Sec. 327. Safeguarding firearms and sensitive assets
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall develop and disseminate a Department-wide directive for achieving adequate security over firearms and other sensitive assets across the Department. The Department-wide directive required under subsection
(a)shall, at a minimum, include the following: Descriptions of what equipment, in addition to firearms, is classified as a sensitive asset for the purpose of carrying out this section. Requirements for securing Department-issued firearms and other sensitive assets. A classification system for all categories of Department-issued badges and corresponding requirements for safeguarding such assets. Reporting requirements for lost firearms and other sensitive assets, including timelines for such reporting, to supervisors, local law enforcement, the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department headquarters. Recordkeeping requirements for lost firearms and other sensitive assets in inventory systems, including a timeline for recording such losses. Not later than one year after the issuance of the directive required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall review and update, as necessary, such directive, including adding a requirement relating to recording in the inventory systems maintained by each component of the Department the acceptance or transfer of a firearm or other sensitive asset by such component. Together with the issuance of the directive required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall disseminate a revised version of the Personal Property Asset Management Program Manual that includes the following: Requirements for component heads to develop procedures to safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets during on and off-duty time. Requirements for the issuance of safety locking devices and policies on the use of such assets, as applicable. Requirements for initial, recurrent, and remedial training on safeguarding such assets. Examples, with detail, of how to report and record lost sensitive assets across components of the Department, and an enforcement mechanism to ensure supervisors maintain such records. A requirement that the file maintained on a lost firearm or other sensitive asset contains both the corresponding police report and the Department report detailing the circumstances surrounding such loss, including information on adherence to safeguarding procedures. Heads of components of the Department shall— comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy, including directives required by this section, relating to the management and oversight of securing firearms and other sensitive assets; review the need for non-law enforcement badges; require component personnel to— safeguard firearms and other sensitive assets in accordance with the directive required under subsection (a); and adhere to the procedures and timelines for properly reporting to supervisors lost firearms and other sensitive assets; and require that lost firearms and other sensitive assets are— reported to local law enforcement, the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department headquarters in the timeframe established in such directive; and recorded in inventory systems in the timeframe established by such directive. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Department-wide directive is issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the progress and effectiveness of such directive, including an assessment of the adequacy of such directive and the level of compliance among the components of the Department to achieve adequate security of sensitive assets.