,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cdg #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfac ,report ,no4 #aah-afj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,march #ad1 #bjbd,reported by ,mr4 ,peters1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require ,facility ,security ,committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the ,federal ,protective ,service relating to facility security1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,federal ,building ,security ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,responding to security recommendations 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given the term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,facility ,security ,committee ,the term ,facility ,security ,committee means a committee that-- 7,a7 consists of representatives of-- 7i7 all ,federal tenants in a specific non-military facility2 7ii7 the security organization for the facility2 and 7iii7 the owning or leasing ,federal tenant2 and 7,b7 is responsible for addressing facility-specific security issues and approving the implementation of security measures and practices in the facility4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,response 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,federal ,protective ,service issues a security recommendation to a ,facility ,security ,committee to improve facility security1 the head of the ,facility ,security ,committee1 or a designee thereof1 shall-- 7,a7 respond to the ,secretary indicating if the ,facility ,security ,committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation2 and 7,b7 if the ,facility ,security ,committee intends to reject the recommendation1 provide the ,secretary a justification for accepting the risk posed by rejecting the recommendation4 7#b7 ,method ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 develop a method to monitor the recommendations and responses described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 take reasonable action to ensure ,facility ,security ,committee response under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,annual report ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 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-- 7#a7 for the fiscal year preceding the report1 indicates-- 7,a7 each security recommendation issued by the ,federal ,protective ,service to a ,facility ,security ,committee to improve facility security2 7,b7 whether the ,facility ,security ,committee accepted or rejected the recommendation2 7,c7 whether the ,facility ,security ,committee failed to respond to the recommendation or failed to respond to the recommendation in a timely manner2 7,d7 whether1 by some means1 the ,facility ,security ,committee mitigated the risk posed by rejecting the recommendation2 and 7,e7 whether the ,facility ,security ,committee formally accepted the risk2 7#b7 includes1 if a ,facility ,security ,committee rejected a recommendation described in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the justification described in subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 and 7#c7 provides analysis for each ,facility ,security ,committee1 if any1 that failed to respond to a recommendation described in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 including any recommended actions to improve compliance with the response requirements under subsection 7b77#a74 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,federal ,building ,security ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,responding to security recommendations 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given the term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,facility ,security ,committee ,the term ,facility ,security ,committee means a committee that-- 7,a7 consists of representatives of-- 7i7 all ,federal tenants in a specific non-military facility2 7ii7 the security organization for the facility2 and 7iii7 the owning or leasing ,federal tenant2 and 7,b7 is responsible for addressing facility-specific security issues and approving the implementation of security measures and practices in the facility4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,response 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,federal ,protective ,service issues a security recommendation to a ,facility ,security ,committee to improve facility security1 the head of the ,facility ,security ,committee1 or a designee thereof1 shall-- 7,a7 respond to the ,secretary-- 7i7 indicating if the ,facility ,security ,committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation2 and 7ii7 describing the financial implications of adopting or rejecting the recommendation1 including if the benefits outweigh the costs2 and 7,b7 if the ,facility ,security ,committee intends to reject the recommendation1 provide the ,secretary a justification for accepting the risk posed by rejecting the recommendation4 7#b7 ,method ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 develop a method to monitor the recommendations and responses described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 take reasonable action to ensure ,facility ,security ,committee responsiveness under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,annual report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 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 that1 for the fiscal year preceding the report1 includes-- 7,a7 a summary of the security recommendations issued by the ,federal ,protective ,service to ,facility ,security ,committees to improve facility security2 7,b7 the percentage of recommendations described in subparagraph 7,a7 that were accepted and the percentage of such recommendations that were rejected2 7,c7 the percentage of ,facility ,security ,committees that failed to respond to a recommendation described in subparagraph 7,a7 in a timely manner2 7,d7 a summary of justifications provided by ,facility ,security ,committees if a ,facility ,security ,committee rejected a recommendation described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,e7 a summary of the financial implications of ,facility ,security ,committee responses to recommendations described in subparagraph 7,a71 including if the benefits outweigh the costs2 7,f7 an analysis of steps taken by ,facility ,security ,committees to mitigate the risk posed by rejecting a recommendation described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,g7 an analysis of any trends found among the findings in the report4 7#b7 ,form ,each report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7#c7 ,briefing ,the ,secretary shall brief 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 on an annual basis on the findings of the most recently submitted report under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,report on surveillance technology ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 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 an unredacted report on-- 7#a7 all surveillance technology recommended by the ,federal ,protective ,service2 and 7#b7 any intended use of the technology described in paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,no additional funds ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this ,act4 7f7 ,sunset and report 7#a7 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to be effective on the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,,gao report ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report on the effectiveness of this ,act4 ,march #ad1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment