[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC3056]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 203--ARREST AND COMMITMENT
Sec. 3056. Powers, authorities, and duties of United States
Secret Service
(a) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
United States Secret Service is authorized to protect the following
persons:
(1) The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in
the order of succession to the Office of President), the President-
elect, and the Vice President-elect.
(2) The immediate families of those individuals listed in
paragraph (1).
(3) Former Presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes,
except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of
remarriage unless the former President did not serve as President
prior to January 1, 1997, in which case, former Presidents and their
spouses for a period of not more than ten years from the date a
former President leaves office, except that--
(A) protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of
remarriage or the divorce from, or death of a former President;
and
(B) should the death of a President occur while in office or
within one year after leaving office, the spouse shall receive
protection for one year from the time of such death:
Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the
authority to direct the Secret Service to provide temporary
protection for any of these individuals at any time if the Secretary
of Homeland Security or designee determines that information or
conditions warrant such protection.
(4) Children of a former President who are under 16 years of age
for a period not to exceed ten years or upon the child becoming 16
years of age, whichever comes first.
(5) Visiting heads of foreign states or foreign governments.
(6) Other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States
and official representatives of the United States performing special
missions abroad when the President directs that such protection be
provided.
(7) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and,
within 120 days of the general Presidential election, the spouses of
such candidates. As used in this paragraph, the term ``major
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates'' means those
individuals identified as such by the Secretary of Homeland Security
after consultation with an advisory committee consisting of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the
House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, and one additional member selected by the other members of
the committee.
The protection authorized in paragraphs (2) through (7) may be declined.
(b) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secret Service is authorized to detect and arrest any person who
violates--
(1) section 508, 509, 510, 871, or 879 of this title or, with
respect to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal land
banks, and Federal land bank associations, section 213, 216,\1\ 433,
493, 657, 709, 1006, 1007, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1907, or 1909 of this
title;
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(2) any of the laws of the United States relating to coins,
obligations, and securities of the United States and of foreign
governments; or
(3) any of the laws of the United States relating to electronic
fund transfer frauds, access device frauds, false identification
documents or devices, and any fraud or other criminal or unlawful
activity in or against any federally insured financial institution;
except that the authority conferred by this paragraph shall be
exercised subject to the agreement of the Attorney General and the
Secretary of Homeland Security and shall not affect the authority of
any other Federal law enforcement agency with respect to those laws.
(c)(1) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
officers and agents of the Secret Service are authorized to--
(A) execute warrants issued under the laws of the United States;
(B) carry firearms;
(C) make arrests without warrant for any offense against the
United States committed in their presence, or for any felony
cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have
reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has
committed or is committing such felony;
(D) offer and pay rewards for services and information leading
to the apprehension of persons involved in the violation or
potential violation of those provisions of law which the Secret
Service is authorized to enforce;
(E) pay expenses for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential
nature under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security and
accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(F) perform such other functions and duties as are authorized by
law.
(2) Funds expended from appropriations available to the Secret
Service for the purchase of counterfeits and subsequently recovered
shall be reimbursed to the appropriations available to the Secret
Service at the time of the reimbursement.
(d) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or
interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the
performance of the protective functions authorized by this section or by
section 1752 of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United States Secret
Service is authorized to participate, under the direction of the
Secretary of Homeland Security, 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 818; July 16, 1951, ch. 226, Sec. 4,
65 Stat. 122; Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1143, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 86-
168, title I, Sec. 104(h), Aug. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 87-791,
Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 809; Pub. L. 87-829, Sec. 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76
Stat. 956; Pub. L. 89-186, Sept. 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 791; Pub. L. 89-218,
Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 90-608, ch. XI, Sec. 1101, Oct.
21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1198; Pub. L. 91-644, title V, Sec. 19, Jan. 2, 1971,
84 Stat. 1892; Pub. L. 91-651, Sec. 4, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1941; Pub.
L. 93-346, Sec. 8, July 12, 1974, as added Pub. L. 93-552, title VI,
Sec. 609(a), Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1765; Pub. L. 94-408, Sec. 2, Sept.
11, 1976, 90 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 3, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat.
