[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 1850 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1850

  To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of 
  Federal facilities, authorize and modernize the Federal Protective 
                    Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2015

Mr. Carson of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of 
  Federal facilities, authorize and modernize the Federal Protective 
                    Service, and for other purposes.

    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 ``FPS Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the terms ``appropriate congressional committees'', 
``Federal facility'', ``Secretary'', ``Director'', ``facility security 
level'', ``Federal Protective Service law enforcement officer'', and 
``protective security officer'' have the meanings given those terms in 
section 1331 of title 40, United States Code (as added by this Act).

SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

              ``SUBCHAPTER II--FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES

``Sec. 1331. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate;
                    ``(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives.
            ``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Federal Protective Service.
            ``(3) Federal facility.--The term `Federal facility'--
                    ``(A) means any building and grounds and all 
                property located in or on that building and grounds, 
                that are owned, occupied or secured by the Federal 
                Government, including any agency, instrumentality or 
                wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation of the 
                Federal Government; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) any building, grounds, or property 
                        used for military activities; or
                            ``(ii) any facility used for activities 
                        covered under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
                        U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
            ``(4) Federal protective service law enforcement officer.--
        The term `Federal Protective Service law enforcement officer' 
        means a law enforcement officer or agent designated under 
        section 1332.
            ``(5) Facility security committee.--The term `Facility 
        Security Committee' means an agency or an internal agency 
        component responsible for security policy at a specific Federal 
        facility.
            ``(6) Facility security level.--The term `facility security 
        level'--
                    ``(A) means a rating of each Federal facility based 
                on the analysis of several facility factors including 
                factors that provide a basis for that facility's 
                attractiveness as a target and potential effects or 
                consequences of an attack, which then serves as a basis 
                for the implementation of certain levels of security 
                protection by the Interagency Security Committee; and
                    ``(B) is determined by the Federal Protective 
                Service, the United States Marshals Service under 
                section 566 of title 28, or another agency authorized 
                to provide all protective services for a facility and 
                is guided by Interagency Security Committee standards.
            ``(7) In-service field staff.--The term `in-service field 
        staff' means--
                    ``(A) a Federal Protective Service law enforcement 
                officer; or
                    ``(B) a police officer, inspector, area commander 
                or special agent, or such other equivalent positions as 
                designated by the Secretary who, while working, is 
                directly engaged on a daily basis in protecting and 
                enforcing law at Federal facilities.
            ``(8) Protective security officer.--The term `protective 
        security officer' means an employee of a Federal Protective 
        Service contractor or subcontractor engaged in the protection 
        of a building, grounds, or property that is owned, occupied, or 
        secured by the Federal Government (including any agency, 
        instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation 
        thereof) and the persons on the property.
            ``(9) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security acting through the Director.
``Sec. 1332. Law enforcement authority of Secretary of Homeland 
              Security for protection of public property
    ``(a) In General.--To the extent provided for by transfers made 
pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Secretary shall 
protect the buildings, grounds, and property that are owned, occupied, 
or secured by the Federal Government (including any agency, 
instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation 
thereof) and the persons on the property.
    ``(b) Officers and Agents.--
            ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary may designate employees 
        of the Department of Homeland Security, including employees 
        transferred to the Department from the Office of the Federal 
        Protective Service of the General Services Administration 
        pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as officers and 
        agents for duty in connection with the protection of property 
        owned or occupied by the Federal Government and persons on the 
        property, including duty in areas outside the property to the 
        extent necessary to protect the property and persons on the 
        property.
            ``(2) Powers.--While engaged in the performance of official 
        duties, an officer or agent designated under this subsection 
        may--
                    ``(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 
                protection of persons and property;
                    ``(B) make arrests without a warrant for any 
                offense against the United States committed in the 
                presence of the officer or agent or for any felony 
                cognizable under the laws of the United States if the 
                officer or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that 
                the person to be arrested has committed or is 
                committing a felony;
                    ``(C) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the 
                authority of the United States;
                    ``(D) conduct investigations, on and off the 
                property in question, of offenses that may have been 
                committed against property owned or occupied by the 
                Federal Government or persons on the property; and
                    ``(E) carry out such other activities for the 
                promotion of homeland security as the Secretary may 
                prescribe.
            ``(3) Additional power.--An officer or agent designated 
