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H.R.3048
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
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 family''; 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''.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SECRET SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR SECURITY
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:
``(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.''.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER.
(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, 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.
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 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 communication service or remote computing
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 individual
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 summons,
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 (o
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ther 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;
``(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 additional
periods of up to 90 days upon a showing that the circumstances
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 (1)(A)(i)(II) or (1)(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 (1)(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''.
SEC. 6. FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall, upon consultation 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.
(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.
(a) Study on Use of Administrative Subpoenas.--Not later 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
mechanisms;
(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 Subpoenas.--
(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.
(2) Expiration.--The reporting requirement of this subsection
shall terminate in 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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