[House Report 114-231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-231
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SECRET SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2015
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July 27, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Goodlatte, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1656]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 1656) to provide for additional resources for the
Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted
areas, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do
pass.
CONTENTS
Page
The Amendment.................................................... 1
Purpose and Summary.............................................. 3
Background and Need for the Legislation.......................... 4
Hearings......................................................... 5
Committee Consideration.......................................... 5
Committee Votes.................................................. 5
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 5
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 5
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 5
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 5
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 5
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 6
Advisory on Earmarks............................................. 6
Section-by-Section Analysis...................................... 6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 7
The Amendment
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Service Improvements Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF THE SECRET SERVICE.
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end:
``(h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service.''.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS.
Section 1752(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) knowingly, and with the intent to enter a restricted
building or grounds, causes any object to enter any restricted
building or grounds, when, or so that, such object, in fact,
impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business
or official functions;''.
SEC. 4. THREATS AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS.
Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) a former Vice President or a member of the immediate
family of a former Vice President;''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a)''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or former Vice
President'' after ``former President'' each
place it appears; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection
(a)(2) and (a)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and
(4) of subsection (a)''.
SEC. 5. INCREASED TRAINING.
Beginning in the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Secret Service shall increase the
annual number of hours spent training by officers and agents of the
Secret Service, including officers of the United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division established under section 3056A of title 18, United
States Code and agents operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18,
United States Code, including joint training between the two.
SEC. 6. TRAINING FACILITIES.
The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct
facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the
training of officers of the United States Secret Service Uniformed
Division established under section 3056A of title 18, United States
Code and agents of the United States Secret Service, operating pursuant
to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 7. HIRING OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND AGENTS.
The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to hire not fewer
than--
(1) 200 additional officers for the United States Secret
Service Uniformed Division established under section 3056A of
title 18, United States Code; and
(2) 85 additional agents for the United States Secret Service
Presidential Protective Detail, operating pursuant to section
3056 of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 8. EVALUATION OF VULNERABILITIES AND THREATS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Secret Service shall devise and
adopt improved procedures for evaluating vulnerabilities in the
security of the White House and threats to persons protected by the
Secret Service, including threats posed by unmanned aerial systems or
explosive devices.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Secret Service shall report on the
implementation of subsection (a) to--
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(5) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 9. EVALUATION OF USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Secret Service, in consultation
with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department
of Homeland Security, and other experts, shall devise and adopt
improved procedures for--
(1) evaluating the ways in which technology may be used to
improve the security of the White House and the response to
threats to persons protected by the Secret Service; and
(2) retaining evidence pertaining to the duties referred to
in paragraph (1) for an extended period of time.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Secret Service shall report on the
implementation of subsection (a) to--
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(5) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 10. EVALUATION OF USE OF ADDITIONAL WEAPONRY.
The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability
of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided
to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of
enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons.
SEC. 11. SECURITY COSTS FOR SECONDARY RESIDENCES.
(a) In General.--The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976
(18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting
the following:
``SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL
PROPERTIES.
``The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
the House and Senate of any expenditures for permanent facilities,
equipment, and services to secure any non-Governmental property in
addition to the one non-Governmental property designated by each
protectee under subsection (a) or (b) of section 3.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Presidential Protection Assistance
Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note), as amended by this Act, is further
amended--
(1) in section 3(b), by striking ``any expenditures by the
Secret Service'' and all that follows through ``imposed under
section 4'' and inserting ``any expenditures by the Secret
Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to
secure the non-Governmental property previously designated
under subsection (a) are subject to the requirements set forth
in section 4''; and
(2) in section 5(c), by striking ``within the limitations
imposed under section 4''.
SEC. 12. ESTABLISHMENT OF ETHICS PROGRAM OFFICE.
Subject to the oversight of the Office of Chief Counsel of the United
States Secret Service, the Director of the Secret Service shall
establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of 2
employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of
the United States Secret Service.
SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that an assessment made by the Secretary
of Homeland Security or the Director of the Secret Service with regard
to physical security of the White House and attendant grounds, and any
security-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial
deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission
of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.
