Presidential Protection Assistance Act
PL 94-524 (H.R.1244), enacted 10/17/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-524—OCT. 17, 1976 
90 STAT. 2475 
Public Law 94-524 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To establish procedures and regulations for certain protective services provided 
by the United States Secret Service. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976". 
SEC, 2, As used in this Act the term— 
(1) "Secret Service" means the United States Secret Service, 
the Department of the Treasury; 
(2) "Director" means the Director of the Secret Service; 
(3) "protectee" means any person eligible to receive the pro-
tection authorized by section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, 
or Public Law 90-331 (82 Stat. 170); 
(4) "Executive departments" has the same meaning as provided 
in section 101 of title 5, United States Code; 
(5) "Executive agencies" has the same meaning as provided 
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
(6) "Coast Guard" means the United States Coast Guard, 
Department of Transportation or such other Executive depart-
ment or Executive agency to which the United States Coast 
Guard may subsequently be transferred; 
(7) "duties" means all responsibilities of an Executive depart-
ment or Executive agency relating to the protection of any 
protectee; and 
(8) "non-Governmental property" means any property owned, 
leased, occupied, or otherwise utilized by a protectee which is 
not owned or controlled by the Government of the United States 
of America. 
SEC. 3. (a) Each protectee may designate one non-governmental 
property to be fully secured by the Secret Service on a permanent 
basis. 
(b) A protectee may thereafter designate a different non-Govern-
mental property in lieu of the non-Governmental property previously 
designated under subsection (a) (hereinafter in this Act referred to 
as the "previously designated property") as the one non-Governmen-
tal property to be fully secured by the Secret Service on a permanent 
basis under subsection (a). Thereafter, any expenditures by the Secret 
Service to maintain a permanent guard detail or for permanent facili-
ties, equipment, and services to secure the non-Governmental property 
previou'^ly designated under subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
limitations imposed under section 4. 
(c) For the purposes of this section, where two or more protectees 
share the same domicile, such protectees shall be deemed a single 
protectee. 
SEC. 4. Expenditures by the Secret Service for maintaining a per-
manent guard detail and 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 3(a) or 3(b) may not exceed a cumulative total of $10,000 
at each such additional non-Governmental property, unless expendi-
tures in excess of that amount are specifically approved by resolutions 
adopted by the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
Senate, respectively. 
SEC. 5. (a) All improvements and other items acquired by the 
Federal Government and used for the purpose of securing any non-
Governmental property in the performance of the duties of the Secret 
Service shall be the property of the United States. 
Oct. 17, 1976 
[H.R. 1244] 
Presidential 
Protection 
Assistance Act of 
1976. 
Definitions. 
18 u s e 3056 
note. 
Non-
governmental 
property, 
permanent 
security. 
18 u s e 3056 
note. 
Expenditures, 
limitations. 
18 u s e 3056 
note. 
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(b) Upon termination of Secret Service protection at any non-Gov-
ernmental property all such improvements and other items shall be 
removed from the non-Governmental property unless the Director 
determines that it would not be economically feasible to do so; except 
that such improvements and other items shall be removed and the 
non-Governmental property shall be restored to its original state if the 
owner of such property at the time of termination requests the removal 
of such improvements or other items. If any such improvements or 
other items are not removed, the owner of the non-Governmental prop-
erty at the time of termination shall compensate the United States 
for the original cost of such improvements or other items or for the 
amount by which they have increased the fair market value of the 
property, as determined by the Comptroller General of the United 
States, as of the date of termination, whichever is less. 
(c) In the event that any non-Governmental property becomes a 
previously designated property and Secret Service protection at that 
property has not been terminated, all such improvements and other 
items which the Director determines are not necessary to secure the 
previously designated property within the limitations imposed under 
section 4 shall be removed or compensated for in accordance with the 
procedures set forth under Subsection (b) of this section. 
SEC. 6. Executive departments and Executive agencies shall assist 
the Secret Service in the performance of its duties by providing serv-
ices, equipment, and facilities on a temporary and reimbursable basis 
when requested by the Director and on a permanent and reimbursable 
basis upon advance written request of the Director; except that the 
Department of Defense and the Coast Guard shall provide such assist-
ance on a temporary basis without reimbursement when assisting the 
Secret Service in its duties directly related to the protection of the 
President or the Vice President or other officer immediately next in 
order of succession to the office of the President. 
18 use 3056 
SEC. 7. No services, equipment, or facilities may be ordered, pur-
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chased, leased, or otherwise procured for the purposes of carrying out 
the duties of the Secret Service by persons other than officers or 
employees of the Federal Government duly authorized by the Director 
to make such orders, purchases, leases, or procurements. 
18 use 3056 
SEC. 8. No funds may be expended or obligated for the purpose of 
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carrying out the purposes of section 3056 of title 18, United States 
18 use 3056 
Code, and section 1 of Public Law 90-331 other than funds specifically 
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appropriated to the Secret Service for those purposes with the excep-
tion of— 
(1) expenditures made by the Department of Defense or the 
Coast Guard from funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense or the Coast Guard in providing assistance on a tem-
porary basis to the Secret Service in the performance of its duties 
directly related to the protection of the President or the Vice 
President or other officer next in order of succession to the office 
of the President; and 
(2) expenditures made by Executive departments and agencies, 
in providing assistance at the request of the Secret Service in the 
performance of its duties, and which will be reimbursed by the 
Secret Service under section 6 of this Act. 
Reports to 
SEC. 9. The Director, the Secretary of Defense, and the Comman-
congressional 
dant of the Coast Guard shall each transmit a detailed semi-annual 
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report of expenditures made pursuant to this Act during the six-month 
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period immediately preceding such report by the Secret Service, the 
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Department of Defense, and the Coast Guard, respectively, to the 
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Committees on Appropriations, Committees on the Judiciary, and 
Committees on Government Operations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate, respectively, on March 31 and September 30, of 
each year. 
SEC. 10. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be subject Audit, 
to audit by the Comptroller General and his authorized representa- 18 USC 3056 
tives, who shall have access to all records relating to such expenditures. "''*^-
The Comptroller General shall transmit a report of the results of any Report to 
such audit to the Committees on Appropriations, Committees on the congressional 
Judiciary, and Committees on Government Operations of the House committees, 
of Representatives and the Senate, respectively. 
SEC. 11. Section 2 of Public Law 90-331 (82 Stat. 170) is repealed. Repeal. 
18 USC 3056 
Approved October 17, 1976. 
°ote. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-105 pt. I (Comm. on the Judiciary) and No. 94-105 pt. II 
(Comm. on Government Operations). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-1325 (Committees on the Judiciary and Government 
Operations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 121 (1975): May 5, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 122 (1976): Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 29, House agreed to Senate amendment. 
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