,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4
 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4  
,da9es1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,mr4
 ,vance7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
& ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to submit to ,congress reports reg>d+  
security & safety at facilities ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t]         
,security ,report ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4    
,annual review ( security at cov]$      
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs  7a7 ,annual survey  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]
 = ea* ( ! foll[+ five ye>s1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,security & ,law 

,en=cem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 %all conduct an annual survey 
( cov]$ employees to collect in=mation  
reg>d+ security at ea* cov]$ facility4  
7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* annual survey requir$
 by p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a cov]$  
facility %all include que/ions ab\t--   
7,a7 ! type & frequ5cy ( crim9al        
activity exp]i5c$ at ! cov]$ facility   
dur+ ! #ab mon?s prior to ! date ! cov]$
 employee completes ! survey2  7,b7 !   
numb] ( vacant positions = ,dep>tm5t    
police (fic]s at ! cov]$ facility & !   
numb] ( days ea* vacant position has be5
 vacant2  7,c7 ! availability & adequacy
 ( cov]$ equipm5t2  7,d7 ! availability 
& adequacy ( res\rces1 classes1 or o!r  
"t set aside = tra9+ ,dep>tm5t police   
(fic]s :o "w at ea* cov]$ facility ab\t 
any skill or tactic relat$ to law       
en=cem5t1 includ+ ! prop] use ( =ce1    
fire>ms qualifications & tra9+1         
proc$ures = respond+ to an active ?reat1
 & any o!r tra9+ requir$ = ,dep>tm5t    
police (fic]s2  7,e7 any security       

weakness2  7,f7 an analysis ( !         
relation%ip betwe5 ! cov]$ facility     
7includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s :o "w
 at ! cov]$ facility7 & local law       
en=cem5t ag5cies2  7,g7 ef=ts by !      
p]sonnel ( ! cov]$ facility to address &
 r$uce crim9al activity at1 or 9 close  
proximity to1 ! cov]$ facility2 &  7,h7 
recomm5dations = ! ,secret>y to bett]   
address & r$uce crim9al activity at1 or 
9 close proximity to1 cov]$ facilities4 
7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 & annually !reaft] = ea* ( !      
foll[+ five ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives an annual report reg>d+ 
security at cov]$ facilities4  7#b7     
,cont5ts ,ea* report submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 = ! p]iod   
cov]$ by ! report1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!    
results ( ! annual survey requir$ by    
subsection 7a7 = ! ye> cov]$ by !       

report4  7,b7 ,an analysis1 made 9      
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,security & ,law ,en=cem5t ( su*        
,dep>tm5t & ea* director & police *ief (
 a ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network1
 ( ! results ( ! annual survey requir$  
by subsection 7a7 = ! ye> cov]$ by !    
report4  7,c7 ,a plan ( action t        
describes h[ ! ,secret>y plans to       
address any security weakness id5tifi$ 9
 ! results ( ! annual survey & includes 
cle>ly-/at$ goals ) measurable b5*m>ks =
 ea* goal & deadl9es = ea* b5*m>k4  7,d7
 ,a li/ ( ea* vacant position = police  
*ief or deputy police *ief at ea* cov]$ 
facility1 & ! numb] ( days ! position   
has be5 vacant4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ equipm5t ,! t]m    
cov]$ equipm5t means any item issu$ by !
 ,secret>y to a ,dep>tm5t police (fic]  
7includ+ batons1 fire>ms1 pepp] spray1  
balli/ic ve/s1 body-worn cam]as1 &      
radios7 = use 9 ! provision ( s]vices "u
 section #ijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m    

cov]$ employee means any employee ( !   
,dep>tm5t :o is employ$ at a cov]$      
facility z a police *ief1 a facility    
em]g5cy managem5t lead]1 a facility     
director1 or a p]son c>ry+ out !        
responsibilities ( "o ( ^! positions 9  
an act+ capacity4  7#c7 ,cov]$ facility 
,! t]m cov]$ facility means any facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t :]e ,dep>tm5t police     
(fic]s h jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,dep>tm5t  
police (fic] ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t police    
(fic] has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m z us$ 
9 section #ijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,security weakness  
,! t]m security weakness means a        
defici5cy 9 ! facilities1 /aff+1 or     
cov]$ equipm5t at a cov]$ facility t a  
cov]$ employee ( ! cov]$ facility       
det]m9es pres5ts a risk to ! safety (   
visitors or /aff1 includ+ an unsecur$   
door1 inop]able security cam]a1 unsecur$
 police op]ations room1 a lack (        
security pres5ce at an entrance to !    
cov]$ facility1 & a lack ( security     
pres5ce 9 an area ( ! cov]$ facility or 

