Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secret Service Improve-
ments Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF 
THE SECRET SERVICE. 
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end: 
‘‘(h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 
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that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the or-
derly conduct of government business or official func-
tions;’’. 
SEC. 4. THREATS AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS. 
Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or former Vice Presi-
dent’’ after ‘‘former President’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(2) and (a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a)’’. 
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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 offi-
cers 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 con-
struct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary 
to improve the training of officers of the United States Se-
cret 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, oper-
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ating 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 de-
vices. 
(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 Sen-
ate; 
(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. 9. EVALUATION OF USE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Secret Service, 
in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 
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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 Sen-
ate; 
(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. 
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SEC. 10. EVALUATION OF USE OF ADDITIONAL WEAPONRY. 
The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the 
practicability of equipping agents and officers with weap-
ons other than those provided to officers and agents of the 
Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, in-
cluding nonlethal weapons. 
SEC. 11. SECURITY COSTS FOR SECONDARY RESIDENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Presidential Protection Assist-
ance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by strik-
ing section 4 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES ON 
NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROPERTIES. 
‘‘The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations 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 expendi-
tures by the Secret Service’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘imposed under section 4’’ and inserting 
‘‘any expenditures by the Secret Service for perma-
nent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 
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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 limi-
tations 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 Se-
cret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, con-
sisting of a minimum of 2 employees, to administer the pro-
visions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amend-
ed, 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-re-
lated enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial 
deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, 
the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant enti-
ties. 
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Union Calendar No. 174 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1656 
[Report No. 114–231] 
A BILL 
To provide for additional resources for the Secret 
Service, and to improve protections for restricted 
areas. 
JULY 27, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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