Purpose and Summary
This bill provides necessary changes and reforms to the
operations of the United States Secret Service (USSS) and
provides it the tools required to carry out its protective
mission. It also provides for increased oversight of the USSS
through a Senate-confirmed director, new reporting
requirements, and the creation of an ethics office within the
USSS Office of Chief Counsel.
Background and Need for the Legislation
The United States Secret Service (USSS), located within the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has two missions--
criminal investigations and protection. Criminal investigation
activities encompass financial crimes, identity theft,
counterfeiting, computer fraud, and computer-based attacks on
the nation's financial, banking, and telecommunications
infrastructure.
The protection mission is the more publicly visible of the
two, covering the President, Vice President, their families,
former Presidents and Vice Presidents, and major candidates for
those offices, along with the White House and the Vice
President's residence (through the Service's Uniformed
Division). Protective duties of the USSS also extend to foreign
missions (such as embassies, consulates, and foreign dignitary
residences) in the District of Columbia and to designated
individuals, such as the Homeland Security Secretary and
visiting foreign dignitaries. Separate from these assignments,
the USSS is also responsible for certain security activities
such as National Special Security Events (NSSEs), which include
presidential inaugurations, the major party national
conventions, as well as international conferences and events
held in the United States.
The USSS employs approximately 3,200 special agents, 1,300
Uniformed Division officers, and more than 2,000 other
technical, professional and administrative support personnel
who help carry out these dual missions. It has been reported
that the USSS has faced staffing shortages in recent years that
may have impacted the agency's protective mission.
Secret Service agents receive continuous advanced training
throughout their careers. In part, this training consists of
regular firearms requalification and emergency medicine
refresher courses. Agents assigned to protective assignments
also participate in unique simulated crisis training scenarios
that present agents with a variety of ``real world'' emergency
situations involving USSS protectees. These training
simulations are designed to provide agents with immediate
feedback concerning their response to a variety of emergency
response scenarios.
In November 2014, the Committee held a hearing with the
USSS Acting Director. The hearing included both a Law
Enforcement Sensitive portion and an open proceeding. The
Committee questioned the Acting Director about a number of
security and personnel incidents including the Omar Gonzalez
fence jumper incident, the Atlanta elevator incident, the Oscar
Ortega-Hernandez incident, the Hay-Adams Hotel bullet incident,
and the Cartagena prostitution scandal, among others.
In the wake of these incidents, President Obama empaneled a
commission to review the USSS and make suggestions for
improvements to its protective mission--The Secret Service
Protective Mission Panel (USSSPMP). This panel included Tom
Perrelli, former Associate Attorney General; Mark Filip, former
Deputy Attorney General; Danielle Gray, former Cabinet
Secretary and Assistant to the President; and Joseph Hagin,
former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. The
USSSPMP made numerous recommendations to improve the agency.
This legislation is a product of both the Committee's
oversight hearings on the issue, and the recommendations of the
USSSPMP.
Hearings
The Committee on the Judiciary held no hearings on H.R.
1656.
Committee Consideration
On July 15, the Committee met in open session and ordered
the bill, H.R. 1656, favorably reported with an amendment, by
voice vote, a quorum being present.
Committee Votes
In compliance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that there
were no recorded votes during the Committee's consideration of
H.R. 1656.
Committee Oversight Findings
In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the
findings and recommendations of the Committee, based on
oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the
Rules of the House of Representatives, are incorporated in the
descriptive portions of this report.
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is inapplicable because this legislation does
not provide new budgetary authority or increased tax
expenditures.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate
With respect to clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, an estimate and comparison
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was
not submitted to the Committee before the filing of the report.
Duplication of Federal Programs
No provision of H.R. 1656 establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings
The Committee estimates that H.R. 1656 specifically directs
to be completed no specific rule makings within the meaning of
5 U.S.C. 551.
Performance Goals and Objectives
The Committee states that pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, H.R.
1656 provides reforms, oversight and tools to the USSS to
improve the agency's protective mission.
Advisory on Earmarks
In accordance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, H.R. 1656 does not contain any
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of Rule XXI.
Section-by-Section Analysis
The following discussion describes the bill as reported by
the Committee.
