[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8702 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8702

  To establish the United States Secret Service within the Executive 
                        Office of the President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2026

Mr. Moskowitz (for himself and Mr. Fry) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 establish the United States Secret Service within the Executive 
                        Office of the President.

    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 ``Secret Service Transfer Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE TO THE EXECUTIVE 
              OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Transfer.--There are hereby transferred to and vested in the 
Executive Office of the President all functions, personnel, assets, and 
liabilities of the United States Secret Service (hereinafter in this 
Act referred to as the ``Service''), including the officers and 
components of the Service.
    (b) Administrator.--There shall be at the head of the Service a 
Director of the Service, who shall be appointed by the President. The 
Service shall be administered under the supervision and direction of 
the Director. The Director shall be compensated at the same rate as the 
Director is compensated at as of the date of enactment of this Act. The 
Director of the United States Secret Service at the date of enactment 
of this Act shall continue to serve as the Director of the Service.
    (c) Program Transfers.--The functions that, immediately before the 
effective date of this title, were performed by the Director of the 
United States Secret Service are hereby transferred. During the 
transition period, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to 
the Director such assistance, including the use of personnel and 
assets, as the Director may request in preparing for the transfer.
    (d) Continuation of Service.--Each officer and component of the 
United States Secret Service as of the date of enactment of this Act 
shall be transferred to the Service and shall continue in operation as 
part of the Service in the same manner and subject to the same level of 
compensation and conditions of service.
    (e) Reorganization.--The Director of the United States Secret 
Service may reorganize the agency as necessary to maximize efficiency, 
enhance operational effectiveness, and ensure the agency fulfills its 
protective mission. However, upon transition to the Executive Office of 
the President, the agency shall initially maintain its organizational 
structure, roles, and functions as they existed immediately prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act. Any subsequent reorganization shall 
comply with applicable Federal laws and regulations.
    (f) References.--Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or pertaining to an agency or office from which a function is 
transferred by this Act--
            (1) to the Director of the United States Secret Service or 
        an officer of the United States Secret Service, is deemed to 
        refer to the head of the office, agency, or department to which 
        such function is transferred, and
            (2) to the United States Secret Service is deemed to refer 
        to the agency or office to which such function is transferred.
    (g) Exercise of Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided by law, 
a Federal official to whom a function is transferred by this Act may, 
for purposes of performing that function, exercise all authorities 
under any other provision of law that were available with respect to 
the performance of that function to the official responsible for the 
performance of that function immediately before the effective date of 
the transfer of such function, as provided in this Act.
    (h) Transfer of Assets, Liabilities, and Agreements.--In the case 
of--
            (1) any contract or other agreement to which the United 
        States Secret Service is party on the date of enactment of this 
        Act,
            (2) any asset owned or controlled by the United States 
        Secret Service on the date of enactment of this Act, and
            (3) any liability of the United States Secret Service on 
        the date of enactment of this Act,
the Service shall be considered to be the successor in interest to any 
such agreement, shall assume any obligations or any such liability, and 
shall be considered to own or control any such asset.
    (i) Finalization Date.--All activities pertaining to the transfer 
of authorities and functions under this Act shall be finalized by the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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