H.R. 1656 — what changed
Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015
From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 4 Threats against former vice presidents
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Section 879 879(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—amended by striking “section 3056(a)(6)” and inserting “paragraph (6) or (8) of section 3056(a)”.
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in subsection (a)—
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by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
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by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
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“(2) a former Vice President or a member of the immediate family of a former Vice President;”
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in subsection (b)(1)—
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in subparagraph (A)—
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by striking “subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)”; and
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by inserting “or former Vice President” after “former President” each place it appears; and
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in subparagraph (B), by striking “subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3)” and inserting “paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a)”.
Sec. 12 Establishment of Ethics Program Office
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Subject to the oversight of the Office of Chief Counsel of the United States Secret Service, the Director of the Secret Service shall establish an Ethics Program Office, consisting of a minimum of 2 two employees, to administer the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and to provide increased training to employees of the United States Secret Service.