40 U.S.C. § 1315
40 U.S.C. § 1315
| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 1315(a) | 40:318(a). | June 1, 1948, ch. 359, §1, 62 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100-678, §8(a), (b), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4052. |
| 1315(b) | 40:318(b). | |
| 1315(c) | 40:318b (words before semicolon). | June 1, 1948, ch. 359, §3, 62 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100-678, §8(a), (c) (2), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4052, 4053. |
| 1315(d) | 40:318b (words after semicolon). | |
| 1315(e) | 40:318d. | June 1, 1948, ch. 359, §5, as added Pub. L. 87-275, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 574. |
| 1315(f) | 40:318a. | June 1, 1948, ch. 359, §2, 62 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100-678, §8(a), (c) (1), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4052, 4053. |
| 1315(g) | 40:318c. | June 1, 1948, ch. 359, §4, 62 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title X, §10671067,, 110 Stat. 2654. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Homeland Security Act of 2002, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), is Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, which is classified principally to chapter 1 (§101 et seq.) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of Title 6 and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2002- Pub. L. 107-296 amended catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:"(a) APPOINTMENT.-The Administrator of General Services, or an official of the General Services Administration authorized by the Administrator, may appoint uniformed guards of the Administration as special police without additional compensation for duty in connection with the policing of all buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Federal Government and under the charge and control of the Administrator."(b) POWERS.-Special police appointed under this section have the same powers as sheriffs and constables on property referred to in subsection (a) to enforce laws enacted for the protection of individuals and property, prevent breaches of the peace, suppress affrays or unlawful assemblies, and enforce regulations prescribed by the Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator for property under their jurisdiction. However, the jurisdiction and policing powers of special police do not extend to the service of civil process."(c) DETAIL.-On the application of the head of a department or agency of the Government having property of the Government under its administration and control, the Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator may detail special police for the protection of the property and, if the Administrator considers it desirable, may extend to the property the applicability of regulations and enforce them as provided in this section."(d) USE OF OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.-When it is considered economical and in the public interest, the Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator may utilize the facilities and services of existing federal law enforcement agencies, and, with the consent of a state or local agency, the facilities and services of state or local law enforcement agencies. "(e) NONUNIFORMED SPECIAL POLICE.-The Administrator, or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator, may empower officials or employees of the Administration authorized to perform investigative functions to act as nonuniformed special police to protect property under the charge and control of the Administration and to carry firearms, whether on federal property or in travel status. When on real property under the charge and control of the Administration, officials or employees empowered to act as nonuniformed special police have the power to enforce federal laws for the protection of individuals and property and to enforce regulations for that purpose that the Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator prescribes and publishes. The special police may make arrests without warrant for any offense committed on the property if the police have reasonable grounds to believe the offense constitutes a felony under the laws of the United States and that the individual to be arrested is guilty of that offense."(f) ADMINISTRATIVE.-The Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized by the Administrator may prescribe regulations necessary for the government of the property under their charge and control, and may annex to the regulations reasonable penalties, within the limits prescribed in subsection (g), that will ensure their enforcement. The regulations shall be posted and kept posted in a conspicuous place on the property."(g) PENALTIES.-"(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person violating a regulation prescribed under subsection (f) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both."(2) EXCEPTION FOR MILITARY TRAFFIC REGULATION.-"(A) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'military traffic regulation' means a regulation for the control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on military installations that the Secretary of Defense prescribes under subsection (f)."(B) IN GENERAL.-A person violating a military traffic regulation shall be fined an amount not exceeding the amount of the maximum fine for a similar offense under the criminal or civil law of the State, district, territory, or possession of the United States where the military installation in which the violation occurred is located, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296 set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Protective Service of the General Services Administration, including the functions of the Administrator of General Services relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(3), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, §1706(b)(2), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2318, provided that: "The Secretary may delegate authority for the protection of specific buildings to another Federal agency where, in the Secretary's discretion, the Secretary determines it necessary for the protection of that building."[For definition of "Secretary" as used in section 1706(b)(2) of Pub. L. 107-296 set out above, see section 101(16) of Title 6, Domestic Security.]
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE GUARD CONTRACTING REFORM Pub. L. 110-356, 122 Stat. 3996, provided that:
"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE."This Act may be cited as the 'Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2008'.
"SEC. 2. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE CONTRACTS."(a) PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO ANY BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED, CONTROLLED, OR OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CONVICTED OF A FELONY.-"(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-"(A) shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for the prohibition of contract awards for the provision of guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to any business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony; and"(B) may consider permanent or interim prohibitions when promulgating the regulations."(2) CONTENTS.-The regulations under this subsection shall-"(A) identify which serious felonies may prohibit a contractor from being awarded a contract;"(B) require contractors to provide information regarding any relevant felony convictions when submitting bids or proposals; and"(C) provide guidelines for the contracting officer to assess present responsibility, mitigating factors, and the risk associated with the previous conviction, and allow the contracting officer to award a contract under certain circumstances."(b) REGULATIONS.-Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 8, 2008], the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section.
"SEC. 3. REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPLICABILITY. "Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the [probably should be "this"] Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall submit a report on establishing similar guidelines government-wide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform [now Committee on Oversight and Accountability] of the House of Representatives."