        under this subsection may carry a firearm on or off duty.
            ``(4) Training.--The Secretary shall determine the minimum 
        level of training or certification for--
                    ``(A) employees of the Federal Protective Service 
                including Federal Protective Service law enforcement 
                officers;
                    ``(B) protective security officers; and
                    ``(C) a reliable system will be developed to track 
                the compliance of protective security officers with the 
                certifications deemed necessary by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Inspections.--The Secretary shall inspect Federal facilities 
protected by the Federal Protective Service for the purpose of 
determining compliance with Federal security standards, as determined 
by the Interagency Security Committee, and making appropriate risk 
mitigation recommendations.
    ``(d) Security Countermeasures.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of General Services, shall ensure and supervise 
the effective design, procurement, installation, and operation of 
security countermeasures, including armed contract guards, electronic 
physical security systems, and weapons and explosives screening 
devices, for a Federal facility protected by the Federal Protective 
Service.
``Sec. 1333. Full-time equivalent employee requirements
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Federal 
Protective Service shall maintain at any time not fewer than 1,870 
full-time equivalent employees, including not fewer than 1,318 in-
service field staff.
    ``(b) Report.--In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 in which 
the number of full-time equivalent employees of the Federal Protective 
Service is fewer than the number of full-time equivalent employees of 
the Federal Protective Service in the previous fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that provides--
            ``(1) an explanation of the decrease in full-time 
        equivalent employees; and
            ``(2) a revised model of the number of full-time equivalent 
        employees projected for future fiscal years.
``Sec. 1334. Protective security officers
    ``(a) Authorities for Protective Security Officers.--
            ``(1) Carrying of firearms.--The Secretary may authorize 
        protective security officers engaged in the protection of 
        buildings and grounds that are owned, occupied, or secured by 
        the General Services Administration Public Building Service as 
        the Secretary considers necessary in the interests of the 
        common defense and security to carry firearms to carry out 
        their official duties.
            ``(2) Detention without a warrant.--A person authorized to 
        carry firearms under this subsection may, while in the 
        performance of, and in connection with, official duties, detain 
        an individual without a warrant for any offense against the 
        United States committed in that person's presence or for any 
        felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if that 
        person has reasonable ground to believe that the individual to 
        be detained has committed or is committing such felony. The 
        detention authority conferred by this paragraph is in addition 
        to any detention authority under other laws.
    ``(b) Limitations.--The following limitations apply:
            ``(1) A protective security officer authorized to carry 
        firearms under this section may detain an individual only when 
        the individual to be detained is within, or in direct flight 
        from, the area of such offense.
            ``(2) A person granted authority to detain an individual by 
        this section may exercise that authority only in the 
        enforcement of laws regarding any building and grounds and all 
        property located in or on that building and grounds that are 
        owned, occupied, or secured by the General Services 
        Administration Public Building Service.
    ``(c) Guidance.--The Secretary, with the approval of the Attorney 
General, shall issue guidelines to implement this section.
``Sec. 1335. Compliance of Federal facilities with Federal security 
              standards
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may assess security charges to an 
agency that is the owner or the tenant of a Federal facility protected 
by the Federal Protective Service in addition to any security charge 
assessed for the costs of necessary security countermeasures if--
            ``(1) the Secretary, in coordination with the Interagency 
        Security Committee, determines a Federal facility to be in 
        noncompliance with Federal security standards established by 
        the Interagency Security Committee or a final determination 
        regarding countermeasures made by the appeals board established 
        under section 1336(h); and
            ``(2) the Interagency Security Committee or the Secretary--
                    ``(A) provided notice to that agency and the 
                Facility Security Committee of--
                            ``(i) the noncompliance;
                            ``(ii) the actions necessary to be in 
                        compliance; and
                            ``(iii) the latest date on which such 
                        actions need to be taken; and
                    ``(B) the agency is not in compliance by that date.
    ``(b) Report on Noncompliant Facilities.--The Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, in a 
classified manner if necessary, of any facility determined to be in 
noncompliance with standards established by the Interagency Security 
Committee.
``Sec. 1336. Interagency security committee
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the executive 
branch the Interagency Security Committee (in this section referred to 
as the `Committee') responsible for the development of safety and 
security standards and best practices to mitigate the effects of 
natural and manmade hazards in Federal facilities.
    ``(b) Chairperson.--The Committee shall be chaired by the Secretary 
or a designee of the Secretary. The chairpersons shall be responsible 
for the daily operations of the Committee and appeals board, final 
approval and enforcement of Committee standards, and the promulgation 
of regulations related to Federal facility security prescribed by the 
Committee.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) Voting members.--The Committee shall consist of the 
        following voting members:
                    ``(A) Agency representatives.--Representatives from 
                the following agencies, appointed by the agency heads:
                            ``(i) Department of Homeland Security.
                            ``(ii) Department of State.
                            ``(iii) Department of the Treasury.
                            ``(iv) Department of Defense.
                            ``(v) Department of Justice.
                            ``(vi) Department of the Interior.
                            ``(vii) Department of Agriculture.
                            ``(viii) Department of Commerce.
