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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1525

To limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former Presidents, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 30, 1993

Mr. COBLE introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on the Judiciary and Post Office and Civil Service

A BILL

To limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former

Presidents, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF A

4 FORMER PRESIDENT FOR OFFICE SPACE AND

5 A MONETARY ALLOWANCE.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro7 vide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing privi8 leges to former Presidents of the United States, and for

9 other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102

10 note) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) Each’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),

4 each’’;

5 (B) by striking the second sentence; and

6 (C) adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(2) An allowance under this subsection shall not be

8 payable—

9 ‘‘(A) for any period during which the former

10 President holds an appointive or elective office or

11 position in or under the Federal Government or the

12 government of the District of Columbia to which is

13 attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate;

14 ‘‘(B) for any month if such former President

15 has not attained retirement age (within the meaning

16 of section 216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42

17 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) before the start of such month; or

18 ‘‘(C) in the case of a former President other19 wise entitled to any other annuity or pension under

20 any other Act of Congress (excluding a survivor ben21 efit and any benefit under title XVIII of the Social

22 Security Act), unless such former President waives

23 the right to each such other annuity or pension.’’;

24 and

25 (2) by repealing subsection (c).
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 subsection (a) shall take effect as of the first day of the

3 first month beginning after the end of the 6–month period

4 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

5 SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECRET SERVICE PRO6 TECTION FOR A FORMER PRESIDENT OR

7 MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF A

8 FORMER PRESIDENT.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3056(a) of title 18,

10 United States Code, is amended—

11 (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the

12 following:

13 ‘‘(3) Former Presidents, for the 1-year period

14 immediately following the termination date of the

15 person’s service as President.’’; and

16 (2) by striking paragraph (4).

17 (b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF

18 LAW.—For purposes of sections 879 and 1752 of title 18,

19 United States Code—

20 (1) a former President shall, after the end of

21 the 1-year period referred to in section 3056(a)(3)

22 of such title (as amended by subsection (a)(1)), be

23 deemed to be a person under Secret Service protec24 tion; and
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1 (2) children of a former President who are

2 under 16 years of age, and a spouse of a former

3 President (except a spouse who is otherwise ineli4 gible for Secret Service protection by reason of

5 remarriage), shall be deemed to be persons under

6 Secret Service protection;

7 unless such person did not have Secret Service protection,

8 as of the date such person was last eligible therefor, by

9 reason of a declination of protection made by such person.

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

11 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment

12 of this Act, except that the enactment of this section shall

13 not have the effect of terminating Secret Service protec14 tion for any person before—

15 (1) the expiration of the 6–month period begin16 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act; or

17 (2) such person has received (or been eligible to

18 receive) Secret Service protection as a former Presi19 dent, or the spouse or a child of a former President,

20 as the case may be, for at least 12 months after the

21 termination date of such former President’s service.

22 (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

23 term ‘‘Secret Service’’ means the United States Secret

24 Service, the Department of the Treasury.

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