Federal Building Threat Notification Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2542

 To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish 
 guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2025

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Ernst) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish 
 guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Building Threat Notification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GUIDANCE FOR BUILDINGS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``law enforcement-
related'' means requiring a law enforcement response.
    (b) Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective 
        Service shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, develop and implement guidance for emergency 
        communication regarding law enforcement-related events for 
        Federal tenants in buildings under the protection of the 
        Federal Protective Service.
            (2) Contents.--The guidance developed under subsection (b) 
        shall include best practices and protocols relating to--
                    (A) standard operating procedures to inform 
                building tenants in a timely manner of violent threats 
                in the building or within approximately 150 feet of the 
                building perimeter, including all firearm events, other 
                weapons threats, acts of or threats of potential, 
                suspected, or confirmed terrorism, and the discovery of 
                suspicious devices or materials; and
                    (B) ensuring that tenants receive instructions for 
                safety practices in response to an immediate threat or 
                a heightened risk of a threat.
    (c) Security Officials.--
            (1) 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 building.
            (2) Designated official.--Consistent with the Interagency 
        Security Committee guidelines and applicable Federal law, 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 Committee.
    (d) Assessment of Law Enforcement-Related Crisis Response.--The 
Director of the Federal Protective Service shall--
            (1) 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 crisis; and
            (2) conduct periodic testing to prepare for such event.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective 
        Service shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, electronically submit to Congress a report, not 
        longer than 10 pages, on the best practices and protocols 
        implemented under this Act.
            (2) Briefing.--The Director of the Federal Protective 
        Service shall provide to Congress a briefing on the report 
        required under paragraph (1) and shall present any information 
        relating to support needed to maintain the safety of buildings 
        under the protection of the Federal Protective Service.
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