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HR 3731 - 115

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-160.

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Summary

70 House agreed to Senate amendment without amendment Jul 5, 2018

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018, subject to specified limitations, the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill specifies that the exemption also applies to the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division. The bill provides that such amendments shall take effect as if they had been enacted on December 31, 2016. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent of the progress made by the Secret Service in implementing the recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel, including those items which pertain to training and personnel enumerated in the Executive Summary to Report from the panel to the Secretary of Homeland Security, dated December 15, 2014.

49 Public Law Jul 5, 2018

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018, subject to specified limitations, the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill specifies that the exemption also applies to the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division. The bill provides that such amendments shall take effect as if they had been enacted on December 31, 2016. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent of the progress made by the Secret Service in implementing the recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel, including those items which pertain to training and personnel enumerated in the Executive Summary to Report from the panel to the Secretary of Homeland Security, dated December 15, 2014.

35 Passed Senate amended Jul 2, 2018

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018, subject to specified limitations, the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees.The bill specifies that the exemption also applies to the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division. The bill provides that such amendments shall take effect as if they had been enacted on December 31, 2016. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent of the progress made by the Secret Service in implementing the recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel, including those items which pertain to training and personnel enumerated in the Executive Summary to Report from the panel to the Secretary of Homeland Security, dated December 15, 2014.

28 Reported to House without amendment, Part I Jul 2, 2018

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill provides that such amendment shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 31, 2016. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on the amounts of premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. (Sec. 3) The Secret Service must conduct and provide to Congress updated threat assessments, including protection costs, on all of the individuals who are protected by the Secret Service. No such assessments will be conducted for the President, the Vice-President, their spouses or children, or former Presidents or Vice-Presidents. The Secret Service must submit to Congress: (1) a report on its recruitment and retention efforts; (2) a notice whenever it, at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security or the President, extends the protection of an individual beyond the length of time such protection would otherwise be provided; and (3) a list of all of the questions asked in 2016 on any polygraph exam it issued to applicants for employment.

36 Passed House amended Mar 12, 2018

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill provides that such amendment shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 31, 2016. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on the amounts of premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to specified congressional committees on the extent of the progress made by the Secret Service in implementing the recommendations of the U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel, including those items which pertain to training and personnel enumerated in the Executive Summary to Report from the panel to the Secretary of Homeland Security, dated December 15, 2014. (Sec. 4) A specified amount is permanently rescinded from the unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. The bill authorizes specified amounts to be rescinded in FY2018-FY2019 from such balances.

00 Introduced in House Dec 13, 2017

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2018 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The Secret Service must report to Congress by January 30, 2018, and January 30, 2019, on the amounts of premium pay above the limitation paid to Secret Service personnel in the previous year. The Secret Service must conduct and provide to Congress updated threat assessments, including protection costs, on all of the individuals who are protected by the Secret Service. No such assessments will be conducted for the President, the Vice-President, their spouses or children, or former Presidents or Vice-Presidents. The Secret Service must submit to Congress: (1) a report on its recruitment and retention efforts; (2) a notice whenever it, at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security or the President, extends the protection of an individual beyond the length of time such protection would otherwise be provided; and (3) a list of all of the questions asked in 2016 on any polygraph exam it issued to applicants for employment.

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Apr 3, 2018

Signed by President.

Apr 3, 2018

Signed by President.

Apr 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-160.

Apr 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-160.

Mar 22, 2018

Presented to President.

Mar 22, 2018

Presented to President.

Mar 21, 2018

Mr. Gowdy asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1751)

Mar 21, 2018

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1751)

Mar 21, 2018

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1751)

Mar 21, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 20, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 19, 2018

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 19, 2018

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Mar 19, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1796)

Mar 19, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1796)

Mar 19, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1796)

Dec 6, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 5, 2017

Mr. Rutherford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 5, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9633-9637)

Dec 5, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3731.

Dec 5, 2017

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Dec 5, 2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9639-9640)

Dec 5, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 4 (Roll no. 655).(text: CR H9633)

Dec 5, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 4 (Roll no. 655). (text: CR H9633)

Dec 5, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 4, 2017

Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-435, Part I.

Dec 4, 2017

Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-435, Part I.

Sep 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sep 13, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 13, 2017

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Sep 11, 2017

Introduced in House

Sep 11, 2017

Introduced in House

Sep 11, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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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