#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bedb  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the       
,director of the ,federal ,protective   
,service to establish guidance relating 
to emergency protocols for buildings1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,building ,threat ,notification
 ,act4  #b4 ,guidance for buildings  7a7
 ,definition ,in this section1 the term 
law enforcement-related means requiring 
a law enforcement response4  7b7        
,guidance  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,director of the     
,federal ,protective ,service shall1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 develop and        
implement guidance for emergency        
communication regarding law             
enforcement-related events for ,federal 
tenants in buildings under the          
protection of the ,federal ,protective  
,service4  7#b7 ,contents ,the guidance 
developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall    

include best practices and protocols    
relating to-- 7,a7 standard operating   
procedures to inform building tenants in
 a timely manner of violent threats in  
the building or within approximately    
#aej feet of the building perimeter1    
including all firearm events1 other     
weapons threats1 acts of or threats of  
potential1 suspected1 or confirmed      
terrorism1 and the discovery of         
suspicious devices or materials2 and    
7,b7 ensuring that tenants receive      
instructions for safety practices in    
response to an immediate threat or a    
heightened risk of a threat4  7c7       
,security officials  7#a7 ,in general   
,the designated official of the         
,facility ,security ,committee for each 
building under the protection of the    
,federal ,protective ,service shall be  
responsible for implementing the        
guidance at the respective building4    
7#b7 ,designated official ,consistent   
with the ,interagency ,security         
,committee guidelines and applicable    

,federal law1 the ,director of the      
,federal ,protective ,service shall     
confirm that each department or agency  
with a building or office space under   
the protection of the ,federal          
,protective ,service has a designated   
official of the ,facility ,security     
,committee4  7d7 ,assessment of law     
enforcement-,related crisis response    
,the ,director of the ,federal          
,protective ,service shall-- 7#a7 ensure
 that all ,federal tenants in buildings 
under the protection of the ,federal    
,protective ,service are able to        
adequately respond to a law             
enforcement-related crisis2 and  7#b7   
conduct periodic testing to prepare for 
such event4  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,director of the ,federal ,protective   
,service shall1 in coordination with the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1     
electronically submit to ,congress a    
report1 not longer than #aj pages1 on   

the best practices and protocols        
implemented under this ,act4  7#b7      
,briefing ,the ,director of the ,federal
 ,protective ,service shall provide to  
,congress a briefing on the report      
required under paragraph 7#a7 and shall 
present any information relating to     
support needed to maintain the safety of
 buildings under the protection of the  
,federal ,protective ,service4  7f7 ,no 
additional funds ,no additional funds   
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act4  ,passed the       
,senate ,august #g1 #bjbf4,secretary