Sec. 1. Short Title.
This section provides that the short title of the bill is
the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015.
Sec. 2. Presidential Appointment of Director of the Secret Service.
This section provides that the Director of the Secret
Service shall be nominated by the President and confirmed with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
Sec. 3. Restricted Buildings or Grounds.
This section clarifies that it is a Federal crime to
knowingly cause any object to enter restricted buildings or
grounds, including the White House and the Vice President's
residence.
Sec. 4. Threats Against Former Vice Presidents.
This section ensures that the Secret Service can
investigate threats against former Vice Presidents and their
families for the duration of their protection.
Sec. 5. Increased Training.
This section codifies the recommendation from the United
States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel that the Secret
Service increase the number of hours officers and agents spend
training, including joint training between Uniformed Division
Officers and protective mission agents.
Sec. 6. Training Facilities.
This section authorizes the Secret Service to build
necessary facilities at their Rowley Center in order to better
train officers and agents.
Sec. 7. Hiring Additional Agents and Officers.
This section codifies the recommendation from the United
States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel that the Secret
Service hire no fewer than an additional 200 Uniformed Division
officers and 85 protective mission agents.
Sec. 8. Evaluation of Vulnerabilities and Threats.
This section requires the Secret Service to devise and
implement improved procedures for evaluating threats to the
White House and its protectees, including threats from drones
and explosives, and to report to Congress findings within a
year of enactment.
Sec. 9. Evaluation of Use of Technology.
This section requires the Secret Service to evaluate the
security technology employed at the White House, including ways
that technology can be used to improve safety at the White
House. The section also requires the Secret Service to evaluate
how it retains evidence, and to report its findings to
Congress.
Sec. 10. Evaluation of Use of Additional Weaponry.
This section requires the Secret Service to evaluate the
use of additional weaponry, including non-lethal weapons,
beyond what is in use at the time of enactment.
Sec. 11. Security Costs for Secondary Residences.
This section enables the Secret Service to make necessary
security upgrades to secondary residences of former Presidents.
Sec. 12. Establishment of Ethics Program Office.
This section creates an Ethics Program Office within the
Office of Chief Counsel of the United States Secret Service.
Sec. 13. Sense of Congress.
This section provides a sense of Congress that
determinations by the Department of Homeland Security or the
Secret Service regarding changes to the physical security of
the White House and its grounds should be given significant
deference with the many entities that have a role in approving
such changes, including the National Capital Planning
Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no
change is proposed is shown in roman):
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE
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PART I--CRIMES
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CHAPTER 41--EXTORTION AND THREATS
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Sec. 879. Threats against former Presidents and certain other persons
(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill,
kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon--
(1) a former President or a member of the immediate
family of a former President;
(2) a former Vice President or a member of the
immediate family of a former Vice President;
[(2)] (3) a member of the immediate family of the
President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or
the Vice President-elect;
[(3)] (4) a major candidate for the office of
President or Vice President, or a member of the
immediate family of such candidate; or
[(4)] (5) a person protected by the Secret Service
under section 3056(a)(6);
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
(b) As used in this section--
(1) the term ``immediate family'' means--
(A) with respect to [subsection (a)(1)]
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of
this section, the wife of a former President or
former Vice President during his lifetime, the
widow of a former President or former Vice
President until her death or remarriage, and
minor children of a former President or former
Vice President until they reach sixteen years
of age; and
(B) with respect to [subsection (a)(2) and
(a)(3)] paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection
(a) of this section, a person to whom the
President, President-elect, Vice President,
Vice President-elect, or major candidate for
the office of President or Vice President--
(i) is related by blood, marriage,
or adoption; or
(ii) stands in loco parentis;
(2) the term ``major candidate for the office of
President or Vice President'' means a candidate
referred to in subsection (a)(7) of section 3056 of
this title; and
(3) the terms ``President-elect'' and ``Vice
President-elect'' have the meanings given those terms
in section 871(b) of this title.
