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Senate Bill 5166
118th Congress(2023-2024)
SHIELD Act
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 25, 2024
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S. 5166 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5166


To provide major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as Presidents and Vice Presidents, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 25, 2024

Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as Presidents and 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 cited as the “Securing Highly Important Electoral Leaders from Danger Act” or the “SHIELD Act”.

SEC. 2. Protection of major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.

Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding the following:

“(h) (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide major Presidential candidates, as identified under subsection (a)(7), with the same level of protection as the President and the President-elect.

“(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide major Vice Presidential candidates, as identified under subsection (a)(7), with the same level of protection as the Vice President and the Vice President-elect.

“(3) In order to ensure that the same level of protection is provided under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Secret Service shall take the following actions:

“(A) Provide for the same policies and procedures as those applied to the President, the Vice President, the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect.

“(B) Provide for the assignment of the same number of agents of the Secret Service to each individual.

“(C) Provide for the same number and capability of hard assets.

“(D) Provide for the same amount of resources for threat assessment.

“(E) Any other actions the Director of the Secret Service determines are necessary to ensure parity in protections for major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates.

“(4) Major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates may agree not to receive protections equal to those of the President, Vice President, President-Elect, or Vice President-elect. Such agreement shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the advisory committee established under subsection (a)(7).”.

SEC. 3. Authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.