards for the contracting of security
personnel for buildings and areas that are owned or occu-
pied by the United States and under the charge and con-
trol of the Administrator of General Services. Such stand-
ards shall ensure that contract personnel receive adequate
training and are subject to the same background check
requirements as police officers of the Federal Protective
Service.’’.
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