[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5938 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 5938


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2008

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service 
     protection to former Vice 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Former Vice President 
Protection Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR 
              FAMILIES.

    Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7) the 
        following:
            ``(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their 
        children who are under 16 years of age, for a period of not 
        more than six months after the date the former Vice President 
        leaves office. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall have 
        the authority to direct the Secret Service to provide temporary 
        protection for any of these individuals at any time thereafter 
        if the Secretary of Homeland Security or designee determines 
        that information or conditions warrant such protection.''; and
            (2) in the sentence immediately preceding subsection (b) of 
        section 3056, by striking ``(7)'' and inserting ``(8)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any 
Vice President holding office on or after the date of enactment of the 
Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.