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 fol-
lowing:
‘‘(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 ‘‘sub-
section (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 Serv-
ice’’.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SECRET SERVICE AUTHORITY
FOR SECURITY 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) At the direction of the President, the United
States Secret Service is authorized to participate, under
the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the plan-
ning, coordination, and implementation of security oper-
ations at events or gatherings of national significance, as
determined by the President.’’.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The United States Secret
Service (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
‘‘Service’’), at the direction of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, may establish the National Threat Assessment Center
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’)
as a unit within the Service.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Service may provide the fol-
lowing to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agen-
cies 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 pre-
vention of targeted violence.
(4) Facilitation of information sharing among
all such agencies with protective or public safety re-
sponsibilities.
(5) Programs to promote the standardization of
Federal, State, and local threat assessments and in-
vestigations involving threats.
(6) Any other activities the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary to implement a comprehensive
threat assessment capability.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Service shall submit a
report to the committees 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) a Federal health care offense or 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 section 3056(a)(5), the
Secretary of the Treasury;
may issue in writing and cause to be served a subpoena
requiring the production and testimony described in sub-
paragraph (B).
‘‘(B) A subpoena issued under subparagraph
(A) may require—
‘‘(i) the production of any records or other
things relevant to the investigation; and
‘‘(ii) testimony by the custodian of the
things required to be produced concerning the
production and authenticity of those things.
‘‘(C) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘Fed-
eral offense involving the sexual exploitation or
abuse of children’ means an offense under section
1201, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252,
2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423, in which the vic-
tim is an individual who has not attained the age of
18 years.’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘relating to a Federal health
care offense’’ after ‘‘production of records’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
production of things in any other case may be re-
quired from any place within the United States or
subject to the laws or jurisdiction of the United
States.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) At any time before the return date specified in
the summons, the person or entity summoned may, in the
United States district court for the district in which that
person or entity does business or resides, petition for an
order modifying or setting aside the summons, or a prohi-
bition of disclosure ordered by a court under paragraph
(6).
‘‘(6)(A) A United State district court for the district
in which the summons is or will be served, upon applica-
tion of the United States, may issue an ex parte order
that no person or entity disclose to any other person or
entity (other than to an attorney for the purposes of an
application modifying or setting aside the order) the exist-
ence of such summons for a period of 90 days.
‘‘(B) Such order may be issued on a showing that
the things being sought may be relevant to the investiga-
tion and there is reason to believe that such disclosure
may result in—
‘‘(i) endangerment to the life or physical safety
of any person;
‘‘(ii) flight from prosecution;
‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence;
‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; or
‘‘(v) defeating any remedy or penalty provided
for the violation of the laws of the United States.
‘‘(C) An order under this paragraph may be renewed
for additional 90-day periods upon a showing that the cir-
cumstances described in subparagraph (B) continue to
exist.
(3) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 3486A,
and the item relating to that section in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 223, of title 18,
United States Code, are repealed.
SEC. 6. FORFEITURE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES
USED FOR COUNTERFEITING.
Section 492 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking the third and fourth undesig-
nated paragraphs;
(2) by designating the remaining paragraphs as
subsections (a) and (b);
(3) by adding the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) All seizures and civil forfeitures pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be governed by the procedures set forth
in chapter 46 of this title pertaining to civil forfeitures,
including section 981(d) which incorporates the customs
laws (19 U.S.C. 1602 et seq.). The Attorney General shall
have sole responsibility for disposing of petitions for remis-
sion or mitigation with respect to property involved in a
judicial forfeiture proceeding.
‘‘(d) A court in sentencing a person for a violation
of this chapter or of sections 331–333, 335, 336, 642, or
1720 of this title, shall order the person to forfeit the
property described in subsection (a). The forfeiture of
property under this subsection, including any seizure and
disposition of the property, and any related judicial or ad-
ministrative proceeding, shall be governed by the provi-
sions of section 413 (other than subsection (d) of that sec-
tion) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853).’’; and
(4) in subsection (b), as so designated by this
section, by striking ‘‘fined not more than $100’’ and
inserting ‘‘fined under this title’’.
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