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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–231 

SECRET SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2015 

JULY 27, 2015.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

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: 


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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 


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(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. 


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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. 


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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. 


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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. 


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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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§ 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; 

ø(2)¿ (3) a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect; 

ø(3)¿ (4) a major candidate for the office of President or 

Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such 

candidate; or 

ø(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 øsubsection (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 øsubsection (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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§ 1752. Restricted building or grounds 

(a) Whoever— 

(1) knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building 

or grounds without lawful authority to do so; 


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(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; øor¿ 

(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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§ 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 

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fication 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. 


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(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 nonGovernmental property to be fully secured by the Secret Service on 

a permanent basis under subsection (a). Thereafter, øany 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. 

øSEC. 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. 


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SEC. 5. (a) All improvements and other items acquired by the 

federal government and used for the purpose of securing any nongovernmental 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 nonGovernmental 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 øwithin 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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