                            ``(ix) Department of Labor.
                            ``(x) Department of Health and Human 
                        Services.
                            ``(xi) Department of Housing and Urban 
                        Development.
                            ``(xii) Department of Transportation.
                            ``(xiii) Department of Energy.
                            ``(xiv) Department of Education.
                            ``(xv) Department of Veterans Affairs.
                            ``(xvi) Environmental Protection Agency.
                            ``(xvii) Central Intelligence Agency.
                            ``(xviii) Office of Management and Budget.
                            ``(xix) General Services Administration.
                    ``(B) Other officers.--The following Federal 
                officers or the designees of those officers:
                            ``(i) The Director of the United States 
                        Marshals Service.
                            ``(ii) The Assistant to the President for 
                        National Security Affairs.
                    ``(C) Judicial branch representatives.--A 
                representative from the judicial branch appointed by 
                the Chief Justice of the United States.
            ``(2) Associate members.--The Committee shall include, as 
        associate members who shall be nonvoting members, 
        representatives from the following agencies, appointed by the 
        agency heads:
                    ``(A) Federal Aviation Administration.
                    ``(B) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
                    ``(C) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
                    ``(D) Federal Emergency Management Agency.
                    ``(E) Federal Reserve Board.
                    ``(F) Internal Revenue Service.
                    ``(G) National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration.
                    ``(H) National Capital Planning Commission.
                    ``(I) National Institute of Standards & Technology.
                    ``(J) Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                    ``(K) Office of Personnel Management.
                    ``(L) Securities and Exchange Commission.
                    ``(M) Social Security Administration.
                    ``(N) United States Coast Guard.
                    ``(O) United States Postal Service.
                    ``(P) United States Army Corps of Engineers.
                    ``(Q) Court Services and Offender Supervision 
                Agency.
                    ``(R) Any other Federal officers as the President 
                shall appoint.
    ``(d) Working Groups.--The Committee may establish interagency 
working groups to perform such tasks as may be directed by the 
Committee.
    ``(e) Consultation.--The Committee shall consult with other 
parties, including the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts, to perform its responsibilities. At the discretion of the 
Chairperson of the Committee, such other parties may participate in the 
working groups.
    ``(f) Meetings.--The Committee shall, at a minimum, meet quarterly.
    ``(g) Responsibilities.--The Committee shall--
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the FPS Improvement Act of 2015, propose regulations to the 
        Secretary for promulgation under section 1332(c)(1)--
                    ``(A) for determining facility security levels, 
                unless the Committee determines that similar 
                regulations are issued by the Secretary before the end 
                of that 1-year period; and
                    ``(B) to establish risk-based performance standards 
                for the security of Federal facilities, unless the 
                Committee determines that similar regulations are 
                issued by the Secretary before the end of that 1-year 
                period;
            ``(2) establish protocols for the testing of the compliance 
        of Federal facilities with Federal security standards, 
        including a mechanism for the initial and recurrent testing of 
        Federal facilities;
            ``(3) prescribe regulations to determine minimum levels of 
        training and certification of contract guards;
            ``(4) prescribe regulations to establish a list of 
        prohibited items for entry into Federal facilities;
            ``(5) establish minimum requirements and a process for 
        providing security training for members of Facility Security 
        Committees (as described in section 1337);
            ``(6) take such actions as may be necessary to enhance the 
        quality and effectiveness of security and protection of Federal 
        facilities, including--
                    ``(A) encouraging agencies with security 
                responsibilities to share security-related intelligence 
                in a timely and cooperative manner;
                    ``(B) assessing technology and information systems 
                as a means of providing cost-effective improvements to 
                security in Federal facilities;
                    ``(C) developing construction standards for those 
                locations with threat levels or missions that require 
                blast resistant structures or other specialized 
                security requirements;
                    ``(D) evaluating standards for the location of, and 
                special security related to, day care centers in 
                Federal facilities; and
                    ``(E) assisting the Secretary in developing and 
                maintaining a secure centralized security database of 
                all Federal facilities; and
            ``(7) carry out such other duties as assigned by the 
        President.
    ``(h) Appeals Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Committee shall establish an 
        appeals board to consider appeals from any Facility Security 
        Committee, or the Secretary, of a--
                    ``(A) facility security level determination;
                    ``(B) Facility Security Committee decision to 
                overturn a determination of necessary countermeasures 
                or physical security improvements if the Secretary 
                considered such a decision a grave risk to the facility 
                or its occupants; or
                    ``(C) determination of noncompliance with Federal 
                facility security standards.
            ``(2) Final appeal.--A decision of the appeals board is 
        final and shall not be subject to administrative or judicial 
        review.
    ``(i) Agency Support and Cooperation.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent permitted by law and 
        subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary 
        shall provide the Committee such administrative services, 
        funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as may be 
        necessary for the performance of the functions of the Committee 
        under this subtitle.