1318; Pub. L. 97-308, Sec. 2, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1452; Pub. L. 98-
151, Sec. 115(b), Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 977; Pub. L. 98-587,
Sec. 1(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3110; Pub. L. 103-329, title V,
Sec. 530, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2412; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
Sec. 605(i), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3510; Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 3,
Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2716; Pub. L. 107-56, title V, Sec. 506(b),
Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 367; Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII,
Sec. 1703(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2313.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 148, and on sections
264(x) and 986 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking (Dec.
23, 1913, ch. 6, Sec. 12B, subsection (x), as added June 16, 1933, ch.
89, Sec. 8, 48 Stat. 178; July 17, 1916, ch. 245, Sec. 31, sixth
paragraph, 39 Stat. 382 (384); Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 2, Sec. 3, 44 Stat.
918; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, Sec. 101, 49 Stat. 684, 703).
Section consolidates said section 148 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
and said sections 264(x) and 986 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks
and Banking.
Said section 148 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking,
was concerned with offenses relating to counterfeiting and passing,
etc., of transportation requests and to the unlawful possession or
making of plates, stones, etc., used in making such requests, which were
defined in sections 146 and 147 of said title 18, now sections 508 and
509 of this title.
Said sections 264(x) and 986 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks
and Banking, were concerned with various offenses as defined in sections
981-985, 987 of said title 12, relating to Federal land banks, joint-
stock land banks and national farm loan associations, and as defined in
section 264 of said title 12 relating to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. All of the provisions of said sections 981-985, 987 of said
title 12, and the criminal provisions of said section 264 of said title
12, were transferred to this title where they were, in some instances,
consolidated with similar provisions from other sections. Such
provisions are now incorporated in sections 218, 221, 433, 493, 657,
709, 1006, 1007, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1907, and 1909 of this title. In most
instances, these sections, as the result of the consolidations, relate
to other organizations as well as those mentioned above, but, by
enumerating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal land
banks, joint-stock land banks, and national farm loan associations in
this section, the powers of the Secret Service are not broadened beyond
what they were in said sections 264(x) and 986 of said title 12.
In this section, the wording of said section 148 of title 18,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., and section 986 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks
and Banking reading ``The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized
to direct and use the Secret Service Division of the Treasury
Department'' was adopted, rather than the wording of said section 264(x)
of said title 12, which read ``The Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department is authorized.''
Words ``of the United States marshal having jurisdiction'',
following ``custody'' in all three of said sections, were omitted as
surplusage.
Changes were made in phraseology.
References in Text
Section 216 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was
repealed by Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 1107(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98
Stat. 2146.
Amendments
2002--Subsecs. (a) to (c)(1), (e)(1). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted
``of Homeland Security'' for ``of the Treasury'' wherever appearing.
2001--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107-56 substituted ``access device
frauds, false identification documents or devices, and any fraud or
other criminal or unlawful activity in or against any federally insured
financial institution'' for ``credit and debit card frauds, and false
identification documents or devices''.
2000--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-544 added subsec. (e).
1996--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-294 redesignated subpars. (1) and
(2) as (A) and (B), respectively, and realigned margins.
1994--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103-329, Sec. 530(a), inserted before
period at end ``unless the former President did not serve as President
prior to January 1, 1997, in which case, former Presidents and their
spouses for a period of not more than ten years from the date a former
President leaves office, except that--
``(1) protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of
remarriage or the divorce from, or death of a former President; and
``(2) should the death of a President occur while in office or
within one year after leaving office, the spouse shall receive
protection for one year from the time of such death:
Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have the authority to
direct the Secret Service to provide temporary protection for any of
these individuals at any time if the Secretary of the Treasury or
designee determines that information or conditions warrant such
protection''.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 103-329, Sec. 530(b), inserted before period
at end ``for a period not to exceed ten years or upon the child becoming
16 years of age, whichever comes first''.
1984--Pub. L. 98-587 amended section generally, providing authority
for the Secret Service to conduct criminal investigations of, make
arrests in, and present for prosecutorial consideration, cases relating
to electronic fund transfer frauds, and providing the Secret Service
with authority to conduct investigations and make arrests relating to
credit and debit card frauds, and false identification documents and
devices, to be exercised subject to the agreement of the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Treasury.
