This bill aims to establish the "Federal Building Threat Notification Act," requiring the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Federal Protective Service to develop and distribute emergency communication guidance for building facility security committees in the event of life safety threats to federal buildings. The guidance will include informing building tenants of threats, safety procedures, and protocols for responding to threats or heightened risks. Each Federal building's security official will be responsible for implementing the guidance. Additionally, a report on the practices and protocols implemented must be submitted to Congress within 18 months of the Act's enactment.
Federal Building Threat Notification Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to develop and disseminate emergency communication guidance for building facility security committees to use in life safety events that threaten federal buildings owned and operated by GSA under the protection of FPS. (Life safety events are events to which first responders deploy.)
The guidance must include best practices and protocols relating to (1) procedures to inform building tenants of threats to the building or its occupants, and (2) instructions for safety practices in response to threats or heightened risk to the building or its occupants.