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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