1983--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-151 inserted reference to section 510
of this section in fifth clause.
1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 3(1), substituted ``871, and
879 of this title'' for ``and 871 of this title''.
Pub. L. 97-297, Sec. 3(2), substituted ``and Federal land bank
associations are concerned, of sections 213, 216'' for ``, joint-stock
land banks and Federal land bank associations are concerned, of sections
218, 221''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-308 increased the limitation on fines to
$1,000 from $300.
1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-408 substituted ``, and the members of
their immediate families unless the members decline such protection;''
for ``; protect the members of the immediate family of the Vice-
President, unless such protection is declined;''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-408 inserted reference to other Federal law
enforcement agents.
1974--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-552 inserted provisions relating to
the protection of the immediate family of the Vice President unless
declined, and the payment of expenses for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
and accounted for solely on his certificate.
1971--Pub. L. 91-651 authorized the Secret Service to protect the
person of a visiting head of a foreign state or foreign government and,
at the direction of the President, other distinguished foreign visitors
to the United States and official representatives of the United States
performing special missions abroad, and substituted ``Director, Deputy
Director, Assistant Directors, Assistants to the Director'' for ``Chief,
Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief''.
Pub. L. 91-644 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and
added subsec. (b).
1968--Pub. L. 90-608 substituted the death or remarriage of a former
President's widow and the attainment by his minor children of age 16 for
the passage of a period of four years after he leaves or dies in office
as the events terminating Secret Service protection for the widow and
minor children, respectively, of a former President.
1965--Pub. L. 89-218 authorized the Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant
Chief, inspectors, and agents of the Secret Service to make arrests
without warrant for offenses committed against the United States in
their presence or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United
States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be
arrested has committed or is committing the felony and substituted
``508, 509, and 871'' for ``508 and 509''.
Pub. L. 89-186 substituted provision for the protection of the
person of a former President and his wife during his lifetime and the
person of a widow and minor children of a former President for a period
of four years after he leaves or dies in office, unless the protection
is declined, for provision calling for the protection of a former
President, at his request, for a reasonable period after he leaves
office.
1962--Pub. L. 87-829 authorized the protection of the Vice
President, without requiring his request therefor, and any officer next
in the order of succession to the office of President, the Vice-
President-elect, and of a former president, at his request, for a
reasonable period after he leaves office.
Pub. L. 87-791 required moneys expended from Secret Service
appropriations for the purchase of counterfeits and subsequently
recovered to be reimbursed to the appropriation current at the time of
deposit.
1959--Pub. L. 86-168 substituted ``Federal land bank associations''
for ``national farm loan associations''.
1954--Act Aug. 31, 1954, struck out ``detect, and arrest any person
violating any laws of the United States directly concerning official
matters administered by and under the direct control of the Treasury
Department''.
1951--Act July 16, 1951, provided basic authority for the Secret
Service to perform certain functions and activities heretofore carried
out by virtue of authority contained in appropriation acts.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
the United States Secret Service to the Department of Homeland Security,
see section 1703(b) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section
202 of Title 3, The President.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-552 effective July 12, 1974, see section
609(b) of Pub. L. 93-552, set out as a note under section 202 of Title
3, The President.
Effective Date of 1959 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 86-168 effective Dec. 31, 1959, see section
104(k) of Pub. L. 86-168.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of
the United States Secret Service, including the functions of the
Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 381,
551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the
Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25,
2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Expansion of National Electronic Crime Task Force Initiative
Pub. L. 107-56, title I, Sec. 105, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 277,
provided that: ``The Director of the United States Secret Service shall
take appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic
crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force
model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of preventing,
detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic crimes,
including potential terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure
and financial payment systems.''
National Threat Assessment Center
Pub. L. 106-544, Sec. 4, Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2716, provided
that:
``(a) Establishment.--The United States Secret Service (hereafter 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 Federal,
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
agencies 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
necessary to implement a comprehensive threat assessment capability.
``(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act [Dec. 19, 2000], the Service shall submit a report to the
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of
Representatives detailing the manner in which the Center will operate.''
