Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-1656
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2015-03-26
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Protection of officials
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly causing any object to enter any restricted building or grounds so that such object impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; and (3) include former Vice Presidents and members of their immediate families within the prohibition against threatening former Presidents and their families.</p> <p>Requires the Director to increase the annual number of hours spent training by Secret Service officers and agents. </p> <p>Authorizes the Director to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents of the Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, and (2) hire not fewer than 200 additional officers for the Division and 80 additional agents for the Detail.</p> <p>Requires the Director to devise and adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating vulnerabilities in White House security and threats to persons protected by the Secret Service, including threats posed by unmanned aerial systems or explosive devices; and (2) evaluating the ways technology may be used to improve White House security and the response to threats to persons protected by the Service. </p> <p>Requires the Director to evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those currently provided, including nonlethal weapons.</p> <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that an assessment made by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Director regarding physical security of the White House and attendant grounds should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.</p>

action_date: 2015-07-27
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly causing any object to enter any restricted building or grounds so that such object impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; and (3) prohibit knowingly and willfully threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children who are under age 16.</p> <p>(Sec. 5) The Director must increase the annual number of training hours for Secret Service officers and agents. </p> <p>(Sec. 6) The Director is authorized to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents of the Secret Service, and (2) hire not fewer than 200 additional officers for such Division and 85 additional agents for the Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail.</p> <p>(Sec. 8) The Director shall devise and adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating vulnerabilities in White House security and threats to persons protected by the Secret Service, including threats posed by unmanned aerial systems or explosive devices; and (2) evaluating the ways technology may be used to improve White House security and the response to threats to persons protected by the Service.</p> <p>(Sec. 10) The Director is required to evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those currently provided, including nonlethal weapons.</p> <p>(Sec. 11) Provisions of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 requiring expenditures above a specified amount by the Secret Service for securing any non-governmental property in addition to the one non-governmental property designated by each protectee to be approved by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are replaced with provisions requiring the Secret Service to notify such Committees of any such expenditures.</p> <p>(Sec. 12) Subject to the oversight of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Secret Service, the Director shall establish an Ethics Program Office to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and to provide increased training to Secret Service employees.</p> <p>(Sec. 13) This section expresses the sense of Congress that an assessment made by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Director regarding physical security of the White House and attendant grounds should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-13
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly causing an autonomous or remotely operated vehicle or dangerous weapon to enter any restricted building or grounds so that it impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions.</p> <p>The punishment for such offense is a fine, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if during and in relation to the offense a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm enters the restricted building or grounds.</p> <p>The term "restricted buildings or grounds" is revised to include: (1) any restricted area of a building or grounds that the President or other person protected by the Secret Service has designated as a non-governmental property in accordance with the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976, and (2) the airspace above any such restricted area.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill applies provisions prohibiting threats against former Presidents and others to threats against former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their minor children. </p> <p>(Sec. 4) The Secret Service shall increase the annual number of training hours for Secret Service officers and agents. The increased training must include the recommendations for training described in the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel Report, released on December 15, 2014.</p> <p>(Sec. 5) The Secret Service is authorized to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents of the Secret Service, and (2) hire the number of officers for the Uniformed Division and agents for the Presidential Protective Detail necessary to satisfy the staffing recommendations made by such report.</p> <p>(Sec. 7) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall devise and adopt improved procedures for identifying, evaluating, and addressing 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 devices.</p> <p>(Sec. 8) The Secret Service shall devise and adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating 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 such ways for an appropriate period.</p> <p>(Sec. 9) The Secret Service: (1) shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with additional non-lethal weapons, and (2) may evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons beyond those currently provided.</p> <p>(Sec. 10) Provisions of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 requiring specified congressional committee approval of expenditures above a specified amount by the Secret Service for securing any non-governmental property in addition to the one non-governmental property designated by each protectee are replaced with provisions requiring specified congressional committee notification of any such expenditures.</p> <p>(Sec. 11) The bill requires the establishment of an Ethics Program Office in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Secret Service to ensure compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.</p> <p>(Sec. 12) The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress with a review of this bill's implementation and an evaluation of the Secret Service's progress in implementing recommendations outlined in the panel report.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1656 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: (h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service. . 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 following: (5) knowingly, and with the intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business 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 functions; . 4. Threats against former Vice Presidents Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (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 subsection (a) ; and (ii) by inserting or former Vice President after former President each place it appears; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) and inserting paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) . 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 officers 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. 6. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division established under section 3056A of title 18, United States Code and agents of the United States Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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) 80 additional agents for the United States Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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 devices. (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 Senate; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 9. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service 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 Senate; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 10. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons. 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 security-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: (h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service. . 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 following: (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 that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; . 4. Threats against former vice presidents Section 879(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3056(a)(6) and inserting paragraph (6) or (8) of section 3056(a) . 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 officers 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. 6. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret 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. 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, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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 devices. (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 Senate; (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. 9. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 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 Senate; (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. 10. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons. 11. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting the following: 4. Notification regarding expenditures on non-Governmental properties The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 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 expenditures by the Secret Service and all that follows through imposed under section 4 and inserting any expenditures by the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 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 limitations imposed under section 4 . 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 Secret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of two employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of the United States Secret Service. 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-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 174 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1656 [Report No. 114–231] 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 July 27, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2015 A BILL To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: (h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service. . 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 following: (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 that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; . 4. Threats against former vice presidents Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (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 subsection (a) ; and (ii) by inserting or former Vice President after former President each place it appears; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) and inserting paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) . 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 officers 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. 6. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret 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. 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, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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 devices. (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 Senate; (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. 9. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 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 Senate; (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. 10. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons. 11. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting the following: 4. Notification regarding expenditures on non-Governmental properties The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 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 expenditures by the Secret Service and all that follows through imposed under section 4 and inserting any expenditures by the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 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 limitations imposed under section 4 . 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 Secret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of 2 employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of the United States Secret Service. 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-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

