H. R. 3048
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To amend section 879 of title 18, United States Code, to provide clearer coverage
over threats against former Presidents and members of their families, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Threat Protection
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF SECTION 879 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 879 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subsection (a)(2);
(2) in subsection (a)(3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘a member
of the immediate family’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a)(3) the following:
‘‘(4) a person protected by the Secret Service under section
3056(a)(6);’’;
(4) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘who is protected by the Secret Service
as provided by law,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’;
and
(5) in subsection (b)(1)(B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘or Vice President-elect’’ and inserting
‘‘Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the office of
President or Vice President’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) HEADING.—The heading for section 879 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘protected by the
Secret Service’’.
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to section 879
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘protected
by the Secret Service’’.
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SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SECRET SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR SECU-
RITY OPERATIONS AT EVENTS AND GATHERINGS OF
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United States Secret
Service is authorized to participate, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury, 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.’’.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The United States Secret Service (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Service’’), at the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury, may establish the National Threat
Assessment Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the
‘‘Center’’) as a unit within the Service.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Service may provide the following to Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement agencies through the Center:
(1) Training in the area of threat assessment.
(2) Consultation on complex threat assessment cases or
plans.
(3) Research on threat assessment and the prevention of
targeted violence.
(4) Facilitation of information sharing among all such agen-
cies with protective or public safety responsibilities.
(5) Programs to promote the standardization of Federal,
State, and local threat assessments and investigations involving
threats.
(6) Any other activities the Secretary determines are nec-
essary to implement a comprehensive threat assessment capa-
bility.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Service shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives
detailing the manner in which the Center will operate.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS WITH REGARD TO PROTECTIVE
INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRET SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) so that paragraph (1) reads as follows: ‘‘(1)(A) In any
investigation of—
‘‘(i)(I) a Federal health care offense; or (II) a Federal offense
involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, the
Attorney General; or
‘‘(ii) an offense under section 871 or 879, or a threat against
a person protected by the United States Secret Service under
paragraph (5) or (6) of section 3056, if the Director of the