text: TITLE I--FEDERAL AIRPORTS SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT
  
  SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This title may be cited as the ``Federal Airports Security 
  Enhancement Act''.
  
  SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT SECURITY COMMITTEES.
  
      The Act of July 5, 1994 (49 U.S.C. 44935), is amended--
              (1) by striking section 44901 subparagraph (b) and 
          inserting the following:
  
  ``SEC. 103. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.''.
  
              (2) by striking section 44935 subparagraph (b) and 
          inserting the following:
      ``(a) Review and Recommendations.--The Administrator of the Federal 
  Aviation Administration shall establish Security Committees at each 
  airport location to be composed of representatives of the air carriers, 
  airport operators, other interested parties and at least one 
  representative from the Federal Protective Service, the Federal Bureau 
  of Investigation, The Federal Aviation Administration and one member 
  from each local jurisdiction that the airport may be located in or that 
  may have jurisdictional authority for the airport facility. Each 
  Airport Security Committee shall meet at least quarterly and shall make 
  recommendations for minimum security countermeasures to the 
  Administrator. The Federal Protective Service shall have primary 
  responsibility for conducting on an ongoing basis security surveys and 
  formulating recommendations to the Security Committee. The 
  Administrator shall prescribe appropriate changes in existing 
  procedures to improve that performance.''.
  
  SEC. 103. SCREENING PASSENGERS AND PROPERTY.
  
      The Act of July 5, 1994 (49 U.S.C. 44935), is amended by striking 
  section 44901, subparagraph (a), and inserting the following:
      ``(a) General Requirements.--The Administrator of the Federal 
  Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations requiring screening 
  of all passengers and property that will be carried in a cabin of an 
  aircraft in air transportation or intrastate air transportation. The 
  screening must take place before boarding and be carried out by a 
  weapon detecting facility or procedure used or operated by an employee 
  or agent of the Federal Protective Service. The Administrator--
              ``(1) shall require that sufficient Federal Police Officers 
          are posted at airport facilities to provide patrol duties 
          during all hours of operations as well as supervise screening 
          personnel;
              ``(2) shall maintain sufficient numbers of Special Agents 
          to provide necessary investigative and supervisory capability; 
          and
              ``(3) shall obtain all necessary personnel and 
          authorization from the Administrator of the General Services 
          Administration.''.
  
  SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
  
      The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is amended--
              (1) in section 1 by striking the section heading and 
          inserting the following:
  
  ``SEC. 2. POLICE OFFICERS.'';
  
              (2) in sections 1 and 3 by striking ``special policemen'' 
          each place it appears and inserting ``police officers'';
              (3) in section 1(a) by striking ``uniformed guards'' and 
          inserting ``certain employees''; and
              (4) in section 1(b) by striking ``Special policemen'' and 
          inserting the following:
              ``(1) In general.--Police officers''.
  
  SEC. 105. POWERS.
  
      Section 1(b) of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318(b)), is 
  further amended--
              (1) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(2) Additional powers.--Subject to paragraph (3), a 
          police officer or Special Agent appointed under this section is 
          authorized--
                      ``(A) to carry firearms in any State, the District 
                  of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any 
                  territory or possession of the United States;
                      ``(B) to petition Federal courts for arrest and 
                  search warrants and to execute such warrants;
                      ``(C) to arrest an individual without a warrant if 
                  the individual commits a crime in the officer's 
                  presence or if the officer has probable cause to 
                  believe that the individual has committed a crime or is 
                  committing a crime; and
                      ``(D) to conduct investigations, on and off the 
                  property in question, of offenses that have been or may 
                  be committed against property under the charge and 
                  control of the Administrator or against persons on such 
                  property.
              ``(3) Authority outside federal property.--The 
          Administrator may enter into agreements with State and local 
          governments to obtain authority for police officers appointed 
          under this section to exercise, concurrently with State and 
          local law enforcement authorities, the powers granted to such 
          officers under this section in areas adjacent to property owned 
          or occupied by the United States and under the charge and 
          control of the Administrator:
                      ``(A) The Administrator will in coordination with 
                  the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                  Administration confer the powers granted to such 
                  officers under this section in areas under the charge 
                  and control of the Administrator of the Federal 
                  Aviation Administration.''; and
              (2) by moving the left margin of paragraph (1) (as 
          designated by section 202(4) of this Act) so as to 
          appropriately align with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) (as added 
          by paragraph (1) of this subsection).
  
  SEC. 105. SPECIAL AGENTS.
  
      Section 5 of the Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318d), is amended--
              (1) by striking ``nonuniformed special policemen'' each 
          place it appears and inserting ``special agents'';
              (2) by striking ``special policemen'' and inserting 
          ``special agent''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Any such special 
          agent while on duty shall have the same authority outside 
          Federal property as police officers have under section 
          1(b)(4).''.
  
  SEC. 106. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.
  
