[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2996 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2996

 To create a commission to encourage cooperation between public sector 
 law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals to 
                             control crime.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 1996

 Mr. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To create a commission to encourage cooperation between public sector 
 law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals to 
                             control crime.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement and Industrial 
Security Cooperation Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Seventy percent of all money invested in crime 
        prevention and law enforcement each year in the United States 
        is spent by the private sector.
            (2) There are nearly three employees in private sector 
        security for every one in public law enforcement.
            (3) More than half of the responses to crime come from 
        private security.
            (4) A bipartisan study commission specially constituted for 
        the purposes of examining appropriate cooperative roles between 
        public sector law enforcement and private sector security will 
        be able to offer comprehensive proposals for statutory and 
        procedural initiatives.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of the Commission are as follows:
            (1) To identify critical issues in crime control and law 
        enforcement which may be better addressed through improved 
        cooperation between public law enforcement agencies and private 
        sector security professionals.
            (2) To examine existing models of public-private 
        cooperation and, through consultation with leading authorities 
        in law enforcement, private security, criminal justice and 
        business, improve such models or develop new models that 
        promote cooperation between public law enforcement and private 
        security.
            (3) To encourage public agencies and private businesses and 
        institutions to make use of effective models for cooperation in 
        crime control and law enforcement.
            (4) To analyze Federal, State, and local statutes which 
        either enhance or inhibit cooperation between public law 
        enforcement and private security and to recommend changes to 
        such laws which would have the effect of enhancing cooperation 
        between public sector law enforcement agencies and private 
        sector security professionals.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the Law Enforcement and Industrial Security Cooperation Commission 
(in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, 
as follows:
            (1) 3 members to be appointed by the majority leader of the 
        Senate who shall select such members from a list of nominees 
        provided by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary 
        of the Senate. Of the 3, one shall be a Member of the Senate, 
        one shall be a representative of public law enforcement, and 
        one shall be a representative of private security.
            (2) 3 members to be appointed by the minority leader of the 
        Senate who shall select such members from a list of nominees 
        provided by the ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the Senate. Of the 3, one shall be a Member of the 
        Senate, one shall be a representative of public law 
        enforcement, and one shall be a representative of private 
        security.
            (3) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives who shall select such members from a list of 
        nominees provided by the chairperson of the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the House of Representatives. Of the 3, one shall 
        be a Member of the House, one shall be a representative of 
        public law enforcement, and one shall be a representative of 
        private security.
            (4) 3 members appointed by the minority leader of the House 
        of Representatives who shall select such members from a list of 
        nominees provided by the ranking minority member of the 
        Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. Of 
        the 3, one shall be a Member of the House, one shall be a 
        representative of public law enforcement, and one shall be a 
        representative of private security.
    (c) Continuation of Membership.--If a member was appointed to the 
Commission as a Member of Congress and the member ceases to be a Member 
of Congress, or was appointed to the Commission because the member was 
not an officer or employee of any government and later becomes an 
officer or employee of a government, that member may continue as a 
member for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date that 
member ceases to be a Member of Congress, or becomes such an officer or 
employee, as the case may be.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a chairperson from 
among its members.
    (e) Quorum; Vacancy.--
            (1) In general.--After its initial meeting, the Commission 
        shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or a majority of 
        its members. Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a 
        quorum, except a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (2) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
        affect its powers but shall be filled in the same manner in 
        which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Appointment of Members; Meeting.--
            (1) Appointment of members.--Members of the Commission 
        shall be appointed not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Meeting.--If after 120 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, 7 or more members of the Commission have been 
        appointed, the members who have been appointed may meet and 
        select a chairperson who thereafter shall have authority to 
        begin the operations of the Commission, including the hiring of 
        staff.

SEC. 5. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        member of the Commission whose services are not donated by such 
        member's employer may be compensated at a rate not to exceed 
        the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect 
        for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day 
        during which such member is engaged in the actual performance 
        of the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Limitation.--Members of the Commission who are officers 
        or employees of the United States or Members of Congress shall 
        receive no additional pay on account of their service on the 
        Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Subpoenas.--The Commission may hold such hearings, 
sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such 
testimony, receive such evidence, and require by subpoena the 
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such 
materials as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such 
department or agency may furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this Act.
    (d) Contracting.--The Commission may enter into contracts to enable 
the Commission to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (e) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Financing of the Commission and its 
        activities will come from corporate, foundation, and individual 
        contributions. No special appropriation of Federal funds shall 
        be made for the purposes of this Act.
            (2) Federal services.--Departments and agencies of the 
        United States are authorized, however, to provide to the 
        Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
        support services as they may deem advisable for the purposes of 
        this Act and as may be authorized by law.
    (f) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission chairperson, in accordance with rules 
agreed upon by the Commission and reasonable limitations imposed by 
budget, may appoint a staff director and such other personnel as may be 
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions. The 
staff director and other personnel may be appointed without regard to 
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (b) Consultants and Experts.--The Commission is authorized to 
procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
budgetary strictures.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit to Congress and the Attorney General, 
not later than 2 years after the date of its first meeting, a final 
report containing such recommendations concerning methods and 
activities that promote cooperation between public sector law 
enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals, 
including proposing new or changed procedures, rules, regulations, or 
legislation.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    Not later than 60 days after submitting its final report pursuant 
to section 8 the Commission shall terminate.
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