§ 203. — Personnel, appointment, and vacancies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC203]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 3--PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
UNIFORMED DIVISION
Sec. 203. Personnel, appointment, and vacancies
(a) The United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall
consist of such number of officers, with grades corresponding to similar
officers of the Metropolitan Police force, and of such number of
privates, with grade corresponding to that of private of the highest
grade in the Metropolitan Police force, as may be necessary.
(b) Members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
shall be recruited under the civil service laws and regulations on a
nationwide basis. Members of such Service may also be appointed from the
members of the Metropolitan Police force and the United States Park
Police force from lists furnished by the officers in charge of such
forces. Whenever any vacancy is created in the Metropolitan Police force
or the United States Park Police force as the result of an appointment
to the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, such vacancy
shall be filled in the manner provided by law. In the period of time
which follows the date of enactment of this sentence and precedes
January 1, 1975, not more than thirty members of the Metropolitan Police
force may be appointed annually to the United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 680; Aug. 15, 1950, ch. 715, Sec. 2,
64 Stat. 448; June 28, 1952, ch. 481, 66 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 87-481,
Sec. 2, June 8, 1962, 76 Stat. 95; Pub. L. 91-217, Sec. 1(1), (4)-(6),
Mar. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 74, 75; Pub. L. 94-196, Sec. 1(c), Dec. 31,
1975, 89 Stat. 1109; Pub. L. 95-179, Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1371; Pub.
L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(f) [title I], Sept. 30, 1996, 110
Stat. 3009-314, 3009-324.)
References in Text
The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (b), are set forth in
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly,
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
The date of enactment of this sentence, referred to in subsec. (b),
is Mar. 19, 1970, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 91-217.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-208 struck out ``but not exceeding
twelve hundred in number'' before period at end.
1977--Pub. L. 95-179 substituted ``United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division'' for ``Executive Protective Service'' wherever
appearing in subsecs. (a) and (b).
1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-196 increased maximum number of
Executive Protective Service from eight hundred and fifty to twelve
hundred.
1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-217, Sec. 1(1), (4), (5), substituted
``Executive Protective Service'' for ``White House Police force'',
``eight hundred and fifty'' for ``two hundred and fifty'', and struck
out provisions limiting the appointment of White House Police to
appointment from lists provided by the Metropolitan Police force and in
the United States Park Police force and covering the filling of
vacancies.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-217, Sec. 1(6), substituted ``Executive
Protective Service'' for ``White House Police force'' and inserted
provisions for the recruiting of personnel on a nationwide basis and
from lists provided by the Metropolitan Police force and the United
States Park Police force and placed a limit of 30 on the number to be
appointed from the Metropolitan Police force annually until Jan. 1,
1975.
1962--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-481 increased force from 170 to 250
members.
1952--Subsec. (a). Act June 28, 1952, increased force from 133 to
170 members.
1950--Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 15, 1950, increased force from 110 to
133 members.
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.
Temporary Exceptions to Limitation
Acts Aug. 11, 1951, ch. 301, title I, 65 Stat. 185; June 30, 1952,
ch. 523, title I, 66 Stat. 290, made appropriations for salaries and
expenses of the White House Police force for fiscal years 1952 and 1953,
and provided that the appropriations should be available for additional
personnel without regard for the limitation contained in this section.
The provisions were not repeated in the Treasury Department
Appropriation Act, 1954, act June 18, 1953, ch. 132, title I, 67 Stat.
67.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 209 of this title.
