United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020

To transfer the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020 2. Functions transferred (a) In general In accordance with this Act, there shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the United States Secret Service, including the functions of the Secretary of Homeland Security relating thereto. (b) Distinct entity The United States Secret Service shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department of the Treasury. 3. Transitional authorities (a) Provision of assistance by officials Until the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury, any official having authority over or functions relating to the United States Secret Service immediately before the date of enactment of this Act shall provide to the Secretary of the Treasury such assistance, including the use of personnel and assets, as the Secretary of the Treasury may request in preparing for the transfer and integration of the United States Secret Service into the Department of the Treasury. (b) Services and personnel During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the effective date of this Act, upon the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of any executive agency may, on a reimbursable basis, provide services or detail personnel to assist with the transition. (c) Transfer of personnel, assets, obligations, and functions Upon the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury— (1) the personnel, assets, and obligations held by or available in connection with the United States Secret Service shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for appropriate allocation, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and in accordance with section 1531(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall have all functions relating to the United States Secret Service that any other official could by law exercise in relation to the United States Secret Service immediately before such transfer, including all such functions vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 4. Savings provisions (a) Completed administrative actions (1) In general Any completed administrative action of the United States Secret Service shall not be affected by the enactment of this Act or the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury, but shall continue in effect according to the terms of the completed administrative action until the completed administrative action is amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by an officer of the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. (2) Completed administrative action defined In this subsection, the term completed administrative action (b) Pending proceedings (1) In general Any pending proceeding in the United States Secret Service, including a notice of proposed rulemaking and an application for a license, permit, certificate, grant, or financial assistance, shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury, unless the pending proceeding is discontinued or modified under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such discontinuance could have occurred if such enactment or transfer had not occurred. (2) Orders Any order issued in a proceeding described in paragraph (1), or an appeal therefrom, and any payment made pursuant to such an order, shall issue in the same manner and on the same terms as if this Act had not been enacted or the United States Secret Service had not been transferred, and the order shall continue in effect until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked by an officer of the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. (c) Pending civil actions Any pending civil action shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the transfer of the United States Secret Service to the Department of the Treasury, and in the pending civil action, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered and enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if such enactment or transfer had not occurred. (d) References Any reference relating to the United States Secret Service in a statute, an Executive order, a rule, a regulation, a directive, or a delegation of authority that precedes such transfer or the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Department of the Treasury and the United States Secret Service, to its officers, employees, or agents, or to its corresponding organizational units or functions. (e) Employment provisions (1) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury may, in regulations prescribed jointly with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, adopt the rules, procedures, terms, and conditions established by statute, rule, or regulation before the effective date of this Act relating to employment in the United States Secret Service transferred to the Department of the Treasury by this Act. (2) Effect of transfer on conditions of employment Except as otherwise provided in this Act, or under authority granted by this Act, the transfer pursuant to this Act of personnel shall not alter the terms and conditions of employment, including compensation, of any employee so transferred. (f) Statutory reporting requirements Any statutory reporting requirement that applied to the United States Secret Service transferred to the Department of Treasury by this Act immediately before the date of enactment of this Act shall continue to apply following that transfer if the statutory requirement refers to the United States Secret Service by name. 5. Incidental transfers The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized and directed to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and liabilities held, used, arising from, available, or to be made available, in connection with the functions transferred by this Act, as the Director determines necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. 6. References With respect to any function transferred by this Act and exercised on or after the effective date of this Act, any reference in any other Federal law to the United States Secret Service or any officer or office the functions of which are so transferred shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of the Treasury or the official or component of the Department of the Treasury to which such function is so transferred. 7. Report on expenditures for the purpose of providing protection during the course of travel (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered travel (A) means any trip by a protected individual with a stop at a location that is not owned or controlled by the Federal Government; and (B) includes any trip described in subparagraph (A) that is outside of the United States; (2) the term immediate family (3) the term incidental expenditure (A) means a travel expenditure incurred by United States Secret Service personnel and reimbursed by the United States Secret Service; and (B) does not include expenditures described in clauses (i) or (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(E); (4) the term protected individual (5) the term travel expenditure (A) means any expenditure of funds by the United States Secret Service for the purpose of providing protection to a protected individual during the course of covered travel; (B) includes any expenditure incurred by an Executive department or agency for the purpose of providing protection to a protected individual during the course of covered travel and reimbursed by the United States Secret Service; and (C) does not include any expenditure for— (i) the pay of United States Secret Service personnel; (ii) the operation or maintenance of any permanent protective asset; or (iii) incidental expenditures. (b) Report Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit to the committees listed in section 9 of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 (1) for each instance of covered travel, a statement of— (A) the protected individual or protected individuals, if more than 1 protected individual is traveling; (B) the dates of departure and return; (C) each city and State or, if outside of the United States, city and country, visited; (D) the total amount of travel expenditures; (E) (i) the total amount of expenditures for operational costs, including the cost of using— (I) any asset to transport a protected individual; or (II) any space and facility for operational purposes; and (ii) the total amount of expenditures for transportation, lodging, and per diem; and (F) the name of and amount paid to— (i) if the total amount paid is greater than $5,000, any individual who is not an employee of the Federal Government or a foreign government; and (ii) if the total amount paid is greater than $5,000, any entity that is not an entity of the Federal Government or a foreign government; and (2) for each protected individual, the total amount of incidental expenditures incurred for the purpose of providing protection to the protected individual during the reporting period. