,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,tillis introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide major
 ,presidential and ,vice ,presidential  
candidates with the same level of       
,secret ,service protection as          
,presidents and ,vice ,presidents1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing
 ,highly ,important ,electoral ,leaders 
from ,danger ,act or the ,,shield ,act4 
#b4 ,protection of major ,presidential  
and ,vice ,presidential candidates      
,section #cjef of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding the 
following3  7h7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security and the ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,secret ,service   
shall provide major ,presidential       
candidates1 as identified under         
subsection 7a77#g71 with the same level 

of protection as the ,president and the 
,president-elect4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security and the ,director
 of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service
 shall provide major ,vice ,presidential
 candidates1 as identified under        
subsection 7a77#g71 with the same level 
of protection as the ,vice ,president   
and the ,vice ,president-elect4  7#c7   
,in order to ensure that the same level 
of protection is provided under         
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security and the         
,director of the ,secret ,service shall 
take the following actions3 7,a7        
,provide for the same policies and      
procedures as those applied to the      
,president1 the ,vice ,president1 the   
,president-elect1 and the ,vice         
,president-elect4  7,b7 ,provide for the
 assignment of the same number of agents
 of the ,secret ,service to each        
individual4  7,c7 ,provide for the same 
number and capability of hard assets4   
7,d7 ,provide for the same amount of    

resources for threat assessment4  7,e7  
,any other actions the ,director of the 
,secret ,service determines are         
necessary to ensure parity in           
protections for major ,presidential or  
,vice ,presidential candidates4  7#d7   
,major ,presidential and ,vice          
,presidential candidates may agree not  
to receive protections equal to those of
 the ,president1 ,vice ,president1      
,president-,elect1 or ,vice             
,president-elect4 ,such agreement shall 
be in writing and shall be submitted to 
the advisory committee established under
 subsection 7a77#g74  4  #c4            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act4