,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjbe   
,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,crane7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to transfer certain responsibilities of
 the ,united ,states ,secret ,service to
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,secret ,service           
,prioritization ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,functions transferred  7a7 ,in general 
,in accordance with this ,act1 there    
shall be transferred to the ,director of
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 
the assets1 functions1 and obligations  
of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service 
to detect and arrest any person who     
violates--  7#a7 section #ejh1 #eji1 or 
#eaj of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 or1 with respect to the ,federal 
,deposit ,insurance ,corporation1       
,federal land banks1 and ,federal land  

bank associations1 section #bac1 #dcc1  
#dic1 #feg1 #gji1 #ajjf1 #ajjg1 #ajaa1  
#ajac1 #ajad1 #aijg1 or #aiji of such   
title2  7#b7 any of the laws of the     
,united ,states relating to coins1      
obligations1 and securities of the      
,united ,states and of foreign          
governments2 or  7#c7 any of the laws of
 the ,united ,states relating to        
electronic fund transfer frauds1 access 
device frauds1 false identification     
documents or devices1 and any fraud or  
other criminal or unlawful activity in  
or against any federally insured        
financial institution1 except that the  
authority conferred by this paragraph   
shall be exercised subject to the       
agreement of the ,attorney ,general and 
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation and shall not affect the
 authority of any other ,federal law    
enforcement agency with respect to those
 laws4  7b7 ,conforming amendment       
,subsection 7b7 of section #cjef of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended to read as follows3  7b7 ,under 
the direction of the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,secret        
,service is authorized to detect and    
arrest any person who violates section  
#hga and #hgi of this title4  4  #c4    
,transitional authorities  7a7          
,provision of assistance by officials   
,until functions and obligations of the 
,united ,states ,secret ,service are    
transferred to the ,federal ,bureau of  
,investigation under section #b1 any    
official who1 immediately before the    
effective date of this ,act1 has        
authority over or is responsible for    
functions relating to the ,united       
,states ,secret ,service shall provide  
to the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau
 of ,investigation such assistance1     
including the use of personnel and      
assets1 as the ,director of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation may request  
in preparing for the transfer and       
integration of the functions and        
obligations of the ,united ,states      

,secret ,service transferred under      
section #b into the ,federal ,bureau of 
,investigation4  7b7 ,services and      
personnel ,during the period beginning  
on the date of enactment of this ,act   
and ending on the effective date of this
 ,act1 upon the request of the ,director
 of the ,federal ,bureau of             
,investigation1 the head of any         
executive agency may1 on a reimbursable 
basis1 provide services or detail       
personnel to assist with the transition4
  7c7 ,transfer of obligations and      
functions ,upon the transfer of the     
functions and obligations of the ,united
 ,states ,secret ,service under section 
#b to the ,federal ,bureau of           
,investigation--  7#a7 the assets held  
by or available in connection with the  
,united ,states ,secret ,service shall  
be transferred to the ,director of the  
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation for  
appropriate allocation1 subject to the  
approval of the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget and in      

accordance with section #aeca7;a77#b7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  
7#b7 the ,director of the ,federal      
,bureau of ,investigation shall have all
 functions and obligations relating to  
the ,united ,states ,secret ,service    
that any other official could by law    
exercise in relation to the ,united     
,states ,secret ,service immediately    
before such transfer1 including all such
 functions vested in the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security by the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#aja et seq47 or any other law4  #d4    
,savings provisions  7a7 ,completed     
administrative actions  7#a7 ,in general
 ,any completed administrative action of
 the ,united ,states ,secret ,service   
shall not be affected by the enactment  
of this ,act or the transfer of ,united 
,states ,secret ,service functions and  
obligations to the ,federal ,bureau of  
,investigation under section #b1 but    
shall continue in effect according to   
the terms of the completed              

administrative action until the         
completed administrative action is      
amended1 modified1 superseded1          
terminated1 set aside1 or revoked in    
accordance with law by an office of the 
,united ,states or a court of competent 
jurisdiction1 or by operation of law4   
7#b7 ,completed administrative action   
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
completed administrative action includes
 an order1 a determination1 a rule1 a   
regulation1 a personnel action1 a       
permit1 an agreement1 a grant1 a        
contract1 a certificate1 a license1 a   
registration1 and a privilege4  7#c7    
,pending proceedings  7,a7 ,in general  
,any pending proceeding in the ,united  
,states ,secret ,service relating to    
functions or obligations transferred    
under this ,act1 including a notice of  
proposed rulemaking and an application  
for a license1 permit1 certificate1     
grant1 or financial assistance1 shall   
continue notwithstanding the enactment  
of this ,act or the transfer of ,united 

