Federal Building Threat Notification Act

The Federal Building Threat Notification Act would require the Director of the Federal Protective Service (FPS), in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to develop and implement official guidance on emergency communication for law enforcement-related events in federal buildings protected by FPS. The guidance would focus on how to notify building tenants quickly about threats (such as active shooters, weapons threats, terrorism threats, and the discovery of suspicious devices or materials) and provide them with safety instructions during immediate threats or heightened risk. The bill also assigns responsibility for implementing the guidance to designated Facility Security Committee officials at each building, requires agencies with FPS-protected spaces to designate these officials, mandates periodic testing of crisis response, and calls for a Congress-facing report (not more than 10 pages) plus a briefing on best practices and needed support.