3.0.0 5698 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z House H HR 2014-11-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 5698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7979]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2014-11-24T15:12:08Z Referred to 2014-11-13T15:00:49Z 2014-11-24 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2014-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N Emergency Management Advisory bodies Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Homeland security Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Performance measurement Protection of officials Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2014-11-13 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T23:09:21Z United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014 - Establishes in the legislative branch an independent advisory panel to: (1) examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the leadership structure, protocols, training, tools, and capabilities of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) mission to protect national leaders, visiting heads of state and government, designated sites, and special events of national significance; and (2) make recommendations to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the United States Secret Service.

Directs the panel to assess the current leadership structure, protocols, training, tools, and capabilities of the Service, including assessing:

  • the unity of effort between the divisions of the Service, law enforcement agencies, and other components of DHS related to the protective and investigative missions;
  • the impact of Service personnel culture on its effectiveness and efficiency;
  • the impact any leadership or security deficiencies have on the threat from acts of terrorism or other security incidents;
  • identification of all security breaches at locations under Service protection in the past five years;
  • the extent to which current resources provide for accomplishing its mission, and
  • the effectiveness of communications and dissemination of homeland security information within the Service and with other law enforcement entities in routine and emergency situations.

Sets forth reporting requirements, including requiring the final report to identify lessons learned regarding Service leadership issues and to include recommendations for improving efficiency and effectiveness, improving unity of effort, eliminating barriers to effective communications, identifying and mitigating culture issues that detract from its mission, and mitigating risks based on past security breaches.

]]> United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014 Display Title United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To create an independent advisory panel to comprehensively assess the leadership structure, protocols, training, tools, and capabilities of the United States Secret Service and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5698ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5698ih.xml 2014-11-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.