COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON JOINT STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.

SEC. 344. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON JOINT STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.(a) Report Required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the assessment of the Comptroller General of—(1) the extent to which consistency exists in standards, protocols, and procedures for access control across installations of the Department of Defense; and(2) whether the establishment of joint standards and protocols for access control at such installations would be likely to—(A) address any need of the Department identified by the Comptroller General; or(B) improve access control across such installations by providing greater consistency and improved force protection.(b) Issues to Be Assessed.—In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the extent to which each installation of the Department of Defense has or would benefit from having an access control system with the ability to—(1) electronically check any identification card issued by any Federal agency or any State or local government within the United States, including any identification card of a visitor 120 STAT. 2156 to the installation who is a citizen or legal resident of the United States;(2) verify that an identification card used to obtain access to the installation was legitimately issued and has not been reported lost or stolen;(3) check on a real-time basis all relevant watch lists maintained by the Government, including terrorist watch lists and lists of persons wanted by Federal, State, or local law enforcement authorities;(4) maintain a log of individuals seeking access to the installation and of individuals who are denied access to the installation; and(5) exchange information with any installation with a system that complies with the joint standards and protocols.