HR 2658 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act

Latest action · Jul 28, 2011 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act - Revises provisions governing the Federal Protective Service (FPS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, FPS is a component of of the National Protection and Programs Directorate of DHS). Declares FPS's mission to be to secure all facilities and surrounding federal property under its protection and to safeguard all occupants.

Requires the Director of FPS to: (1) report to the Under Secretary responsible for critical infrastructure; (2) establish a training program for all FPS employees and security guards hired by contract; (3) ensure effective coordination and liaison with other law enforcement agencies regarding threats to FPS-protected facilities; (4) conduct a security risk assessment for each such facility; (5) inspect and patrol such facilities for the purpose of detecting terrorist or criminal activity and determining compliance with federal security standards; (6) ensure that each facility has and carries out adequate plans for emergency situations; (7) ensure the effective operation of security countermeasures for such facilities; and (8) ensure that background investigations are conducted for contract guards and building service contractors.

Directs the Secretary of DHS to: (1) ensure that security personnel are provided training in terrorism prevention, (2) report annually with estimates of FPS staffing needs for the next five-year period, and (3) submit a five-year budget outlook and strategic plan for FPS.

Directs the Under Secretary to: (1) manage risk by utilizing and maintaining a risk assessment tool and centralized database in order to conduct facility security risk assessments, track contract guard posts, and validate contract guard certifications; and (2) issue and implement a list of items, including component parts, that are prohibited from being brought into facilities protected by FPS unless an exemption is granted.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish minimum training and annual certification requirements for all FPS contract guards; (2) establish a program to periodically assess such training and the security of FPS-protected facilities; and (3) publish a list of qualified vendors and qualified products that would promote common standards of deployment of personnel and technology, procedures and requirements for the proper administration of such list, and best practices for utilizing such products.

Gives the Secretary, acting through FPS, primary authority in the executive branch for implementing counterterrorism and homeland security functions to secure any building and all federal property located in or on a facility that is owned, occupied, or secured by any component of the federal government.

Directs the Secretary to submit: (1) a strategy for more effectively managing the contract guard program; (2) a coordinated strategy for cooperation between the Under Secretary responsible for critical infrastructure protection and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology regarding research, development, and deployment of security technology conducted by the Transportation Security Laboratory; and (3) a report on retention rates within the FPS contract guard workforce.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 26, 2011
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Jul 27, 2011
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Jul 26, 2011
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee
Referred Jul 27, 2011Markup Jul 28, 2011Reported Jul 28, 2011

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Jul 28, 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  3. Jul 27, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
  4. Jul 27, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  5. Jul 26, 2011Introduced in House

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the Commerce Clause of Article 1, Section 8 and to provide for the common defense also in Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5580.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R42644Department of Homeland Security: FY2013 Appropriations ArchivedReportJun 21, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the ability of the Federal Protective Service to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2011Introduced in House

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