Introduced in Senate

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3613 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3613 To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, 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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. RESPONDING TO SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS.

SEC. 2. RESPONDING TO SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Facility security committee.--The term ``Facility Security Committee'' means a committee that-- (A) consists of representatives of-- (i) all Federal tenants in a specific non- military facility; (ii) the security organization for the facility; and (iii) the owning or leasing Federal tenant; and (B) is responsible for addressing facility-specific security issues and approving the implementation of security measures and practices in the facility. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) Response.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Federal Protective Service issues a security recommendation to a Facility Security Committee to improve facility security, the head of the Facility Security Committee, or a designee thereof, shall-- (A) respond to the Secretary indicating if the Facility Security Committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation; and (B) if the Facility Security Committee intends to reject the recommendation, provide the Secretary a justification for accepting the risk posed by rejecting the recommendation. (2) Method.--The Secretary shall-- (A) develop a method to monitor the recommendations and responses described in paragraph (1); and (B) take reasonable action to ensure Facility Security Committee response under paragraph (1). (c) Annual Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that-- (1) for the fiscal year preceding the report, indicates-- (A) each security recommendation issued by the Federal Protective Service to a Facility Security Committee to improve facility security; (B) whether the Facility Security Committee accepted or rejected the recommendation; (C) whether the Facility Security Committee failed to respond to the recommendation or failed to respond to the recommendation in a timely manner; (D) whether, by some means, the Facility Security Committee mitigated the risk posed by rejecting the recommendation; and (E) whether the Facility Security Committee formally accepted the risk; (2) includes, if a Facility Security Committee rejected a recommendation described in paragraph (1)(A), the justification described in subsection (b)(1)(B); and (3) provides analysis for each Facility Security Committee, if any, that failed to respond to a recommendation described in paragraph (1)(A), including any recommended actions to improve compliance with the response requirements under subsection (b)(1).