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the first section of this Act [amending section 208(b) of

this title] may be made available for use or obligation

prior to October 1, 1982.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–570 applicable to any fiscal

year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a)

of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as a note under section 102 of

this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT

Section 1(e) of Pub. L. 94–196 provided that: ‘‘The

amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (d) of

this section [enacting section 208 of this title and

amending this section] shall take effect as of July 1,

1974.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT

Section 609(b) of Pub. L. 93–552 provided that: ‘‘Except

as otherwise provided therein, the amendment made by

subsection (a) of this section [amending this section,

provisions set out as a note under section 111 of this

title, and section 3056 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal

Procedure] shall become effective July 12, 1974.’’

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury, and functions of all agencies and employees of

such Department, transferred, with certain exceptions,

to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him

to authorize their performance or performance of any

of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and

employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§1, 2, eff. July

31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Secret Service, referred to in this section, is an

agency in Department of the Treasury.

REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS

Section 135(b)(5) of Pub. L. 102–138 provided that:

‘‘Protective services provided by a State or local government at any time during the period beginning on

January 1, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1991,

which were performed in connection with visits described in section 202(8) of title 3, United States Code,

as amended by this subsection, shall be deemed to be

reimbursement obligations entered into pursuant to

section 208(a) of that title as if the amendment made by

paragraph (1) of this subsection [amending this section]

was in effect during that period and the services had

been requested by the Secretary of State.’’

CROSS REFERENCES

Secret Service uniforms to display U.S. flag emblem

or colors, see section 210a of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 208, 209 of this

title; title 12 section 3414; title 22 sections 2709, 4304,

4314.

§ 203. Personnel, appointment, and vacancies

(a) The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall consist of such number of

officers, with grades corresponding to similar officers of the Metropolitan Police force, and of

such number of privates, with grade corresponding to that of private of the highest grade in the

Metropolitan Police force, as may be necessary.

(b) Members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall be recruited under

the civil service laws and regulations on a nationwide basis. Members of such Service may

also be appointed from the members of the Metropolitan Police force and the United States

Park Police force from lists furnished by the officers in charge of such forces. Whenever any vacancy is created in the Metropolitan Police

force or the United States Park Police force as

the result of an appointment to the United

States Secret Service Uniformed Division, such

vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided

by law. In the period of time which follows the

date of enactment of this sentence and precedes

January 1, 1975, not more than thirty members

of the Metropolitan Police force may be appointed annually to the United States Secret

Service Uniformed Division.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 680; Aug. 15, 1950,

ch. 715, §2, 64 Stat. 448; June 28, 1952, ch. 481, 66

Stat. 283; Pub. L. 87–481, §2, June 8, 1962, 76 Stat.

95; Pub. L. 91–217, §1(1), (4)–(6), Mar. 19, 1970, 84

Stat. 74, 75; Pub. L. 94–196, §1(c), Dec. 31, 1975, 89

Stat. 1109; Pub. L. 95–179, Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat.

1371; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(f) [title

I], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–314, 3009–324.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (b), are

set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title

5.

The date of enactment of this sentence, referred to in

subsec. (b), is Mar. 19, 1970, the date of enactment of

Pub. L. 91–217.

AMENDMENTS

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–208 struck out ‘‘but not

exceeding twelve hundred in number’’ before period at

end.

1977—Pub. L. 95–179 substituted ‘‘United States Secret

Service Uniformed Division’’ for ‘‘Executive Protective

Service’’ wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) and (b).

1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–196 increased maximum

number of Executive Protective Service from eight

hundred and fifty to twelve hundred.

1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–217, §1(1), (4), (5), substituted ‘‘Executive Protective Service’’ for ‘‘White

House Police force’’, ‘‘eight hundred and fifty’’ for ‘‘two

hundred and fifty’’, and struck out provisions limiting

the appointment of White House Police to appointment

from lists provided by the Metropolitan Police force

and in the United States Park Police force and covering the filling of vacancies.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–217, §1(6), substituted ‘‘Executive Protective Service’’ for ‘‘White House Police

force’’ and inserted provisions for the recruiting of personnel on a nationwide basis and from lists provided by

the Metropolitan Police force and the United States

Park Police force and placed a limit of 30 on the number to be appointed from the Metropolitan Police force

annually until Jan. 1, 1975.

1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–481 increased force from

170 to 250 members.

1952—Subsec. (a). Act June 28, 1952, increased force

from 133 to 170 members.

1950—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 15, 1950, increased force

from 110 to 133 members.

TEMPORARY EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATION

Acts Aug. 11, 1951, ch. 301, title I, 65 Stat. 185; June 30,

1952, ch. 523, title I, 66 Stat. 290, made appropriations

for salaries and expenses of the White House Police

force for fiscal years 1952 and 1953, and provided that

the appropriations should be available for additional

personnel without regard for the limitation contained

in this section. The provisions were not repeated in the

Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1954, act June

18, 1953, ch. 132, title I, 67 Stat. 67.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 209 of this title.
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§ 204. Grades, salaries, and transfers of appointees

(a) No person shall be appointed a member of

the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division at a grade lower than the grade held by

him as a member of the Metropolitan Police

force or of the United States Park Police force

at the time of his appointment.

