Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000
PL 106-544 (H.R.3048), enacted 12/19/2000

PUBLIC LAW 106-544—DEC. 19, 2000 
114 STAT. 2715 
Public Law 106-544 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To amend section 879 of title 18, United States Code, to provide clearer coverage 
over threats against former Presidents and members of their families, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Presidential Threat Protection 
Act of 2000". 
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 famil}^'; and 
(B) by inserting "or" after the semicolon at the end; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a)(3) the following: 
"(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 "subsection (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 Service". 
Dec. 19, 2000 
[H.R. 3048] 
Presidential 
Threat Protection 
Act of 2000. 
18 u s e 871 note. 
114 STAT. 2716 
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SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SECRET SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR SECU-
RITY 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: 
President. 
"(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United States Secret 
Service is authorized to participate, under the direction of the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in the planning, coordination, and 
implementation of security operations at special events of national 
significance, as determined by the President. 
"(2) At the end of each fiscal year, the President through 
such agency or office as the President may designate, shall report 
to the Congress— 
"(A) what events, if any, were designated special events 
of national significance for security purposes under paragraph 
(1); and 
"(B) the criteria and information used in making each 
designation.". 
18 use 3056 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The United States Secret Service (here-
after in this section referred to as the "Service"), at the direction 
of the Secretary of the Treasury, may establish the National Threat 
Assessment Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
"Center") as a unit within the Service. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—^The Service may provide the following to Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement agencies 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 prevention of 
targeted violence. 
(4) Facilitation of information sharing among all such agen-
cies with protective or public safety responsibilities. 
(5) Programs to promote the standardization of Federal, 
State, and local threat assessments and investigations involving 
threats. 
(6) Any other activities the Secretary determines are nec-
essary to implement a comprehensive threat assessment capa-
biUty. 
Deadline. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Service shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees 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)(I) a Federal health care offense; or (II) 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 
paragraph (5) or (6) of section 3056, if the Director of the 
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Secret Service determines that the threat constituting the 
offense or the threat against the person protected is imminent, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, 
may issue in writing and cause to be served a subpoena requiring 
the production and testimony described in subparagraph (B). 
"(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 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) A subpoena issued under subparagraph (A) with respect 
to a provider of electronic commiuiication service or remote com-
puting service, in an investigation of a Federal offense involving 
the sexual exploitation or abuse of children shall not extend 
beyond— 
"(i) requiring that provider to disclose the name, address, 
local and long distance telephone toll billing records, telephone 
number or other subscriber number or identity, and length 
of service of a subscriber to or customer of such service and 
the types of services the subscriber or customer utilized, which 
may be relevant to an authorized law enforcement inquiry; 
or 
"(ii) requiring a custodian of the records of that provider 
to give testimony concerning the production and authentication 
of such records or information. 
"(D) As used in this paragraph, the term 'Federal 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 victim is an indi-
vidual 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 required 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 sum-
mons, 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 prohibition 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 application 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 in order 
to obtain legal advice) the existence of such summons for a period 
of up to 90 days. 
"(B) Such order may be issued on a showing that the things 
being sought may be relevant to the investigation and there is 
reason to believe that such disclosure may result in— 
"(i) endangerment to the life or physical safety of any 
person; 
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"(ii) flight to avoid prosecution; 
"(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence; or 
"(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses. 
"(C) An order under this paragraph may be renewed for addi-
tional periods of up to 90 days upon a showing that the cir-
cumstances described in subparagraph (B) continue to exist. 
"(7) A summons issued under this section shall not require 
the production of anything that would be protected from production 
under the standards applicable to a subpoena duces tecum issued 
by a court of the United States. 
"(8) If no case or proceeding arises from the production of 
records or other things pursuant to this section within a reasonable 
time after those records or things are produced, the agency to 
which those records or things were delivered shall, upon written 
demand made by the person producing those records or things, 
return them to that person, except where the production required 
was only of copies rather than originals. 
"(9) A subpoena issued under paragraph (l)(A)(i)(II) or (l)(A)(ii) 
may require production as soon as possible, but in no event less 
than 24 hours after service of the subpoena. 
"(10) As soon as practicable following the issuance of a subpoena 
under paragraph (l)(A)(ii), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
notify the Attorney General of its issuance.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—^The heading for section 3486 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking: 
"in Federal health care investigations". 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—^The item relating to section 3486 
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 223 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking: 
"in Federal health care investigations". 
(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. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 3486 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking "summoned" and 
inserting "subpoenaed"; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking "summons" each place 
it appears and inserting "subpoena". 
28 u s e 566 note. 
SEC. 6. FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, upon consulta-
tion with appropriate Department of Justice and Department of 
the Treasury law enforcement components, establish permanent 
Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces consisting of Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement authorities in designated regions of the 
United States, to be directed and coordinated by the United States 
Marshals Service, for the purpose of locating and apprehending 
fugitives. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—^There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Attorney General for the United States 
Marshals Service to carry out the provisions of this section 
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. 
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(c) OTHER EXISTING APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit any existing authority under any other 
provision of Federal or State law for law enforcement agencies 
to locate or apprehend fugitives through task forces or any other 
means. 
SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. 
5 USC 551 note. 
(a) STUDY ON USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.—Not later OeadUne. 
than December 31, 2001, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall complete a study on 
the use of administrative subpoena power by executive branch 
agencies or entities and shall report the findings to the Committees 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of the sources of administrative subpoena 
power and the scope of such subpoena power within executive 
branch agencies; 
(2) a description of applicable subpoena enforcement mecha-
nisms; 
(3) a description of any notification provisions and any 
other provisions relating to safeguarding privacy interests; 
(4) a description of the standards governing the issuance 
of administrative subpoenas; and 
(5) recommendations from the Attorney General regarding 
necessary steps to ensure that administrative subpoena power 
is used and enforced consistently and fairly by executive branch 
agencies. 
(b) REPORT ON FREQUENCY OF USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUB-
POENAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall report in January of each year to the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on the number of administrative subpoenas 
issued by them under this section and the identity of the 
agency or component of the Department of Justice or the 
Department of the Treasury issuing the subpoena and imposing 
the charges. 
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(2) EXPIRATION.—The reporting requirement of this sub-
section shall terminate in 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
Approved December 19, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3048: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-669 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
June 26, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 25, House disagreed to and concurred in certain Senate amendments, in 
another with an amendment. 
Dec. 6, Senate receded from certain amendments and concurred in House 
amendment.