July 27, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1656 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: (h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service. . 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 following: (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 that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; . 4. Threats against former vice presidents Section 879(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3056(a)(6) and inserting paragraph (6) or (8) of section 3056(a) . 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 officers 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. 6. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret 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. 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, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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 devices. (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 Senate; (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. 9. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 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 Senate; (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. 10. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons. 11. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting the following: 4. Notification regarding expenditures on non-Governmental properties The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 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 expenditures by the Secret Service and all that follows through imposed under section 4 and inserting any expenditures by the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 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 limitations imposed under section 4 . 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 Secret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of two employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of the United States Secret Service. 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-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 560 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1656 [Report No. 114–302] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 13, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Presidential appointment of Director of the Secret Service Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: (h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service. . 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 following: (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 that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; . 4. Threats against former vice presidents Section 879(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3056(a)(6) and inserting paragraph (6) or (8) of section 3056(a) . 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 officers 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. 6. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret 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. 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, operating pursuant to section 3056 of title 18, United States Code. 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 devices. (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 Senate; (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. 9. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Science and 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 Senate; (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. 10. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons other than those provided to officers and agents of the Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act, including nonlethal weapons. 11. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting the following: 4. Notification regarding expenditures on non-Governmental properties The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 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 expenditures by the Secret Service and all that follows through imposed under section 4 and inserting any expenditures by the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 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 limitations imposed under section 4 . 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 Secret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of two employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of the United States Secret Service. 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-related enhancements thereto should be accorded substantial deference by the National Capital Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, and any other relevant entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016 . 2. Restricted building or grounds (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to criminalize knowingly throwing, operating, or placing an autonomous or remotely operated vehicle or dangerous weapon in a restricted building or grounds and to provide additional clarification as to what constitutes a restricted building or grounds. (b) Amendment Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (4), by adding or at the end; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) knowingly causes any autonomous or remotely operated vehicle or dangerous weapon to enter any restricted building or grounds, with the intent for such autonomous or remotely operated vehicle or dangerous weapon to enter a restricted building or grounds, when, or so that, such autonomous or remotely operated vehicle or dangerous weapon, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions; ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) during and in relation to the offense, a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm is used, carried, or otherwise enters the restricted building or grounds; or ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iv), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated, by striking grounds’ means and inserting the following: grounds’— (A) means ; (C) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by striking or at the end; (D) by inserting after clause (ii), as redesignated, the following: (iii) of a building or grounds that the President or other person protected by the Secret Service has designated as a non-Governmental property in accordance with the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note); or ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) includes the airspace above any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area described in subparagraph (A); and . 3. Threats against former vice presidents (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to authorize the United States Secret Service to investigate threats against former Vice Presidents and their families for the duration of their protection by the United States Secret Service. (b) Amendments Section 879 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (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 subsection (a) ; and (ii) by striking the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage, and minor children of a former President and inserting the spouse of a former President or former Vice President during the lifetime of the former President or former Vice President, as the case may be, the widow or widower of a former President or former Vice President until the death or remarriage of the widow or widower, and minor children of a former President or former Vice President ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) and inserting paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) . 4. Increased training (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to require increased training for United States Secret Service Protective Division Agents and Uniformed Division Officers. (b) Requirement 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 United States Secret Service, including officers 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. The increased training hours required under this subsection shall include, at a minimum, the recommendations for training described in the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel Report, released on December 15, 2014. 5. Training facilities The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the United States Secret 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. 6. Hiring of additional officers and agents The Director of the Secret Service is authorized to hire the number of officers for the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents for the United States Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail necessary to satisfy the staffing recommendations made by the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel Report, issued on December 15, 2014. 7. Evaluation of vulnerabilities and threats (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall devise and adopt improved procedures for identifying, evaluating, and addressing vulnerabilities in the security of the White House and threats to persons protected by the United States Secret Service, including threats posed by unmanned aerial systems or explosive devices. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report on the implementation of subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (4) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 8. Evaluation of use of technology (a) In general The Director of the Secret Service, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, and other experts, shall devise and adopt improved procedures for— (1) evaluating 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 United States Secret Service; and (2) retaining evidence pertaining to the duties referred to in paragraph (1) for an appropriate 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (4) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 9. Evaluation of use of additional weaponry The Director of the Secret Service— (1) shall evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with nonlethal weapons in addition to those provided to officers and agents of the United States Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) may evaluate the practicability of equipping agents and officers with weapons beyond those provided to officers and agents of the United States Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act. 10. Security costs for secondary residences (a) In general The Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 ( 18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking section 4 and inserting the following: 4. Notification regarding expenditures on non-Governmental properties The Secret Service shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 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 expenditures by the Secret Service and all that follows through imposed under section 4 and inserting any expenditures by the Secret Service for permanent facilities, equipment, and services to secure the 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 limitations imposed under section 4 . 11. Establishment of Ethics Program Office Subject to the oversight of the Designated Agency Ethics Official of the Department of Homeland Security, and in accordance with the regulations under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), there shall be established an Ethics Program Office in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Secret Service, which shall ensure compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 12. Report on implementation Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, that contains a review of the implementation of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, and an evaluation of the progress of the United States Secret Service in implementing recommendations outlined in the United States Secret Service Protective Mission Panel Report.

July 13, 2016 Reported with an amendment