(b) A member of the United States Secret

Service Uniformed Division shall receive a salary at the rate provided for the corresponding

grade in the Metropolitan Police force (including longevity increases provided by section 401

of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s

Salary Act of 1958), and he shall be furnished

with uniforms and other necessary equipment

similar to the uniforms and equipment furnished

the United States Park Police, and he shall be

entitled to the same leave allowances as a member of the United States Park Police force.

(c) Any member of the United States Secret

Service Uniformed Division appointed thereto

from the Metropolitan Police force or the

United States Park Police force may be transferred to the organization of which he was a

member at the time of such appointment.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 680; June 20, 1953,

ch. 146, title IV, §402, 67 Stat. 76; Pub. L. 85–584,

title V, §502(a), Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 485; Pub. L.

91–217, §1(1), Mar. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 74; Pub. L.

95–179, Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1371.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 401 of the District of Columbia Police and

Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958, referred to in subsec. (b),

is section 401 of Pub. L. 85–584, title IV, Aug. 1, 1958, 72

Stat. 484, which appears in section 4–415 of Title 4, Police and Fire Departments, of the District of Columbia

Code.

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95–179 substituted ‘‘United States Secret

Service Uniformed Division’’ for ‘‘Executive Protective

Service’’ wherever appearing.

1970—Pub. L. 91–217 substituted ‘‘Executive Protective Service’’ for ‘‘White House Police force’’ wherever

appearing in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c).

1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–584 substituted ‘‘section

401 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s

Salary Act of 1958’’ for ‘‘section 102 of the District of

Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1953’’.

1953—Subsec. (b). Act June 20, 1953, inserted references to longevity pay.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT

Section 407 of act June 20, 1953, provided that: ‘‘This

Act [amending this section] shall take effect on July 1,

1953.’’

SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION COMPENSATION

Pub. L. 105–61, title I, §118, Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1285,

provided that:

‘‘(a) NEW RATES OF BASIC PAY.—[Amended Pub. L.

85–584, title V, §501, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 485, D.C. Code,

§4–416.]

‘‘(b) CONVERSION TO NEW SALARY SCHEDULE.—

‘‘(1)(A) Effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the date of enactment of this

section [Oct. 10, 1997], the Secretary of the Treasury

shall fix the rates of basic pay for members of the

United States Secret Service Uniformed Division in

accordance with this paragraph.

‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraph (C), each officer and

member receiving basic compensation, immediately

prior to the effective date of this section, at one of

the scheduled rates in the salary schedule in section

101 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s

Salary Act of 1958 [D.C. Code, §4–406], as adjusted by

law and as in effect prior to the effective date of this

section, shall be placed in and receive basic compensation at the corresponding scheduled service step

of the salary schedule under subsection (a)(4).

‘‘(C)(i) The Assistant Chief and the Chief of the

United States Secret Service Uniformed Division

shall be placed in and receive basic compensation in

salary class 10 and salary class 11, respectively, in the

appropriate service step in the new salary class in accordance with section 304 of the District of Columbia

Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (District of

Columbia Code, section 4–413).

‘‘(ii) Each member whose position is to be converted to the salary schedule under section 501(c) of

the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary

Act of 1958 (District of Columbia Code, section

4–416(c)) as amended by this section, in accordance

with subsection (a) of this section, and who, prior to

the effective date of this section has earned, but has

not been credited with, an increase in his or her rate

of pay shall be afforded that increase before such

member is placed in the corresponding service step in

the salary schedule under section 501(c).

‘‘(2) Except in the cases of the Assistant Chief and

the Chief of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, the conversion of positions and individuals to appropriate classes of the salary schedule

under section 501(c) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (District of Columbia Code, section 4–416(c)) as amended by this section, and the initial adjustments of rates of basic pay

of those positions and individuals, in accordance with

paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall not be considered to be transfers or promotions within the meaning of section 304 of the District of Columbia Police

and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 (District of Columbia Code, section 4–413).

‘‘(3) Each member whose position is converted to

the salary schedule under section 501(c) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of

1958 (District of Columbia Code, section 4–416(c)) as

amended by this section, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, shall be granted credit for

purposes of such member’s first service step adjustment under the salary schedule in such section 510(c)

for all satisfactory service performed by the member

since the member’s last increase in basic pay prior to

the adjustment under that section.

‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON PAY PERIOD EARNINGS.—[Amended

act Aug. 15, 1950, ch. 715, 64 Stat. 477, D.C. Code,

§4–1104.]

‘‘(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—On the effective date of this

section, any existing special salary rates authorized for

members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division under section 5305 of title 5, United

States Code (or any previous similar provision of law)

and any special rates of pay or special pay adjustments

under section 403, 404, or 405 of the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 [Pub. L. 101–509, §529

[title IV, §§403–405], 5 U.S.C. 5305 note] applicable to

members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall be rendered inapplicable.

‘‘(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—[Amended Pub. L.

101–509, §529 [title IV, §405], set out as a note under section 5305 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.]

‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section

shall become effective on the first day of the first pay

period beginning after the date of enactment of this

Act [Oct. 10, 1997].’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 209 of this title.