! gr\nds ( ! cov]$ facility t ! director
 ( ! cov]$ facility det]m9es requires an
 increas$ security pres5ce4  #c4        
,comptroll] ,g5]al report on security & 
safety issues at cov]$ facilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on security & safety issues at   
cov]$ facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!     
report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all   
exam9e ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ability (      
,dep>tm5t police (fic]s & o!r employees 
( ! ,dep>tm5t to respond to em]g5cies at
 cov]$ facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 a     
consi/5t & tra9$ mann]1 includ+ at cov]$
 facilities 9 rural or highly rural     
areas & across campuses t encompass a   
va/ numb] ( outly+ build+s4  7#b7 ,!    
*all5ges1 bo? physical & organizational1

 t mu/ be ov]come by ! ,(fice (         
,op]ations1 ,security1 & ,prep>$ness ( !
 ,dep>tm5t to ensure pati5t1 visitor1 & 
work=ce safety4  7#c7 ,! quality &      
functionality ( em]g5cy equipm5t furni%$
 & available to employees at cov]$      
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 times ( ne$4 
7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t-wide processes &      
protocols e/abli%$ to mitigate risks f  
ag+ build+s & sy/ems & ! em]g5ce ( new  
possible ?reats4  7#e7 ,! level ( tra9+1
 famili>ity1 & adoption ( su* processes 
& protocols by employees ?r\gh\t !      
,dep>tm5t4  7#f7 ,! progress made by !  
,dep>tm5t 9 address+ ! privacy1 safety1 
& dignity ( wom5 vet]ans at m$ical      
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#g7 ,h[ !   
,dep>tm5t has implem5t$ policies to     
ensure privacy & safety ( wom5 vet]ans  
receiv+ c>e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4     
7#h7 ,! availability & adequacy (       
res\rces1 classes1 or o!r "t set aside =
 tra9+ ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s :o "w at 
a cov]$ facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ab\t any 
skill or tactic relat$ to law en=cem5t1 

includ+ ! prop] use ( =ce1 fire>ms      
qualifications & tra9+1 proc$ures =     
respond+ to an active ?reat1 & any o!r  
tra9+1 includ+ crisis int]v5tion tra9+1 
requir$ = ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s4  7#i7
 ,! availability & adequacy ( equipm5t  
furni%$ to ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s = use
 9 ! provision ( s]vices "u section #ijb
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1      
includ+ batons1 fire>ms1 pepp] spray1   
balli/ic ve/s1 body-worn cam]as1 &      
radios4  7#aj7 ,! typical relation%ip   
betwe5 ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s at a     
cov]$ facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t & local law
 en=cem5t ag5cies4  7#aa7 ,any be/      
practices obs]v$ t %\ld be made ! /&>d  
?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#ab7 ,any        
controls us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t & cov]$     
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t to ensure t    
/ation>y1 comput]-bas$1 & portable panic
 al>m sy/ems op]ate effectively1 notify 
relevant cl9ical1 police1 & security    
/aff :5 activat$1 are locat$ 9 high-risk
 areas1 z det]m9$ ) input f cl9ical     
/aff1 & are regul>ly te/$4  7#ac7 ,:at  

security & incid5t prep>$ness features  
are includ$ z "p ( facility condition   
assessm5ts conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t =    
cov]$ facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ 
panic al>m sy/ems4  7#ad7 ,:at security 
& incid5t prep>$ness features are "p (--
 7,a7 ! capital program requirem5ts     
managem5t process ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7
 ! /rategic capital inve/m5t plann+     
bus9ess case developm5t & review        
processes ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#ae7 ,any    
relat$ areas ( int]e/ det]m9$ by !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al to be relevant =     
inclusion 9 ! report4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ facility ,! 
t]m cov]$ facility means any facility ( 
! ,dep>tm5t :]e ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s 
h jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t police  
(fic] ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t police (fic]     
means an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t describ$
 9 section #ijb7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4