IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4519
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the
safety and security of children enrolled in childcare facili-
ties located in public buildings under the control of the
General Services Administration, to provide for reform
of the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—BAYLEE’S LAW
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ‘‘Baylee’s Law’’.
SEC. 
102. 
SAFETY 
AND 
SECURITY 
OF 
CHILDREN 
IN
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
The Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 
22. 
SAFETY 
AND 
SECURITY 
OF 
CHILDREN 
IN
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
‘‘(a) WRITTEN NOTICE
TO PARENTS
OR GUARD-
IANS.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Before the enroll-
ment of any child in a childcare facility located in
a public building under the control of the Adminis-
trator, the Administrator shall provide to the par-
ents or guardians of the child a written notification
containing—
‘‘(A) an identification of the current ten-
ants in the public building; and
‘‘(B) the designation of the level of secu-
rity of the public building.
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF NEW TENANTS.—After
providing a written notification to the parents or
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guardians of a child under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall provide to the parents or guardians
a written notification if any new Federal tenant is
scheduled to take occupancy in the public building.
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF SERIOUS THREATS TO SAFE-
TY OR SECURITY.—As soon as practicable after being in-
formed of a serious threat, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, that could affect the safety and security of children
enrolled in a childcare facility in a public building under
the control of the Administrator, the Administrator shall
provide notice of the threat to the parents or guardians
of each child in the facility.
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall transmit to Congress a comprehensive
report on childcare facilities in public buildings
under the control of the Administrator.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report to be transmitted
under paragraph (1) shall include—
‘‘(A) an identification and description of
each childcare facility located in a public build-
ing under the control of the Administrator; and
‘‘(B) an assessment of the level of safety
and security of children enrolled in the
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childcare facility and recommendations on
methods for enhancing that safety and security.
‘‘(3) WINDOWS AND INTERIOR FURNISHINGS.—
In conducting an assessment of a childcare facility
under paragraph (2)(B), the Administrator shall ex-
amine the windows and interior furnishings of the
facility to determine whether adequate protective
measures have been implemented to protect children
in the facility against the dangers associated with
windows and interior furnishings in the event of a
natural disaster or terrorist attack, including the
deadly effect of flying glass.’’.
TITLE II—FEDERAL PROTECTIVE
SERVICE REFORM
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Protective
Service Reform Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318–318d), is
amended—
(1) in section 1 by striking the section heading
and inserting the following:
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‘‘SECTION 1. POLICE OFFICERS.’’;
(2) in sections 1 and 3 by striking ‘‘special po-
licemen’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘police
officers’’;
(3) in section 1(a) by striking ‘‘uniformed
guards’’ and inserting ‘‘certain employees’’; and
(4) in section 1(b) by striking ‘‘Special police-
men’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Police officers’’.
SEC. 203. POWERS.
Section 1(b) of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C.
318(b)), is further amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL POWERS.—Subject to para-
graph (3), a police officer appointed under this sec-
tion is authorized while on duty—
‘‘(A) to carry firearms in any State, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of
the United States;
‘‘(B) to petition Federal courts for arrest
and search warrants and to execute such war-
rants;
‘‘(C) to arrest an individual without a war-
rant if the individual commits a crime in the of-
ficer’s presence or if the officer has probable
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cause to believe that the individual has com-
mitted a crime or is committing a crime; and
‘‘(D) to conduct investigations, on and off
the property in question, of offenses that have
been or may be committed against property
under the charge and control of the Adminis-
trator or against persons on such property.
‘‘(3) APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS BY ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL.—The additional powers granted to
police officers under paragraph (2) shall become ef-
fective only after the Commissioner of the Federal
Protective Service issues regulations implementing
paragraph (2) and the Attorney General of the
United States approves such regulations.
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY
OUTSIDE
FEDERAL
PROP-
ERTY.—The Administrator may enter into agree-
ments with State and local governments to obtain
authority for police officers appointed under this sec-
tion to exercise, concurrently with State and local
law enforcement authorities, the powers granted to
such officers under this section in areas adjacent to
property owned or occupied by the United States
and under the charge and control of the Adminis-
trator.’’; and