[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 96 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                 H. R. 96

     To limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former 
                  Presidents, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

  Mr. Coble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To limit the duration of certain benefits afforded to former 
                  Presidents, 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. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY OF A FORMER PRESIDENT 
              FOR OFFICE SPACE AND A MONETARY ALLOWANCE.

    (a) In General.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing privileges to 
former Presidents of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
approved August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Each'' and inserting ``(a)(1) 
                Except as provided in paragraph (2), each'';
                    (B) by striking the second sentence; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) An allowance under this subsection shall not be payable--
            ``(A) for any period during which the former President 
        holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under 
        the Federal Government or the government of the District of 
        Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other than a 
        nominal rate;
            ``(B) for any month if such former President has not 
        attained retirement age (within the meaning of section 
        216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1)) 
        before the start of such month; or
            ``(C) in the case of a former President otherwise entitled 
        to any other annuity or pension under any other Act of Congress 
        (excluding a survivor benefit and any benefit under title XVIII 
        of the Social Security Act), unless such former President 
        waives the right to each such other annuity or pension.''; and
            (2) by repealing subsection (c).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as of the first day of the first month beginning after the 
end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR A FORMER 
              PRESIDENT OR MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF A FORMER 
              PRESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Former Presidents, for the 1-year period immediately 
        following the termination date of the person's service as 
        President.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Coordination With Other Provisions of Law.--For purposes of 
sections 879 and 1752 of title 18, United States Code--
            (1) a former President shall, after the end of the 1-year 
        period referred to in section 3056(a)(3) of such title (as 
        amended by subsection (a)(1)), be deemed to be a person under 
        Secret Service protection; and
            (2) children of a former President who are under 16 years 
        of age, and a spouse of a former President (except a spouse who 
        is otherwise ineligible for Secret Service protection by reason 
        of remarriage), shall be deemed to be persons under Secret 
        Service protection;
unless such person did not have Secret Service protection, as of the 
date such person was last eligible therefor, by reason of a declination 
of protection made by such person.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the 
enactment of this section shall not have the effect of terminating 
Secret Service protection for any person before--
            (1) the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) such person has received (or been eligible to receive) 
        Secret Service protection as a former President, or the spouse 
        or a child of a former President, as the case may be, for at 
        least 12 months after the termination date of such former 
        President's service.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Secret 
Service'' means the United States Secret Service, the Department of the 
Treasury.
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