,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjae ,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance       
military facilities force protection4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,military ,facilities      
,force ,protection ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,military recruiting and ,reserve       
component facilities force protection   
enhancements  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,firearm ,the term firearm
 means a handgun issued by the ,federal 
,government or a ,state or local        
government4  7#b7 ,handgun ,the term    
handgun has the meaning given the term  
in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,military personnel
 ,the term military personnel means all 
members of the ,armed ,forces who are   
trained by the ,armed ,forces in the use
 of firearms4  7#d7 ,military recruiting

 facilities ,the term military          
recruiting facilities means government  
owned or leased recruiting offices1     
intermediate command stations1 and main 
stations4  7#e7 ,reserve component      
facility ,the term reserve component    
facility has the meaning given the term 
facility in section #ahbcb7b7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,use of
 armed security personnel  7#a7 ,in     
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law or ,department of      
,defense or military department         
regulation1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall station military police or other  
military personnel armed with firearms1 
as deemed appropriate by the ,secretary1
 at military recruiting and reserve     
component facilities for the exclusive  
purpose of force protection4  7#b7 ,use 
of alternative personnel ,upon a        
determination by the ,secretary that    
military personnel are not available to 
meet the force protection requirement   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary is 

authorized to enter into memoranda of   
understanding with ,state or local law  
enforcement agencies or ,state ,national
 ,guards for the exclusive purpose of   
such force protection4  7#c7 ,required  
training  7,a7 ,in general ,in          
consultation with the ,attorney ,general
 and ,state and local law enforcement1  
as appropriate1 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall develop and implement a  
required training program for all force 
protection personnel stationed under    
this section4  7,b7 ,elements ,the      
training program required under         
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7   
civil law enforcement rules of          
engagement1 including appropriate       
escalation of force2  7ii7 gun safety   
procedures1 including safe storage and  
transport2 and  7iii7 education on the  
relevant laws and first responder       
policies of the ,state and local        
jurisdictions in which the assigned     
force protection personnel are located4 
7c7 ,facility infrastructure            

enhancements  7#a7 ,in general          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or ,department of ,defense or       
military department regulation1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall implement  
all reasonable and appropriate measures 
to improve the security of existing     
military recruitment and reserve        
component facilities4  7#b7 ,elements   
,the measures implemented under         
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 at a minimum1     
include the installation of bullet-proof
 glass and enhanced video surveillance  
equipment1 where appropriate4  7#c7     
,relocation of facilities ,upon         
determination by the ,secretary that    
adequate security improvements cannot be
 made at an existing military           
recruitment or reserve component        
facility in its current location1 the   
,secretary shall relocate such facility 
to a location consistent with the       
security improvements required under    
this subsection4  7d7 ,rules of         
construction ,nothing in this section   

shall be construed as providing armed   
military personnel with-- 7#a7          
additional law enforcement authorities1 
including authorities to make arrests1  
to execute or serve warrants1 or perform
 any other civil law enforcement        
function2 or  7#b7 the authority to     
perform force protection functions      
outside military recruiting or reserve  
component facilities or the immediate   
vicinity thereof4  7e7 ,report ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report describing the       
actions taken to comply with the        
requirements under this section4