,states ,secret ,service functions and  
obligations to the ,federal ,bureau of  
,investigation under section #b1 unless 
the pending proceeding is discontinued  
or modified under the same terms and    
conditions and to the same extent that  
such discontinuance could have occurred 
if such enactment or transfer had not   
occurred4  7,b7 ,orders ,any orders     
issued in a proceeding described in     
subparagraph 7,a71 or an appeal         
therefrom and any payment made pursuant 
to such an order1 shall issue in the    
same manner and on the same terms if    
this ,act had not been enacted or the   
,united ,states ,secret ,service        
functions and obligations transferred   
under section #b of this ,act had not   
been transferred1 and the order shall   
continue in effect until amended1       
modified1 superseded1 terminated1 set   
aside1 or revoked by an office of the   
,united ,states or a court of competent 
jurisdiction1 or by operation of law4   
7#d7 ,pending civil actions ,any pending

 civil actions shall continue           
notwithstanding the enactment of this   
,act or the transfer of ,united ,states 
,secret ,service functions and          
obligations to the ,federal ,bureau of  
,investigation under section #b1 and in 
the pending civil action1 proceedings   
shall be had1 appeals taken1 and        
judgments rendered and enforced in the  
same manner and with the same effect as 
if such enactment or transfer had not   
occurred4  7#e7 ,references ,any        
reference relating to ,united ,states   
,secret ,service functions and          
obligations transferred to the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation under section 
#b1 in a statute1 an ,executive order1 a
 rule1 a regulation1 a directive1 or a  
delegation of authority that proceeds   
such transfer or the effective date of  
this ,act shall be deemed to refer1 as  
appropriate1 to the ,federal ,bureau of 
,investigation and the ,united ,states  
,secret ,service1 to its officers1      
employees1 or agents1 or to its         

corresponding organizational units or   
functions4  7b7 ,employment provisions  
7#a7 ,regulations ,the ,director of the 
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may1 
in regulations prescribed jointly with  
the ,director of the ,office of         
,personnel ,management1 adopt the rule1 
procedures1 terms1 and conditions       
established by statute1 rule1 or        
regulation before the effective date of 
this ,act relating to employment in the 
,united ,states ,secret ,service to     
perform functions and obligations       
transferred in section #b to the        
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4     
7#b7 ,direct hire authority ,the        
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation may appoint1 without     
regard to the provisions of subchapter  
,i of chapter #cc 7other than sections  
#ccjc and #ccbh of such chapter7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
qualified candidates to any positions in
 the competitive service to fulfill the 
functions and obligations transferred   

under section #b4  7#c7 ,statutory      
reporting requirements ,any statutory   
reporting requirement that applied to   
the ,united ,states ,secret ,service    
with respect to any functions and       
obligations transferred to the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation under section 
#b shall continue to apply following    
that transfer if the statutory          
requirement includes an explicit        
reference to the ,united ,states ,secret
 ,service and the functions and         
obligations transferred under section   
#b4  #e4 ,incidental transfers ,the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 in consultation with the   
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 is authorized and       
directed to make such additional        
incidental disposition of personnel1    
assets1 and liabilities held1 used1     
arising from1 available1 or to be made  
available1 in connection with the       
functions transferred by this ,act1 as  
the ,director determines necessary to   

accomplish the purposes of this ,act4   
#f4 ,references ,with respect to any    
function transferred by this ,act and   
exercised on or after the effective date
 of this ,act1 any reference in any     
other ,federal law to ,united ,states   
,secret ,service with respect to        
functions and obligations transferred   
under section #b shall be deemed to     
refer to the ,director of the ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation or the        
official or component of the ,federal   
,bureau of ,investigation to which such 
function or obligation is so            
transferred4  #g4 ,effective date  7a7  
,in general ,except as otherwise        
provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall take effect on the date that is   
#cj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  7b7 ,transition period ,any 
action authorized to be taken under     
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of section #c may 
be taken beginning on the date of       
enactment of this ,act4