Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9697
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2024-09-19
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024 or the&nbsp;PERIMTR Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill rescinds funds that were provided to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and reallocates the funds to the U.S. Secret Service.</p><p>Specifically, the bill (1) rescinds $3 billion of the unobligated funds that were provided to the IRS by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022;&nbsp;and (2) provides $3 billion for the U.S. Secret Service to apply the same standards, practices, and protocols for protecting the President to protecting Vice Presidents, major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and former Presidents.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2024 Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reallocate funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Secret Service, for purposes of providing protection equivalent to that afforded the President to Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024 or as the PERIMTR Act of 2024 . 2. Reallocation of funds (a) Rescission There is rescinded from the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 10301(1) of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ) (136 Stat. 2053) $3,000,000,000. (b) Appropriation There is appropriated to the Director of the United States Secret Service $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose of applying the same standards, practices, and protocols for protecting the President to protecting Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents. These standards, practices, and protocols include the number of agents, equipment, and other assets needed to carry out the requirements of this subsection. (c) Definition In this Act, the term major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect.