,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,cruz introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
provide ,presidential and ,vice         
,presidential candidates with a         
justification for candidate protection  
determinations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,counter ,secretary ,negligence 
,in ,protecting ,election ,runners ,act 
or the ,counter ,,sniper ,act4  #b4     
,presidential and ,vice ,presidential   
candidate protection ,section #cjef of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7h7 7#a7 ,if the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security determines that a
 ,presidential or ,vice ,presidential   
candidate requesting a protective detail
 or an increase in assigned protective  

detail resources is not eligible for the
 protective detail or increased         
protective detail resources under this  
section1 not later than #ad days after  
the date on which the ,presidential or  
,vice ,presidential candidate makes the 
request1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
the ,presidential or ,vice ,presidential
 candidate and the advisory committee   
described in subsection 7a77#g7 a       
written notice of the determination that
 indicates the criteria that the        
,presidential or ,vice ,presidential    
candidate fails to meet for such        
purpose4  7#b7 ,a ,presidential or ,vice
 ,presidential candidate may submit to  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security a 
written request to reconsider a         
determination described in paragraph    
7#a71 which may include facts to support
 that the ,presidential or ,vice        
,presidential candidate meets the       
criteria indicated by the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security in the notice       
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,not 

later than #ad days after the date on   
which a request for reconsideration is  
submitted under paragraph 7#b71 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall-- 7,a7 review the request2  7,b7  
submit to the ,presidential or ,vice    
,presidential candidate a written notice
 of the final determination of the      
,secretary on whether the ,presidential 
or ,vice ,presidential candidate meets  
the criteria for the purpose of this    
section2 and  7,c7 provide to the       
advisory committee described in         
subsection 7a77#g7 a copy of the final  
determination described in subparagraph 
7,b74  7i7 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states    
,secret ,service shall be headed by a   
,director4  7#b7 ,the ,director of the  
,united ,states ,secret ,service shall  
be appointed by the ,president with the 
advice and consent of the ,senate4  4