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On the recordJuly 27, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1656) to provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1656 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 Improvements Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF THE SECRET SERVICE. Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: ``(h) The Director of the Secret Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Secret Service is the head of the Secret Service.''. SEC. 3. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS. Section 1752(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ``(5) knowingly, and with the intent to enter a restricted building or grounds, causes any object to enter any restricted building or grounds, when, or so that, such object, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of government business or official functions;''. SEC. 4. THREATS AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS.…
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Bob Goodlatte
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