,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eabd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ai1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,risch1   
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4       
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,scott of     
,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4  
,crapo1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and   
,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,united ,states 
,secret ,service to provide protection  
to major ,presidential and ,vice        
,presidential candidates and their      
spouses at the same level of protection 
provided to the ,president1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protect our   
,presidents ,act4  #b4 ,security        
increase for ,presidential and ,vice    
,presidential candidates ,section #cjef 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  7h7 7#a7 ,in this           
subsection1 the term covered individual 
means-- 7,a7 a ,president-elect2  7,b7 a
 ,vice ,president-elect2  7,c7 a major  
,presidential or ,vice ,presidential    
candidate 7as defined in subsection     
7a77#g77 who has accepted a nomination  
for ,president or ,vice ,president at a 
national nominating convention of a     
political party2 and  7,d7 the spouse of
 an individual described in             
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c74  7#b7  
7,a7 ,the ,united ,states ,secret       
,service shall provide to covered       
individuals-- 7i7 the same level of     
protection provided to the ,president   
under subsection 7a77#a72 and  7ii7 any 
necessary protective measure4  7,b7 ,a  
covered individual may decline the      
increased protection provided under     
subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,in a          
,presidential election year1 not later  
than #ae days after the date on which a 
major ,presidential or ,vice            
,presidential candidate 7as defined in  

subsection 7a77#g77 accepts a nomination
 for ,president or ,vice ,president at a
 national nominating convention of a    
political party1 and every #ae days     
thereafter until the date of the        
,presidential election1 the ,united     
,states ,secret ,service shall provide  
to the majority and minority leaders of 
the ,senate1 the ,speaker and minority  
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate1 and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report and
 briefing on-- 7,a7 the threat level    
posed to each major ,presidential and   
,vice ,presidential candidate 7as       
defined in subsection 7a77#g77 who has  
accepted a nomination for ,president or 
,vice ,president at a national          
nominating convention of a political    
party2 and  7,b7 all security measures  
being implemented for each candidate    
described in subparagraph 7,a71         

including the cost of those measures1   
the number of personnel permanently     
assigned to the protective detail of the
 candidate1 and a list of any unmet     
security needs of the candidate4  4