This bill moves the United States Secret Service out of the Department of Homeland Security and places it inside the Executive Office of the President. All functions, personnel, assets, contracts, and liabilities of the Secret Service transfer to the new office. A Director of the Service will lead the agency and is appointed by the President. The current Director will continue in that role. The Director is to be paid at the same rate the Director is paid on the date the law goes into effect. During the transition, the Secretary of Homeland Security must provide assistance, including personnel and assets, if requested. All officers and components of the Secret Service continue in their jobs with the same pay and conditions. The Director may reorganize the agency later to "maximize efficiency, enhance operational effectiveness, and ensure the agency fulfills its protective mission," but the agency must initially keep its existing structure. Legal references to the United States Secret Service or its Director are treated as referring to the new office after the transfer. Contracts, assets, and liabilities are transferred to the new Service as the successor in interest. The Act requires finalizing the transfer within one year of enactment.
The bill does not provide cost or budget estimates. It specifies that the Director will be compensated at the same rate as the Director is compensated on the date of enactment and that existing officers will keep the same level of compensation and conditions of service. No publicly available information on overall budgetary impacts or specific costs is included in the text.
The bill text states the Director may reorganize the agency to "maximize efficiency, enhance operational effectiveness, and ensure the agency fulfills its protective mission." It also establishes a single director appointed by the President and requires continuity of personnel, pay, contracts, and assets during the move.
No publicly available information.