HR 1656 · 114th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016
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EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.(2016-07-13)
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Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) subject the appointment of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service to the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) prohibit knowingly causing any object to enter any restricted building or grounds so that such object impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; and (3) include former Vice Presidents and members of their immediate families within the prohibition against threatening former Presidents and their families. Requires the Director to increase the annual number of hours spent training by Secret Service officers and agents. Authorizes the Director to: (1) construct facilities at the Rowley Training Center necessary to improve the training of officers of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division and agents of the Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail, and (2) hire not fewer than 200 additional officers for the Division and 80 additional agents for the Detail. Requires the Director to devise and adopt improved procedures for: (1) evaluating vulnerabilities in White House security and threats to persons protected by the Secret Service, including threat…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1656, Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015
Jul 31, 2015As passed by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2015
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1656, Secret Service Improvements Act of 2016
Mar 3, 2016As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 10, 2016
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (4)
2 Democrats2 Republicans