To amend the Act of June 1, 1948 to provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service, to enhance the safety and security of federal employees, members of the public and for children enrolled in childcare facilities located in public buildings under the control of the General Services Administration, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 6, 2001 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases the maximum penalty for violations of any rules or regulations with respect to Federal property.
Directs the Administrator to establish the Federal Protective Service (FPS) as a separate operating service of GSA, headed by a Commissioner.
Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to survey the pay and benefits of all Federal police forces to determine whether any disparities exist that are not commensurate with differences in duties or working conditions.
Mandates at least 730 full-time police officers in the FPS one year after the enactment of this Act, with no reduction unless specifically authorized by law.
Directs the FPS Commissioner to: (1) prescribe minimum standards of employment suitability in the contracting of security personnel for Federal property; and (2) analyze each security personnel supply contract to determine if the use of personnel directly employed by the United States would be more cost effective.
Federal Facility Safety Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to direct the GSA Administrator to notify: (1) Federal employees and, before enrollment of any child in a childcare facility located in a public building under GSA control, the child's parents or guardians of the identity of the building's current tenants and the designation of the building's level of security; and (2) the child's parents or guardians if any new Federal tenant is scheduled to take occupancy in such building.
Requires the Administrator, after being informed of a serious threat that could affect the safety and security of Federal employees, the public, and children enrolled in such a childcare facility, to give notice of the threat to the contact person for each tenant and to the parents or guardians of each child in the facility.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 30, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 30, 2001 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2001Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
- Jan 31, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jan 30, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2001Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Administrative procedure
- Arrest
- Authorization
- Child safety
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Day care
- Disasters
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Employee selection
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal office buildings
- Federal officials
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- General Services Administration
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Parent and child
- Parents
- Private police
- Protection of officials
- Safety measures
- Salaries
- Searches and seizures
- Security measures
- Standards
- Terrorism
- Wage surveys
- Warrants (Law)
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