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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1656 
To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve 
protections for restricted areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, 
and to improve protections for restricted areas. 
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 Im-
provements Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF 
THE SECRET SERVICE. 
Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end: 
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‘‘(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 impede 
or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government busi-
ness or official functions, causes any object to enter 
any restricted building or grounds when, or so that, 
such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly 
conduct of Government business or official func-
tions;’’. 
SEC. 4. THREATS AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS. 
Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(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; and 
(4) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
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, 
including nonlethal weapons. 
SEC. 11. 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 secu-
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rity-related enhancements thereto should be accorded sub-
stantial deference by the National Capital Planning Com-
mission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other rel-
evant entities. 
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