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CHAPTER 84--PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION,
KIDNAPPING, AND ASSAULT
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Sec. 1752. Restricted building or grounds
(a) Whoever--
(1) knowingly enters or remains in any restricted
building or grounds without lawful authority to do so;
(2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or disrupt
the orderly conduct of Government business or official
functions, engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct
in, or within such proximity to, any restricted
building or grounds when, or so that, such conduct, in
fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of
Government business or official functions;
(3) knowingly, and with the intent to impede or
disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or
official functions, obstructs or impedes ingress or
egress to or from any restricted building or grounds;
[or]
(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical
violence against any person or property in any
restricted building or grounds; or
(5) knowingly, and with the intent to enter a
restricted building or grounds, causes any object to
enter any restricted building or grounds, when, or so
that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the
orderly conduct of government business or official
functions;
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as
provided in subsection (b).
(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is--
(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not
more than 10 years, or both, if--
(A) the person, during and in relation to
the offense, uses or carries a deadly or
dangerous weapon or firearm; or
(B) the offense results in significant
bodily injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3);
and
(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not
more than one year, or both, in any other case.
(c) In this section--
(1) the term ``restricted buildings or grounds''
means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted
area--
(A) of the White House or its grounds, or
the Vice President's official residence or its
grounds;
(B) of a building or grounds where the
President or other person protected by the
Secret Service is or will be temporarily
visiting; or
(C) of a building or grounds so restricted
in conjunction with an event designated as a
special event of national significance; and
(2) the term ``other person protected by the Secret
Service'' means any person whom the United States
Secret Service is authorized to protect under section
3056 of this title or by Presidential memorandum, when
such person has not declined such protection.
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PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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CHAPTER 203--ARREST AND COMMITMENT
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Sec. 3056. Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret
Service
(a) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the United States Secret Service is authorized to
protect the following persons:
(1) The President, the Vice President (or other
officer next in the order of succession to the Office
of President), the President-elect, and the Vice
President-elect.
(2) The immediate families of those individuals
listed in paragraph (1).
(3) Former Presidents and their spouses for their
lifetimes, except that protection of a spouse shall
terminate in the event of remarriage.
(4) Children of a former President who are under 16
years of age.
(5) Visiting heads of foreign states or foreign
governments.
(6) Other distinguished foreign visitors to the
United States and official representatives of the
United States performing special missions abroad when
the President directs that such protection be provided.
(7) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential
candidates and, within 120 days of the general
Presidential election, the spouses of such candidates.
As used in this paragraph, the term ``major
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates'' means
those individuals identified as such by the Secretary
of Homeland Security after consultation with an
advisory committee consisting of the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the minority leader of the
House of Representatives, the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate, and one additional member
selected by the other members of the committee. The
Committee shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).
(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and
their children who are under 16 years of age, for a
period of not more than six months after the date the
former Vice President leaves office. The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall have the authority to direct
the Secret Service to provide temporary protection for
any of these individuals at any time thereafter if the
Secretary of Homeland Security or designee determines
that information or conditions warrant such protection.
The protection authorized in paragraphs (2) through (8) may be
declined.
(b) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secret Service is authorized to detect and arrest
any person who violates--
(1) section 508, 509, 510, 871, or 879 of this
title or, with respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Federal land banks, and Federal land bank
associations, section 213, 216, 433, 493, 657, 709,
1006, 1007, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1907, or 1909 of this
title;
(2) any of the laws of the United States relating
to coins, obligations, and securities of the United
States and of foreign governments; or
(3) any of the laws of the United States relating
to electronic fund transfer frauds, access device
frauds, false identification documents or devices, and
any fraud or other criminal or unlawful activity in or
against any federally insured financial institution;
except that the authority conferred by this paragraph
shall be exercised subject to the agreement of the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security
and shall not affect the authority of any other Federal
law enforcement agency with respect to those laws.
(c)(1) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, officers and agents of the Secret Service are
authorized to--
(A) execute warrants issued under the laws of the
United States;
(B) carry firearms;
(C) make arrests without warrant for any offense
against the United States committed in their presence,
or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the
United States if they have reasonable grounds to
believe that the person to be arrested has committed or
is committing such felony;
(D) offer and pay rewards for services and
information leading to the apprehension of persons
involved in the violation or potential violation of
those provisions of law which the Secret Service is
authorized to enforce;
(E) pay expenses for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature under the direction of the
Secretary of Homeland Security and accounted for solely
on the Secretary's certificate; and
(F) perform such other functions and duties as are
authorized by law.