Telecommunications Support to United States Secret Service by White
House Communications Agency
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII,
Sec. 8100], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-71, 3009-108, as amended by
Pub. L. 106-92, Sec. 2, Nov. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1309, provided that:
``Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter, and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, fixed and mobile telecommunications support
shall be provided by the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) to the
United States Secret Service (USSS), without reimbursement, in
connection with the Secret Service's 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
at the White House Security Complex in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan
Area and Camp David, Maryland. For these purposes, the White House
Security Complex includes the White House, the White House grounds, the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the New Executive Office
Building, the Blair House, the Treasury Building, and the Vice
President's Residence at the Naval Observatory.''
Off-Set of Costs of Protecting Former Presidents and Spouses
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(f) [title V, Sec. 509],
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-345, provided that: ``The
United States Secret Service may, during the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and hereafter, accept donations of money to off-set
costs incurred while protecting former Presidents and spouses of former
Presidents when the former President or spouse travels for the purpose
of making an appearance or speech for a payment of money or any thing of
value.''
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior
appropriations acts:
Pub. L. 104-52, title V, Sec. 509, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 492.
Pub. L. 103-329, title V, Sec. 514, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2410.
Pub. L. 103-123, title V, Sec. 515, Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1253.
Pub. L. 102-393, title V, Sec. 519, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1759.
Pub. L. 102-141, title V, Sec. 522, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 865.
Pub. L. 101-509, title V, Sec. 525, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1426.
Former Vice President or Spouse; Protection
Pub. L. 103-1, Jan. 15, 1993, 107 Stat. 3, provided: ``That--
``(1) the United States Secret Service, in addition to other
duties now provided by law, is authorized to furnish protection to--
``(A) the person occupying the Office of Vice President of
the United States immediately preceding January 20, 1993, or
``(B) his spouse,
if the President determines that such person may thereafter be in
significant danger; and
``(2) protection of any such person, pursuant to the authority
provided in paragraph (1), shall continue only for such period as
the President determines, except that such protection shall not
continue beyond July 20, 1993, unless otherwise permitted by law.''
Pub. L. 96-503, Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2740, provided: ``That the
United States Secret Service, in addition to other duties now provided
by law, is authorized to furnish protection to (a) the person occupying
the Office of Vice President of the United States immediately preceding
January 20, 1981, or (b) his spouse, if the President determines that
such person may thereafter be in significant danger: Provided, however,
That protection of any such person shall continue only for such period
as the President determines and shall not continue beyond July 20, 1981,
unless otherwise permitted by law.''
Secret Service Protection of Former Federal Officials
Pub. L. 95-1, Jan. 19, 1977, 91 Stat. 3, provided: ``That the United
States Secret Service, in addition to other duties now provided by law,
is authorized to furnish protection to a person who (a) as a Federal
Government official has been receiving protection by the United States
Secret Service for a period immediately preceding January 20, 1977, or
(b) as a member of such official's immediate family has been receiving
protection by either the United States Secret Service or other security
personnel of the official's department immediately preceding January 20,
1977, if the President determines that such person may thereafter be in
significant danger: Provided, however, That protection of any such
person shall continue only for such period as the President determines
and shall not continue beyond July 20, 1977, unless otherwise permitted
by law.''
Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976
Pub. L. 94-524, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2475, as amended by Pub. L.
99-190, Sec. 143, Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1324; Pub. L. 101-136, title
V, Sec. 527, Nov. 3, 1989, 103 Stat. 815; Pub. L. 101-509, title V,
Sec. 531(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1469; Pub. L. 102-141, title V,
Sec. 533, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 867; Pub. L. 104-52, title V,
Sec. 529, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 104-316, title I,
Sec. 109(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3832, provided: ``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
protection authorized by section 3056 of title 18, United States
Code, or Public Law 90-331 (82 Stat. 170) [set out as a note above];
``(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 department or
Executive agency to which the United States Coast Guard may
subsequently be transferred;
``(7) `duties' means all responsibilities of an Executive
department 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-
Governmental 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-
Governmental 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
facilities, equipment, and services to secure the non-Governmental
property previously 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
permanent 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 $200,000 at each such
additional non-Governmental property, unless expenditures 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.
