HR9282-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counter Secretary Negligence In Protecting Election Runners Act or the Counter SNIPER Act.

2. Presidential candidate protection; Senate confirmation of Director Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate requesting a protective detail or an increase in assigned protective detail resources is not eligible for such detail or increased resources for the purpose of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the candidate and the advisory committee, within 14 days after such a request is made, a written notice of the Secretary’s determination, indicating the criteria that such candidate failed to meet for such purpose. Any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate may submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security a written request to reconsider the determination described in paragraph (1), which may include facts to support that the criteria specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security have been met for the purpose of this section. Not later than 14 days after a request for reconsideration is submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review such request and submit to the Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate a written notice of the Secretary’s final determination on whether the criteria have been met for the purpose of this section, and provide a copy of such final determination to the advisory committee. The United States Secret Service shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. (h)(1)In the case that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate requesting a protective detail or an increase in assigned protective detail resources is not eligible for such detail or increased resources for the purpose of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the candidate and the advisory committee, within 14 days after such a request is made, a written notice of the Secretary’s determination, indicating the criteria that such candidate failed to meet for such purpose.(2)Any Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate may submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security a written request to reconsider the determination described in paragraph (1), which may include facts to support that the criteria specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security have been met for the purpose of this section.(3)Not later than 14 days after a request for reconsideration is submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review such request and submit to the Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate a written notice of the Secretary’s final determination on whether the criteria have been met for the purpose of this section, and provide a copy of such final determination to the advisory committee.(i)The United States Secret Service shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate..