Protecting Vice Presidents Act
This bill authorizes lifetime Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents and their spouses and protection to their children under 16. Current law provides for six months of protection after a Vice President leaves office.
The bill terminates the protection of a spouse in the event of remarriage.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide United States Secret 
Service protection to former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their 
               children under 16, 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 ``Protecting Vice Presidents Act''.

SEC. 2. SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION TO FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS, THEIR 
              SPOUSES, AND THEIR CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 16.

    Section 3056(a)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their 
        children who are under 16 years of age, except that protection 
        of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage.''.
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Protecting Vice Presidents Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide United States Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children under 16, and for other purposes.
Protecting Vice Presidents Act
Rep. Torres, Norma J.