S. 3613118th CongressSenate Bill

Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024

Signed into law

This act requires Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) regarding facility security. A Facility Security Committee is a committee that (1) consists of representatives of all federal tenants in a specific nonmilitary facility, the security organization for the facility, and the owning or leasing federal tenant; and (2) is responsible for addressing facility-specific security issues and approving the implementation of security measures and practices in the facility. Not later than 90 days after the FPS issues a security recommendation to a Facility Security Committee, that committee must respond to the Department of Homeland Security (1) indicating if the committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation; (2) describing the financial implications of adopting or rejecting the recommendation, including if the benefits outweigh the costs; and (3) providing DHS with a justification, if it intends to reject the recommendation, for accepting the risk posed by that rejection. DHS must (1) develop a procedure to monitor the recommendations and responses and take reasonable action to ensure Facility Security Committee response; and (2) report to Congress 270 days after this act's enactment and annually thereafter regarding such recommendations, responses, justifications for rejected recommendations, and risk mitigation efforts. The provisions of this act only apply to General Services Administration (GSA) facilities under FPS protection and non-GSA facilities that pay fees to the FPS for protection. This act ceases to be effective five years after enactment.

Introduced Jan 18, 2024Last action Dec 17, 2024
Introduced in SenateJan 18, 2024
Reported by CommitteeJan 31, 2024
Show change summary

The revised version significantly expands the bill's requirements and scope. Facility Security Committees must now provide financial analysis with their responses, explaining whether benefits outweigh costs. The annual reporting requirements changed from listing individual recommendations to providing summary statistics, percentages, and trend analysis, along with a new requirement for the Secretary to brief Congress annually and submit a separate report on surveillance technology within 180 days. The bill also adds a five-year sunset provision and requires a Government Accountability Office evaluation of the law's effectiveness.

Passed SenateMar 23, 2024
Show change summary

Summary of Changes

The current version adds a new section (g) that limits the bill's application to two specific categories of federal buildings: those managed by the General Services Administration and protected by the Federal Protective Service, and non-GSA facilities that contractually pay the Federal Protective Service for protection. This clarifies which facilities must comply with the security recommendation response requirements. All other substantive provisions regarding the 90-day response deadline, financial impact disclosures, annual reporting requirements, and surveillance technology reporting remain identical between the two versions.

Passed HouseDec 10, 2024
Signed into LawDec 17, 2024
Show change summary

These two versions are identical. There are no substantive policy changes, removed sections, altered numbers, or modified scope between the engrossed Senate version and the enrolled bill version of the Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024.

The President has signed this bill. It is now the law of the land.

What changed in the latest version · AI-generated

These two versions are identical. There are no substantive policy changes, removed sections, altered numbers, or modified scope between the engrossed Senate version and the enrolled bill version of the Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024.

Summary compares to previous version · Enrolled Bill on Apr 16, 2026

Who introduced this

Ask AI About This Bill

Get plain-language answers with direct quotes from the bill text.

to ask questions about this bill.

Your Representatives

Enter your address to see how your representatives voted on this bill.

Your address is only used to find your district and is never saved. See how it works

Votes

Public Opinion

No votes yet — be the first to weigh in.

to cast your vote

Your voice matters — let representatives know where you stand.

Comments

No comments yet. to be the first to weigh in.