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a nonpublic annex for information reported under subsection (b)(1)(F) that the United States Secret Service determines could harm the protective mission if publicly disclosed and classified information. The nonpublic annex and any draft of the annex shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act 8. Technical and conforming amendments (a) Homeland Security Act of 2002 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 (1) in section 2(11) ( 6 U.S.C. 101(11) except— the Coast Guard, when except the Coast Guard, when (2) in section 103(d) ( 6 U.S.C. 113(d) (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; (3) in section 210G ( 6 U.S.C. 124n (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking the Secretary and the Attorney General the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General (ii) by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (C) in subsection (c), by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (D) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary, The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (E) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (3), by inserting , the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security (ii) in paragraph (4)— (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security (II) in subparagraph (C)— (aa) by striking and the Department of Justice , the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice, or any combination of those agencies, (bb) by striking either agency any such agencies (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security (F) in subsection (f), in the first sentence— (i) by striking The Secretary The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (ii) by inserting , treasury, homeland security (iii) by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security (G) in subsection (g)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (ii) in paragraph (3)— (I) in subparagraph (E), by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice (II) in subparagraph (F), by striking how the Secretary, how the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (III) in subparagraph (G), by striking how the Secretary, how the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (iii) in paragraph (5), in the first sentence, by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (H) in subsection (h)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting or the Secretary of the Treasury Attorney General (iv) in paragraph (4)— (I) by inserting or the Secretary of the Treasury the Secretary of Homeland Security (II) by striking ; or (v) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); (vi) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) vest in the Secretary of the Treasury any authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General; or ; and (vii) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— (I) by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the (II) by striking the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the (I) in subsection (j), by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (J) in subsection (k)— (i) in paragraph (3)— (I) in subparagraph (A)— (aa) by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or (bb) by striking subparagraph (C)(i)(II) and (C)(iii)(I) clauses (iii) and (iv)(I) of subparagraph (C) (II) in subparagraph (C)— (aa) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking one 1 (bb) in clause (i)— (AA) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting of Homeland Security Secretary (BB) in subclause (I), by inserting or (CC) by striking subclause (II); and (DD) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (II); (cc) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; (dd) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) missions authorized to be performed by the Department of the Treasury, consistent with governing statutes, regulations, and orders issued by the Secretary of the Treasury pertaining to United States Secret Service protection operations pursuant to sections 3056(a) and 3056A(a) of title 18, United States Code, and the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 ; (ee) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, in the matter preceding subclause (I)— (AA) by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security (BB) by striking the Secretary or the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, or (ff) in clause (v), as so redesignated— (AA) by striking clause (iii) clause (iv) (BB) by striking Secretary, Secretary of Homeland Security, (ii) in paragraph (5)— (I) by inserting , treasury, homeland security (II) by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (III) by inserting , respectively, Attorney General (iii) in paragraph (6), by inserting , the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security (iv) in paragraph (8), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Secretary the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, (K) in subsection (l)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking Secretary shall Secretary of Homeland Security shall (ii) by inserting , the Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General (4) in section 875(d)(1) ( 6 U.S.C. 455(d)(1) the Secret Service or (b) Title 18 Chapter 203 (1) in section 3056, in subsections (a), (b), (c), (e)(1), (f), and (g), by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (2) in section 3056A— (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (B) in subsection (d), in the first and second sentences, by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (c) Title 5 Title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 6324(b)(3), by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (2) in section 10201(2), by striking the Department of Homeland Security the Treasury (d) Inspector General Act of 1978 The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 8D(b)(1)— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting and by the Office of Professional Responsibility of the United States Secret Service Trade Bureau (B) in the second sentence, by striking The head of such The head of each such (2) in section 8I(e), in the first sentence, by striking the Office of Inspections of the United States Secret Service, (e) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 Section 532 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 382 (1) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (B) in paragraph (2), by striking of Homeland Security of the Treasury (f) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Section 502 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–53 9. Effective date (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Transition period Any action authorized to be taken under subsection (a) or (b) of section 3 may be taken beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 10. Rule of construction Except as provided in section 8, nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to modify or amend section 3056 or 3056A of title 18, United States Code, or the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 11. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Summary: United States Secret Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 2020 This bill transfers the U.S. Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of the Treasury. The bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to make incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and liabilities held in connection with the functions transferred. The Secret Service, by December 31 of each year, shall submit to specified congressional committees an annual report on any trip by a protected individual with a stop at a location that is not owned or controlled by the federal government, including any such trip that is outside of the United States. Such report shall include (1) for each instance of such travel, a statement of the protected individuals, dates of departure and return, total amount of travel expenditures, and other specified information; and (2) for each protected individual, the total amount of incidental expenditures incurred for the purpose of providing protection to the protected individual during the reporting period.