(2) Funds expended from appropriations available to the
Secret Service for the purchase of counterfeits and
subsequently recovered shall be reimbursed to the
appropriations available to the Secret Service at the time of
the reimbursement.
(d) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or
interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the
performance of the protective functions authorized by this
section or by section 1752 of this title shall be fined not
more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United States
Secret Service is authorized to participate, under the
direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the
planning, coordination, and implementation of security
operations at special events of national significance, as
determined by the President.
(2) At the end of each fiscal year, the President through
such agency or office as the President may designate, shall
report to the Congress--
(A) what events, if any, were designated special
events of national significance for security purposes
under paragraph (1); and
(B) the criteria and information used in making
each designation.
(f) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secret Service is authorized, at the request of
any State or local law enforcement agency, or at the request of
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to
provide forensic and investigative assistance in support of any
investigation involving missing or exploited children.
(g) The United States Secret Service shall be maintained as
a distinct entity within the Department of Homeland Security
and shall not be merged with any other Department function. No
personnel and operational elements of the United States Secret
Service shall report to an individual other than the Director
of the United States Secret Service, who shall report directly
to the Secretary of Homeland Security without being required to
report through any other official of the Department.
(h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the
Secret Service.
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PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1976
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Sec. 3. (a) Each protectee may designate one non-
governmental property to be fully secured by the secret service
on a permanent basis.
(b) A protectee may thereafter designate a different non-
Governmental property in lieu of the non-Governmental property
previously designated under subsection (a) (hereinafter in this
Act referred to as the ``previously designated property'') as
the one non-Governmental property to be fully secured by the
Secret Service on a permanent basis under subsection (a).
Thereafter, [any expenditures by the Secret Service to maintain
a permanent guard detail or for permanent facilities,
equipment, and services to secure the non-Governmental property
previously designated under subsection (a) shall be subject to
the limitations imposed under section 4] any expenditures by
the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and
services to secure the non-Governmental property previously
designated under subsection (a) are subject to the requirements
set forth in section 4.
(c) For the purposes of this section, where two or more
protectees share the same domicile, such protectees shall be
deemed a single protectee.
[Sec. 4. Expenditures by the Secret Service for maintaining
a permanent guard detail and for permanent facilities,
equipment, and services to secure any non-Governmental property
in addition to the one non-Governmental property designated by
each protectee under subsection 3(a) or 3(b) may not exceed a
cumulative total of $200,000 at each such additional non-
Governmental property, unless expenditures in excess of that
amount are specifically approved by resolutions adopted by the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate,
respectively.]
SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL
PROPERTIES.
The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and Senate of any expenditures for
permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure any
non-Governmental property in addition to the one non-
Governmental property designated by each protectee under
subsection (a) or (b) of section 3.
Sec. 5. (a) All improvements and other items acquired by
the federal government and used for the purpose of securing any
non-governmental property in the performance of the duties of
the secret service shall be the property of the United States.
(b) Upon termination of Secret Service protection at any
non-Governmental property all such improvements and other items
shall be removed from the non-Governmental property unless the
Director determines that it would not be economically feasible
to do so; except that such improvements and other items shall
be removed and the non-Governmental property shall be restored
to its original state if the owner of such property at the time
of termination requests the removal of such improvements or
other items. If any such improvements or other items are not
removed, the owner of the non-Governmental property at the time
of termination shall compensate the United States for the
original cost of such improvements or other items or for the
amount by which they have increased the fair market value of
the property, as determined by the Director, as of the date of
termination, whichever is less.
(c) In the event that any non-Governmental property becomes
a previously designated property and Secret Service protection
at that property has not been terminated, all such improvements
and other items which the Director determines are not necessary
to secure the previously designated property [within the
limitations imposed under section 4] shall be removed or
compensated for in accordance with the procedures set forth
under Subsection (b) of this section.
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