I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7145 
To transfer the United States Secret Service to the Department of the 
Treasury. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2020 
Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself and Mr. HECK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To transfer the United States Secret Service to the 
Department of the Treasury. 
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 ‘‘United States Secret 
Service Mission Improvement and Realignment Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this Act, there 
shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury the 
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functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the United 
States Secret Service, including the functions of the Sec-
retary 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. 
SEC. 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 au-
thority over or functions relating to the United States Se-
cret 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 Se-
cret 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 agen-
cy may, on a reimbursable basis, provide services or detail 
personnel to assist with the transition. 
(c) TRANSFER
OF PERSONNEL, ASSETS, OBLIGA-
TIONS, AND FUNCTIONS.—Upon the transfer of the 
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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 Man-
agement 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 Serv-
ice that any other official could by law exercise in 
relation to the United States Secret Service imme-
diately before such transfer, including all such func-
tions vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security 
by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) or any other law. 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any completed administra-
tive 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 ad-
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