Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-8530
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2024-05-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Congressional oversight

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 669.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 669 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8530 [Report No. 118–818] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Mr. Ezell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure December 5, 2024 Additional sponsor: Mr. Carter of Louisiana December 5, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 . 2. Responding to security recommendations (a) Definitions In this section: (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 committee 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 implementation 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 Security Committee to improve facility security, the head 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 implications of adopting or rejecting the recommendation, including if the benefits outweigh the costs; and (B) if the Facility Security Committee intends 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 recommendations and responses described in paragraph (1); and (B) take reasonable action to ensure Facility 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 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, for the fiscal year preceding the report, includes— (A) a summary of the security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service to Facility Security Committees to improve facility security; (B) the percentage of recommendations described 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 recommendation 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 implications of Facility Security Committee responses 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 paragraph (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 Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on an annual basis on the findings of the most recently 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 Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an unredacted report on— (1) all surveillance technology recommended by the Federal Protective Service; and (2) any intended use of the technology described in paragraph (1). (e) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. (f) Sunset and report (1) Sunset This Act shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) GAO report Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 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 facilities that pay fees to the Federal Protective Service for protection.

December 5, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8530 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 security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 . 2. Responding to security recommendations (a) Definitions In this section: (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 committee 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 implementation 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 Security Committee to improve facility security, the head 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 implications of adopting or rejecting the recommendation, including if the benefits outweigh the costs; and (B) if the Facility Security Committee intends 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 recommendations and responses described in paragraph (1); and (B) take reasonable action to ensure Facility 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 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that, for the fiscal year preceding the report, includes— (A) a summary of the security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service to Facility Security Committees to improve facility security; (B) the percentage of recommendations described 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 recommendation 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 implications of Facility Security Committee responses 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 paragraph (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 Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on an annual basis on the findings of the most recently 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 Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an unredacted report on— (1) all surveillance technology recommended by the Federal Protective Service; and (2) any intended use of the technology described in paragraph (1). (e) No additional funds No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. (f) Sunset and report (1) Sunset This Act shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) GAO report Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 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 facilities that pay fees to the Federal Protective Service for protection.