119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3425 
AN ACT 
To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service 
to establish processes to strengthen oversight, perform-
ance, and accountability of contract security personnel 
engaged in the protection of certain buildings and 
grounds, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Personnel Oversight 
and Shift Tracking Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘POST Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal 
Protective Service shall establish processes to strengthen 
oversight, performance, and accountability of contract se-
curity personnel engaged in the protection of buildings and 
grounds that are owned, occupied, or secured by the Gen-
eral Services Administration Public Buildings Service. 
(b) OVERSIGHT
OF
CONTRACT
SECURITY
PER-
SONNEL.—In carrying out the activities described in sub-
section (a), the Director shall— 
(1) establish standards for the collection, main-
tenance, and analysis of covert testing data, includ-
ing the creation of a comprehensive and uniform 
method for documenting test outcomes, identifying 
root causes of failures, and categorizing types of 
vulnerabilities detected; 
(2) begin conducting quarterly analytical re-
views of covert testing data to identify trends, recur-
ring deficiencies, and opportunities for operational 
improvement across all covered facilities;
(3) direct the security contractor who is pro-
viding security services to the Federal Protective 
Service to establish a mandatory, cause-specific cor-
rective training and performance improvement plan 
for any contract security personnel who fail a covert 
test and review the security contractor’s perform-
ance improvement plan to ensure that the security 
contractor has and will provide appropriate training 
and procedures to avoid any future covert testing 
failures; and 
(4) develop updated security training guidance 
for contract security personnel to reflect findings 
from covert testing data, emerging threats, and best 
practices. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of the 
activities described in subsection (b), and annually there-
after, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an report on the 
implementation of the requirements of this section, includ-
ing any identified challenges and recommendations for ad-
ditional legislative action.
SEC. 3. PERSONNEL SHIFT MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM 
MODERNIZATION. 
(a) EVALUATION
OF
THE PERSONNEL TRACKING 
SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective 
Service shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the 
personnel tracking system used to manage and mon-
itor the deployment availability of contract security 
personnel; 
(2) determine whether to replace the system de-
scribed in paragraph (1) with a more reliable per-
sonnel tracking platform, including private sector so-
lutions, or whether to implement corrective actions 
to improve the system described in paragraph (1), 
including technical, operational, or administrative 
fixes; and 
(3) develop and publish an implementation plan 
that includes— 
(A) a timeline for completion of system re-
placement or corrective actions; and 
(B) procedures to ensure timely and accu-
rate communication to building tenants regard-
ing contract security personnel shortages or ab-
sences or security coverage gaps.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 3 years, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report that includes— 
(1) the determination made under subsection 
(a)(2); 
(2) a detailed summary of any implementation 
actions undertaken pursuant to subsection (a); 
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of tenant 
communication protocols; and 
(4) any recommendations for additional legisla-
tive or administrative actions. 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as designating 
an employee of a contractor of the Department of Home-
land Security who is engaged in the protection of Federal
property pursuant to section 1315 of title 40, United 
States Code, as a Federal employee. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.