Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 17, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain no fewer than 1,350 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal Protective Service inspector force, who shall be fully trained federal law enforcement officers. Directs the Secretary to classify the positions in the following categories: (1) Federal Facility Security Officers, responsible for security assessment; and (2) law enforcement officers, responsible for physical law enforcement and investigations. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Federal Protective Service contract oversight force; and (2) minimum training and certification standards for security guard services at facilities protected by the Service.
Expresses the sense of Congress that specified security standards for federal facilities established by the Interagency Security Committee should be implemented for all federal facilities for which they were issued.
Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, to: (1) commence a one-year pilot program to research the advantages of converting guard positions at the highest-risk federal facilities protected by the Service from contract guard positions to positions held by federal employees; and (2) establish and hire individuals for a federal facility security guard position.
Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) periodically review and report to Congress on the performance by federal facility security guards under the pilot program, and upon its completion submit a final report evaluating whether or not the performance of individuals in such positions was satisfactory (if so, directs the Secretary to replace contract guards at all highest risk facilities protected by the Service with federal employees); and (2) submit a review of the fee-based funding system in use by the Service and issue any recommendations for alternative approaches.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Sep 14, 2010 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 14, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2010 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2010 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2010 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2010 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
- Sep 15, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 14, 2010Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606-1607)
- Sep 14, 2010Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Sep 14, 2010Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
- Sep 14, 2010Referred to House Homeland Security
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1606Summaries E1607 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS | Sep 14, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-123 | VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS' PRIORITIES FOR THE 111TH CONGRESS93 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 28, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41138 | Federal Building, Courthouse, and Facility Security Archived | Report | Dec 9, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by improving the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Homeland security
- Law enforcement officers
- Public contracts and procurement
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2010Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
