[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1835 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1835

            To enhance military facilities force protection.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2015

  Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
            To enhance military facilities force protection.

    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 ``Military Facilities Force Protection 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MILITARY RECRUITING AND RESERVE COMPONENT FACILITIES FORCE 
              PROTECTION ENHANCEMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Firearm.--The term ``firearm'' means a handgun issued 
        by the Federal Government or a State or local government.
            (2) Handgun.--The term ``handgun'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
            (3) Military personnel.--The term ``military personnel'' 
        means all members of the Armed Forces who are trained by the 
        Armed Forces in the use of firearms.
            (4) Military recruiting facilities.--The term ``military 
        recruiting facilities'' means government owned or leased 
        recruiting offices, intermediate command stations, and main 
        stations.
            (5) Reserve component facility.--The term ``reserve 
        component facility'' has the meaning given the term 
        ``facility'' in section 18232(2) of title 10, United States 
        Code.
    (b) Use of Armed Security Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
        or Department of Defense or military department regulation, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall station military police or other 
        military personnel armed with firearms, as deemed appropriate 
        by the Secretary, at military recruiting and reserve component 
        facilities for the exclusive purpose of force protection.
            (2) Use of alternative personnel.--Upon a determination by 
        the Secretary that military personnel are not available to meet 
        the force protection requirement under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary is authorized to enter into memoranda of 
        understanding with State or local law enforcement agencies or 
        State National Guards for the exclusive purpose of such force 
        protection.
            (3) Required training.--
                    (A) In general.--In consultation with the Attorney 
                General and State and local law enforcement, as 
                appropriate, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
                implement a required training program for all force 
                protection personnel stationed under this section.
                    (B) Elements.--The training program required under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) civil law enforcement rules of 
                        engagement, including appropriate escalation of 
                        force;
                            (ii) gun safety procedures, including safe 
                        storage and transport; and
                            (iii) education on the relevant laws and 
                        first responder policies of the State and local 
                        jurisdictions in which the assigned force 
                        protection personnel are located.
    (c) Facility Infrastructure Enhancements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
        or Department of Defense or military department regulation, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall implement all reasonable and 
        appropriate measures to improve the security of existing 
        military recruitment and reserve component facilities.
            (2) Elements.--The measures implemented under paragraph (1) 
        shall, at a minimum, include the installation of bullet-proof 
        glass and enhanced video surveillance equipment, where 
        appropriate.
            (3) Relocation of facilities.--Upon determination by the 
        Secretary that adequate security improvements cannot be made at 
        an existing military recruitment or reserve component facility 
        in its current location, the Secretary shall relocate such 
        facility to a location consistent with the security 
        improvements required under this subsection.
    (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as providing armed military personnel with--
            (1) additional law enforcement authorities, including 
        authorities to make arrests, to execute or serve warrants, or 
        perform any other civil law enforcement function; or
            (2) the authority to perform force protection functions 
        outside military recruiting or reserve component facilities or 
        the immediate vicinity thereof.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the actions taken to comply with the requirements under this 
section.
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