Sec. 2. Federal Protective Service inspectors and contract oversight force
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Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by— redesignating subsections
(c)through
(g)as subsections
(h)through (l), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsections: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, shall maintain not fewer than 1,870 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal Protective Service, with not fewer than 1,350 of such positions designated for fully trained Federal law enforcement officers. Positions in the Federal Protective Service inspector force may be designated as one of two functional categories: Federal Facility Security Officers, who shall be responsible for— performing facility security assessments at facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service, including contract guard post inspections; making security countermeasure recommendations for such facilities; participating in security training and disseminating homeland security information, consistent with applicable protocols and protections, to occupants and security guards, including contract guards, of such facilities; and assessing, on an ongoing basis, the security of such facilities and the extent to which security countermeasure recommendations have been implemented for such facilities. Law enforcement officers, who shall be responsible for— patrolling and on-site monitoring of the physical security, including perimeter security, of facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service; investigations at such facilities; and physical law enforcement at such facilities in the event of a terrorist attack, security incident, or other incident. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, shall establish the Federal Protective Service contract oversight force, which shall consist of full-time equivalent positions and who shall be responsible for, in coordination with the Federal Protective Service inspector force— monitoring contracts, contractors, and contract guards provided by contractors; carrying out annual evaluations of performance by contractors that provide contract guard services to the Federal Protective Service; and verifying that contract guards have necessary training and certification. The contract oversight functions described in paragraph
(1)may not be performed by law enforcement officers or other individuals employed pursuant to subsection (c). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, shall establish uniform minimum training and certification standards for security guard services at facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service. Upon establishment of minimum training and certification standards pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, shall require that all contracts for security guard services comply with such standards. Not later than 180 days after the establishment of minimum training and certification standards for security services pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, shall establish a process to verify the accuracy of training and certification data maintained by the Federal Protective Service. The Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy for using covert-testing data and data on prohibited items to improve screening at facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service. Such strategy should, at a minimum, require that— covert-testing data is used to monitor, review, and improve performance nationwide; covert-testing data is used to determine which testing scenarios will be implemented or reinstated; and data on prohibited items are analyzed to determine the reasons for wide variations in the number of reported prohibited-items detected across such facilities and to assist with managing the screening process and informing policy. . Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall, on an ongoing basis, determine which individuals in guard positions have not successfully completed— training on the effective utilization of screening equipment, such as x-ray and magnetometer equipment, and active shooter scenario-based training, and provide such training to such individuals.