``(b) Upon termination of Secret Service protection at any non-
Governmental 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 property 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 Director, 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
services, 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 assistance
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.
``Sec. 7. No services, equipment, or facilities may be ordered,
purchased, 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.
``Sec. 8. No funds may be expended or obligated for the purpose of
carrying out the purposes of section 3056 of title 18, United States
Code, and section 1 of Public Law 90-331 [set out as a note above] other
than funds specifically appropriated to the Secret Service for those
purposes with the exception 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 temporary 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.
``Sec. 9. The Director, the Secretary of Defense, and the Commandant
of the Coast Guard shall each transmit a detailed semi-annual report of
expenditures made pursuant to this Act during the six-month period
immediately preceding such report by the Secret Service, the Department
of Defense, and the Coast Guard, respectively, to the Committees on
Appropriations, Committees on the Judiciary, and Committees on
Government Operations [now Committee on Government Reform of the House
of Representatives and Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate] of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, on March 31
and September 30, of each year.
``Sec. 10. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be subject
to audit by the Comptroller General and his authorized representatives,
who shall have access to all records relating to such expenditures. The
Comptroller General shall transmit a report of the results of any such
audit to the Committees on Appropriations, Committees on the Judiciary,
and Committees on Government Operations [now Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives and Committee on Government
Affairs of the Senate] of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
respectively.
``Sec. 11. Section 2 of Public Law 90-331 (82 Stat. 170) [formerly
set out as a note below] is repealed.
``Sec. 12. In carrying out the protection of the President of the
United States, pursuant to section 3056(a) of title 18, at the one non-
governmental property designated by the President of the United States
to be fully secured by the United States Secret Service on a permanent
basis, as provided in section 3.(a) of Public Law 94-524 [section 3(a)
of this note], or at an airport facility used for travel en route to or
from such property[,] the Secretary of the Treasury may utilize, with
their consent, the law enforcement services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities of the affected State and local governments. Further, the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to reimburse such State and
local governments for the utilization of such services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities. All claims for such reimbursement by the
affected governments will be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
on a quarterly basis. Expenditures for this reimbursement are authorized
not to exceed $300,000 at the one nongovernmental property, and $70,000
at the airport facility, in any one fiscal year: Provided, That the
designated site is located in a municipality or political subdivision of
any State where the permanent resident population is 7,000 or less and
where the absence of such Federal assistance would place an undue
economic burden on the affected State and local governments: Provided
further, That the airport facility is wholly or partially located in a
municipality or political subdivison [sic] of any State where the
permanent resident population is 7,000 or less, the airport is located
within 25 nautical miles of the designated nongovernmental property, and
where the absence of such Federal assistance would place an undue
economic burden on the affected State and local governments.''
[For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the
Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25,
2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.]
Major Presidential or Vice Presidential Candidates and Spouses; Personal
Protection
Pub. L. 90-331, June 6, 1968, 82 Stat. 170, as amended by Pub. L.
94-408, Sec. 1, Sept. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 94-524, Sec. 11,
Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2477; Pub. L. 96-329, Aug. 11, 1980, 94 Stat.
1029, which had provided for personal protection of major presidential
or vice presidential candidates and had authorized protection of spouses
commencing not more than 120 days before the general Presidential
election, and appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1968,
$400,000 for execution of such provisions, was repealed by Pub. L. 98-
587, Sec. 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3111. See subsec. (a)(7) of this
section.
Extension of Protection of President's Widow and Children
Pub. L. 90-145, Nov. 17, 1967, 81 Stat. 466, extended until Mar. 1,
1969, the authority vested in the United States Secret Service by
section 3056 of this title, as it existed prior to the amendment in 1968
by Pub. L. 90-608, to protect the widow and minor children of a former
President who were receiving such protection on Nov. 17, 1967.
Applicability of Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950
Section 5 of Pub. L. 91-651 provided that: ``Section 3056 of title
18, United States Code, as amended by section 4 of this Act, shall be
subject to Reorganization Plan Numbered 26 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1280) [set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 115, 351, 879, 1030, 1752,
2332b, 3486, 4247 of this title; title 5 sections 552a, 5542; title 6
section 371; title 12 section 34
