119-hr3425

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3425 Referred in Senate

    (RFS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3425

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 9, 2025

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

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 AN ACT

 To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish 
 processes to strengthen oversight, performance, and accountability of 
 contract security personnel engaged in the protection of certain 
 buildings and grounds, 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 ``Personnel Oversight and Shift 
Tracking Act of 2025'' or the ``POST Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall 
establish processes to strengthen oversight, performance, and 
accountability of contract security personnel engaged in the protection 
of buildings and grounds that are owned, occupied, or secured by the 
General Services Administration Public Buildings Service.

    (b) Oversight of Contract Security Personnel.--In carrying out the 
activities described in subsection

    (a) , the Director shall--

    (1) establish standards for the collection, maintenance, 
 and analysis of covert testing data, including the creation of 
 a comprehensive and uniform method for documenting test 
 outcomes, identifying root causes of failures, and categorizing 
 types of vulnerabilities detected;

    (2) begin conducting quarterly analytical reviews of covert 
 testing data to identify trends, recurring deficiencies, and 
 opportunities for operational improvement across all covered 
 facilities;

    (3) direct the security contractor who is providing 
 security services to the Federal Protective Service to 
 establish a mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and 
 performance improvement plan for any contract security 
 personnel who fail a covert test and review the security 
 contractor's performance improvement plan to ensure that the 
 security contractor has and will provide appropriate training 
 and procedures to avoid any future covert testing failures; and

    (4) develop updated security training guidance for contract 
 security personnel to reflect findings from covert testing 
 data, emerging threats, and best practices.
            (c) Report to Congress.--Upon completion of the activities 
described in subsection

    (b) , and annually thereafter, the Director 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate an report on the implementation of 
the requirements of this section, including any identified challenges 
and recommendations for additional legislative action.

SEC. 3. PERSONNEL SHIFT MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.

    (a) Evaluation of the Personnel Tracking System.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Federal Protective Service shall--

    (1) conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the personnel 
 tracking system used to manage and monitor the deployment 
 availability of contract security personnel;

    (2) determine whether to replace the system described in 
 paragraph

    (1) with a more reliable personnel tracking platform, 
 including private sector solutions, or whether to implement 
 corrective actions to improve the system described in paragraph

    (1) , including technical, operational, or administrative fixes; 
 and

    (3) develop and publish an implementation plan that 
 includes--
        (A) a timeline for completion of system replacement 
 or corrective actions; and
        (B) procedures to ensure timely and accurate 
 communication to building tenants regarding contract 
 security personnel shortages or absences or security 
 coverage gaps.

    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the 
Director shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that 
includes--

    (1) the determination made under subsection

    (a)

    (2) ;

    (2) a detailed summary of any implementation actions 
 undertaken pursuant to subsection

    (a) ;

    (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of tenant 
 communication protocols; and

    (4) any recommendations for additional legislative or 
 administrative actions.

SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as designating an employee 
of a contractor of the Department of Homeland Security who is engaged 
in the protection of Federal

 property pursuant to 

section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, as 
a Federal employee.

 Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.