      (a) In General.--The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
  establish the Federal Protective Service as a separate operating 
  service of the General Service Administration.
      ``(b) Appointment of Commissioner.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Federal Protective Service shall be 
          headed by a Commissioner who shall be appointed by and report 
          directly to the Administrator.
              ``(2) Qualifications.--The Commissioner shall be appointed 
          from among individuals who have at least 5 years of 
          professional law enforcement experience in a command or 
          supervisory position.
      ``(c) Duties of the Commissioner.--The Commissioner shall--
              ``(1) assist the Administrator in carrying out the duties 
          of the Administrator under this Act;
              ``(2) except as otherwise provided by law, serve as the law 
          enforcement officer and security official of the United States 
          with respect to the protection of Federal officers and 
          employees in buildings and areas that are owned or occupied by 
          the United States and under the charge and control of the 
          Administrator (other than buildings and areas that are secured 
          by the United States Secret Service);
              ``(3) render necessary assistance, as determined by the 
          Administrator, to other Federal, State, and local law 
          enforcement agencies upon request; and
              ``(4) coordinate the activities of the Commissioner with 
          the activities of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings 
          Service.
  Nothing in this subsection may be construed to supersede or otherwise 
  affect the duties and responsibilities of the United States Secret 
  Service under sections 1752 and 3056 of title 18, United States Code.
      ``(d) Appointment of Regional Directors and Assistant 
  Commissioners.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner may appoint regional 
          directors and assistant commissioners of the Federal Protective 
          Service.
              ``(2) Qualifications.--The Commissioner shall select 
          individuals for appointments under paragraphs (1) from among 
          individuals who have at least 5 years of direct law enforcement 
          experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory 
          position.''.
      (b) Pay Level of Commissioner.--Section 5316 of title 5, United 
  States Code, is amended by inserting after the paragraph relating to 
  the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service the following: 
  ``Commissioner, Federal Protective Service, General Services 
  Administration.''.
  
  SEC. 107. PAY AND BENEFITS.
  
      The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by 
  adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 7. PAY AND BENEFITS.
  
      ``(a) Survey.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
  shall conduct a survey of the pay and benefits of all Federal police 
  forces to determine whether there are disparities between the pay and 
  benefit of such forces that are not commensurate with differences in 
  duties of working conditions.
      ``(b) Pay Schedule.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
  Management shall in connection with the survey conducted in subsection 
  (a) produce a pay and benefit schedule for employees of the Federal 
  Protective Service to be contained in the findings and recommendations.
      ``(c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
  enactment of this section, the Director shall transmit to Congress a 
  report containing the results of the survey conducted under subsection 
  (a), together with the Director's findings and recommendations.''.
  
  SEC. 108. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is 
  further amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 8. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
  
      ``After the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
  this section, there shall be at least 1,000 full-time equivalent police 
  officers in the Federal Protective Service to be assigned to areas 
  outside of airport operations. This number shall not be reduced unless 
  specifically authorized by law. The Administrator of the General 
  Services Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
  Administration shall jointly determine full time equivalent number of 
  Police Officers and Special Agents assigned to airport security and law 
  enforcement.''.
  
  SEC. 109. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
  
      The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by 
  adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 9. EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Commissioner of the Federal Protective 
  Service shall prescribe minimum standards of suitability for employment 
  to be applied in the contracting of security personnel for buildings 
  and areas that are owned or occupied by the United States and under the 
  control and charge of the Administrator of General Services:
              ``(1) Contract cost.--The Commissioner of the Federal 
          Protective Service shall conduct a cost analysis on each 
          security personnel supply contract to determine if the use of 
          personnel directly employed by the United States would be more 
          cost effective for use in buildings and areas that are owned or 
          occupied by the United States and under the control and charge 
          of the Administrator of General Services. The Commissioner of 
          the Federal Protective Service may not use the prescribed cost 
          analysis for purposes of reducing the number of Police Officers 
          with the Federal Protective Service''.
  
  SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF COST RECOVERY.
  
      The Administrator of the General Services Administration is 
  authorized to recover all direct and indirect costs associated with 
  airport security operations under this Act from the Federal Aviation 
  Administration:
              (a) Operations cost recovery.--The Administrator of the 
          Federal Aviation Administration is authorized to recover costs 
          associated with enhanced security operations from the airport 
          authorities and air carriers where such entities are currently 
          providing services that would be replaced by the requirements 
          in this act in such matter as may be determined by the 
          Administrator.
              (b) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
          Administration may recover all direct costs of enhancements 
          required by this act where such personnel or services do not 
          currently exist and no appropriation is available from airport 
          authorities and air carriers in such manner as the 
          Administrator may determine.
  
  SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      The Act of June 1, 1948 (40 U.S.C. 318-318d), is further amended by 
  adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      ``There is authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Buildings 
  Fund established by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and 
  Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)) and from the 
  Federal Aviation Administration such sums as may be necessary to carry 
  out this Act.''.
target: Federal Airports Security Enhancement Act - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish at each airport a Security Committee which shall make recommendations for minimum security counter-measures. Requires the Administrator, on the basis of such recommendations, to prescribe appropriate changes to improve the performance of existing airport security procedures.Requires the screening of passengers and property that will be carried in a cabin of an aircraft to be carried out by Federal Protective Service employees or agents. (Currently, screening is carried out by employees or agents of an air carrier, interstate air carrier, or foreign air carrier).Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to appoint police officers and special agents (currently, special policemen and nonuniformed special policemen) for the policing of all Federal buildings (including buildings under the control of the GSA). Sets forth certain additional powers of such officers and agents, including the authority to carry firearms and to police areas adjacent to Federal property.Establishes the Federal Protective Service as a separate operating service of the GSA. Calls for at least 1,000 full-time equivalent Service police officers to be assigned to areas outside of airport operations. Requires the Commissioner of the Service to prescribe minimum employment and training standards to be applied in the contracting of security personnel for the policing of buildings and areas controlled by the United States and GSA. Authorizes GSA to recover airport security costs from the FAA.
feat_title: To amend the Act of June 1, 1948 and July 5, 1994, to provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service, to enhance the safety and security of federal, state and local employees, members of the public at airports with any facilities under the control of the General Services Administration, or airports under the control of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.