Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017

To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017 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. . 3. Restricted building or grounds Section 1752(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting or (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; . 4. Threats against former vice presidents Section 879(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking section 3056(a)(6); paragraph (6) or (8) of section 3056(a); or (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) a person protected by the Secret Service under a Presidential memorandum; . 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 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 (1) in section 3(b), by striking any expenditures by the Secret Service 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 (2) in section 5(c), by striking within the limitations imposed under section 4 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 two 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. 13. Secret Service protection at polling places Section 592 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: This section shall not prevent any officer or agent of the United States Secret Service from providing armed protective services authorized under section 3056 or pursuant to a Presidential memorandum at any place where a general or special election is held. 14. 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.

Summary: Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly entering an object into any restricted building or grounds to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; and (3) prohibit knowingly and willfully threatening to kill, kidnap, or harm former Vice Presidents, their spouses, or their children under age 16 or any person protected by the Secret Service under a presidential memorandum. The Director must increase the annual number of training hours for Secret Service officers and agents. The Director is authorized to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center to improve the training of U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers and Secret Service agents, and (2) hire not fewer than 200 additional officers for such division and 85 additional agents for the Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail. The Director shall adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating vulnerabilities in White House security and threats to persons protected by the Secret Service, and (2) evaluating the use of technology to improve such security and respond to such threats. The Director is required to evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those currently provided. Provisions of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 requiring expenditures above a specified amount by the Secret Service for securing any non-governmental property in addition to the one non-governmental property designated by each protectee to be approved by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are replaced with provisions requiring the Secret Service to notify such committees of any such expenditures. The Director shall establish an Ethics Program Office. A Secret Service officer may provide armed protective services authorized by statute or pursuant to a presidential memorandum at any place where a general or special election is held.