H.R. 6481

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6481 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6481

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

To direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the 
Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency 
communication protocols for public 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) Life Safety Events Defined.--In this section, the term ``life 
safety events'' means events to which first responders, including law 
enforcement, fire and emergency rescue, and natural disaster experts, 
deploy.
(b) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
and the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall 
develop and disseminate emergency communication guidance for 
building facility security committees to execute in any case in 
which life safety events threaten Federal buildings owned and 
operated by the Administrator of General Services under the 
protection of the Federal Protective Service.
(2) Contents.--The guidance developed under paragraph (1) 
shall include best practices and protocols relating to--
(A) standard operating procedures to inform 
building tenants of threats to the buildings or 
occupants of the buildings; and
(B) instructions for safety practices in response 
to threats or a heightened risk to the building and the 
occupants of the building.
(c) Security Officials.--The designated official of the facility 
security committee for each Federal building that is owned or operated 
by the General Services Administration under the protection of the 
Federal Protective Service shall be responsible for implementing the 
guidance at the respective building.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall electronically 
submit to Congress a report on the best practices and protocols 
implemented under this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.