HR 176 · 112th Congress · Emergency Management

Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-01-05· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.(2011-01-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain no fewer than 1,350 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal Protective Service inspector force, who shall be fully trained federal law enforcement officers. Directs the Secretary to classify the positions in the following categories: (1) Federal Facility Security Officers, responsible for security assessment; and (2) law enforcement officers, responsible for physical law enforcement and investigations. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Federal Protective Service contract oversight force; and (2) minimum training and certification standards for security guard services at facilities protected by the Service. Expresses the sense of Congress that specified security standards for federal facilities established by the Interagency Security Committee should be implemented for all federal facilities for which they were issued. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Federal Protective Service, to: (1) commence a one-year pilot program to research the advantages of converting guard positions at the highest-risk federal facilities prot…

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11 Democrats