            ``(2) Cooperation and compliance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each agency shall cooperate and 
                comply with the policies, standards, and determinations 
                of the Committee.
                    ``(B) Support.--To the extent permitted by law and 
                subject to the availability of appropriations, agencies 
                shall provide such support as may be necessary to 
                enable the Committee to perform the duties and 
                responsibilities of the Committee.
            ``(3) Compliance.--The Secretary shall be responsible for 
        monitoring agency compliance with the policies and 
        determinations of the Committee.
    ``(j) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section.
``Sec. 1337. Facility security committees
    ``(a) Maintenance of Facility Security Committees.--Agencies that 
are tenants at each Federal facility shall maintain a Facility Security 
Committee for that Federal facility. Each agency that is a tenant at a 
Federal facility shall provide 1 employee to serve as a member of the 
Facility Security Committee.
    ``(b) Chairperson.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Facility Security Committee shall 
        be headed by a chairperson, elected by a majority of the 
        members of the Facility Security Committee.
            ``(2) Responsibilities.--The chairperson shall be 
        responsible for--
                    ``(A) maintaining accurate contact information for 
                agency tenants and providing that information, 
                including any updates, to the Federal Protective 
                Service;
                    ``(B) setting the agenda for Facility Security 
                Committee meetings;
                    ``(C) referring Facility Security Committee member 
                questions to Federal Protective Service for response;
                    ``(D) reviewing a security assessment completed by 
                the Federal Protective Service or designated security 
                organization representatives and, if requested by the 
                Federal Protective Service, accompanying the 
                representatives during on-site facility security 
                assessments;
                    ``(E) maintaining an official record of each 
                meeting;
                    ``(F) acknowledging receipt of the facility 
                security assessment from Federal Protective Service;
                    ``(G) maintaining records of training of or waivers 
                for members of the Facility Security Committee; and
                    ``(H) any other duties as determined by the 
                Interagency Security Committee.
    ``(c) Training for Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs (3) 
        and (4), before serving as a member of a Facility Security 
        Committee, an employee shall successfully complete a training 
        course that meets a minimum standard of training as established 
        by the Interagency Security Committee.
            ``(2) Training.--Training under this subsection shall--
                    ``(A) be provided by the Federal Protective Service 
                in accordance with standards established by the 
                Interagency Security Committee;
                    ``(B) be commensurate with the facility security 
                level; and
                    ``(C) include training relating to--
                            ``(i) familiarity with published standards 
                        of the Interagency Security Committee;
                            ``(ii) physical security criteria for 
                        Federal facilities;
                            ``(iii) use of physical security 
                        performance measures;
                            ``(iv) facility security levels 
                        determinations;
                            ``(v) best practices for safe mail 
                        handling;
                            ``(vi) knowledge of an occupant emergency 
                        plan, the facility security assessment process, 
                        and the facility countermeasures plan;
                            ``(vii) the role of the Federal Protective 
                        Service and the General Services 
                        Administration; and
                            ``(viii) financing of countermeasures.
            ``(3) Waivers.--The training requirement under this 
        subsection may be waived by the Secretary, the head of a 
        Facility Security Committee, or the Chairperson of the 
        Interagency Security Committee if the Secretary, the head of a 
        Facility Security Committee, or the Chairperson determines that 
        an employee has related experience in physical security, law 
        enforcement, or infrastructure security disciplines.
            ``(4) Incumbent members.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to 
                any Facility Security Committee established before, on, 
                or after the date of enactment of FPS Improvement Act 
                of 2015, except that any member of a Facility Security 
                Committee serving on that date shall, during the 1-year 
                period following that date--
                            ``(i) successfully complete a training 
                        course as required under paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) obtain a waiver under paragraph (3).
    ``(d) Meetings and Quorum.--
            ``(1) Meetings.--Each Facility Security Committee shall 
        meet on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if determined 
        appropriate by the chairperson.
            ``(2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of a Facility 
        Security Committee shall be present for a quorum to conduct 
        business.
    ``(e) Appeal.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a Facility Security Committee 
        disagrees with a determination of a facility security level or 
        a determination of noncompliance with Federal security 
        standards, the Chairperson of a Facility Security Committee may 
        file an appeal of the determination with the Interagency 
        Security Committee appeals board.
            ``(2) Decision to appeal.--The decision to file an appeal 
        shall be agreed to by a majority of the members of a Facility 
        Security Committee.
            ``(3) Matters subject to appeal.--A determination of the 
        Federal Protective Service may be appealed under this 
        subsection, including any determination relating to--
                    ``(A) countermeasure improvements;
                    ``(B) facility security assessment findings; and
                    ``(C) facility security levels.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, 
        is repealed.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections relating to 
        chapter 13 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting before the item relating to 
                section 1301 the following:

