Federal Building Threat Notification Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Federal Building Threat Notification Act requires the Director of the Federal Protective Service, working with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to develop and implement emergency-communication guidance within one year for tenants of buildings protected by FPS. The guidance covers events requiring law-enforcement response and must include timely notification procedures for firearm incidents, other weapon threats, terrorism or suspected terrorism, and suspicious devices or materials in a building or within about 150 feet of its perimeter. It also must provide tenants with safety instructions for immediate threats and heightened risks.
Each protected building's Facility Security Committee designated official must implement the guidance. FPS must confirm that every department or agency occupying protected space has such an official, ensure federal tenants can adequately respond to a crisis, and conduct periodic preparedness testing. Within one year, FPS and DHS must submit Congress an electronic implementation report of no more than ten pages. FPS must also brief Congress and identify support needed to maintain building safety. No additional funds are authorized, so the work must be absorbed within existing resources.
Who Benefits and How
Federal employees, contractors, and visitors in FPS-protected buildings benefit from faster threat alerts, specific safety instructions, and periodic preparedness testing. Agency security managers gain common federal protocols. Facility Security Committees receive a defined implementation role. Congressional homeland-security and appropriations overseers receive an implementation report, briefing, and information about unmet safety-support needs. First responders may benefit from more consistent tenant communication during incidents.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FPS leadership and emergency-communications staff must design, deploy, test, and monitor the guidance within one year. DHS coordination staff must participate in development and reporting. Facility Security Committee designated officials must implement protocols at each building. Tenant agencies must maintain designated officials and support drills. FPS reporting staff must produce a concise report and congressional briefing. Because the bill authorizes no additional funds, these agencies must cover staffing, training, testing, and technology costs from existing resources.
Key Provisions
- Requires FPS and DHS to implement federal-building emergency-communication guidance within one year.
- Requires timely alerts and safety instructions for firearms, weapons, terrorism, suspicious devices, and nearby threats.
- Directs each Facility Security Committee designated official to implement the guidance locally.
- Requires FPS to confirm agency security officials and conduct periodic tenant-response testing.
- Requires an electronic report and congressional briefing while authorizing no additional funds.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Federal Protective Service to implement emergency-communication protocols for violent and law-enforcement-related threats at protected federal buildings, test tenant preparedness, and report and brief Congress within one year without additional appropriations.
Key Policy Areas
Federal Building Security, Emergency Communications, Homeland Security
Primary Purpose
Requires the Federal Protective Service to implement emergency-communication protocols for violent and law-enforcement-related threats at protected federal buildings, test tenant preparedness, and report and brief Congress within one year without additional appropriations.
Policy Domains
Emergency communication at FPS-protected buildings
Identified Gains
- Federal employees in FPS-protected buildings
- Federal contractors in FPS-protected buildings
- Visitors to FPS-protected buildings
- Tenant-agency security managers
- Facility Security Committees
- Congressional homeland-security overseers
- Law enforcement first responders
Identified Costs
- Federal Protective Service leadership
- FPS emergency-communications staff
- Department of Homeland Security coordination staff
- Facility Security Committee designated officials
- Federal tenant agencies
- FPS training and testing staff
- FPS congressional-reporting staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateHeld at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by …
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator …
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be …
Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Ernst) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional homeland-security overseers, Congressional legislative counsel, FPS training and testing staff
Positive-direction: Congressional homeland-security overseers, Federal building tenants, Federal employees in FPS-protected buildings
Negative-direction: FPS training and testing staff, Facility Security Committee designated officials, Federal Protective Service budget staff, Federal Protective Service emergency-communications staff, Federal tenant agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "congress"
- → United States Congress
- "fps_director"
- → Director of the Federal Protective Service
- "dhs_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "federal_tenants"
- → Employees, contractors, and visitors in FPS-protected buildings
- "tenant_agencies"
- → Departments and agencies occupying FPS-protected space
- "designated_official"
- → Designated official of each Facility Security Committee
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Requiring a law enforcement response.
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