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### §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.