                 ``subchapter i--general authorities'';

                and
                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 1315 
                and adding at the end the following:

              ``subchapter ii--federal protective services

``Sec.
``1331. Definitions.
``1332. Law enforcement authority of Secretary of Homeland Security for 
                            protection of public property.
``1333. Full-time equivalent employee requirements.
``1334. Protective security officers.
``1335. Compliance of Federal facilities with Federal security 
                            standards.
``1336. Interagency security committee.
``1337. Facility security committees.''.
            (3) Subchapter i of chapter 13.--Chapter 13 of title 40, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 1301 
        the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITIES''.

            (4) Carrying concealed firearms.--Section 926B(f) of title 
        18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``a Federal 
        Protective Service law enforcement officer,'' after ``Federal 
        Reserve,''.
            (5) Regulatory authority.--Section 877(a) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 457(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``1706(b)'' and inserting ``1332(b) of title 40, United States 
        Code''.
            (6) Central intelligence agency act amendment.--Section 15 
        of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``1315(b)(2) 
                of title 40'' and inserting ``1332(b)(2) of title 40''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``1315(c)(2) of 
                title 40'' and inserting ``1332(c)(2) of title 40''.
            (7) National security agency act amendment.--Section 11 of 
        the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3609) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``1315(b)(2) 
                of title 40'' and inserting ``1332(b)(2) of title 40''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``1315(c)(2) of 
                title 40'' and inserting ``1332(c)(2) of title 40''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE PERSONNEL NEEDS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the personnel needs of the Federal Protective Service 
that includes recommendations on the numbers of Federal Protective 
Service law enforcement officers and the workforce composition of the 
Federal Protective Service needed to carry out the mission of the 
Federal Protective Service during the 10-fiscal year period beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF FEDERALIZING THE PROTECTIVE 
              SECURITY OFFICER WORKFORCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the feasibility of federalizing 
the protective security officer workforce.
    (b) Review and Comment.--The Secretary shall provide the report 
prepared under this section to a qualified consultant for review and 
comment before submitting the report to the appropriate congressional 
committees. The Secretary shall provide the comments of the qualified 
consultant to the appropriate congressional committee with the report.
    (c) Contents.--The report under this section shall include an 
evaluation of--
            (1) converting in its entirety, or in part, the protective 
        security officer workforce into full-time Federal employees;
            (2) the option of posting a full-time equivalent Federal 
        Protective Service law enforcement officer at each level 3 or 4 
        Federal facility, as determined by the Interagency Security 
        Committee, that on the date of enactment of this Act has a 
        protective security officer stationed at the facility;
            (3) the potential increase in security of any option 
        evaluated under paragraph (1) and (2);
            (4) the immediate and projected costs of any option 
        evaluated under paragraph (1) and (2);
            (5) the immediate and projected costs of maintaining the 
        current level of protective security officers and full-time 
        Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers;
            (6) a comparison of similar conversions of large groups of 
        contracted workers and potential benefits and challenges.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON AGENCY FUNDING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the method of funding for the Federal Protective Service, 
which shall include recommendations regarding whether the Federal 
Protective Service should--
            (1) continue to be funded by a collection of fees and 
        security charges;
            (2) be funded by appropriations; or
            (3) be funded by a combination of fees, security charges, 
        and appropriations.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON PREVENTING EXPLOSIVES FROM ENTERING FEDERAL 
              FACILITIES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the feasibility, effectiveness, safety and privacy 
implications of the use or potential use of available methods to detect 
or prevent explosives from entering Federal facilities, including the 
use of additional canine teams, advanced imaging technology, or other 
technology or methods for detecting explosives.

SEC. 8. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, 
shall be construed to affect--
            (1) the authorities under section 566 of title 28, United 
        States Code;
            (2) the authority of any Federal law enforcement agency 
        other than the Federal Protective Service; or
            (3) any authority of the Federal Protective Service not 
        specifically enumerated by this Act that is in effect on the 
        day before the date of enactment of this Act.
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