,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mr4   
,moskowitz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fry7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,united ,states ,secret   
,service within the ,executive ,office  
of the ,president4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,secret  
,service ,transfer ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  
,transfer of the ,united ,states ,secret
 ,service to the ,executive ,office of  
the ,president  7a7 ,transfer ,there are
 hereby transferred to and vested in the
 ,executive ,office of the ,president   
all functions1 personnel1 assets1 and   
liabilities of the ,united ,states      

,secret ,service 7hereinafter in this   
,act referred to as the ,service71      
including the officers and components of
 the ,service4  7b7 ,administrator      
,there shall be at the head of the      
,service a ,director of the ,service1   
who shall be appointed by the           
,president4 ,the ,service shall be      
administered under the supervision and  
direction of the ,director4 ,the        
,director shall be compensated at the   
same rate as the ,director is           
compensated at as of the date of        
enactment of this ,act4 ,the ,director  
of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service 
at the date of enactment of this ,act   
shall continue to serve as the ,director
 of the ,service4  7c7 ,program         
transfers ,the functions that1          
immediately before the effective date of
 this title1 were performed by the      
,director of the ,united ,states ,secret
 ,service are hereby transferred4       
,during the transition period1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 

provide to the ,director such           
assistance1 including the use of        
personnel and assets1 as the ,director  
may request in preparing for the        
transfer4  7d7 ,continuation of service 
,each officer and component of the      
,united ,states ,secret ,service as of  
the date of enactment of this ,act shall
 be transferred to the ,service and     
shall continue in operation as part of  
the ,service in the same manner and     
subject to the same level of            
compensation and conditions of service4 
7e7 ,reorganization ,the ,director of   
the ,united ,states ,secret ,service may
 reorganize the agency as necessary to  
maximize efficiency1 enhance operational
 effectiveness1 and ensure the agency   
fulfills its protective mission4        
,however1 upon transition to the        
,executive ,office of the ,president1   
the agency shall initially maintain its 
organizational structure1 roles1 and    
functions as they existed immediately   
prior to the date of enactment of this  

,act4 ,any subsequent reorganization    
shall comply with applicable ,federal   
laws and regulations4  7f7 ,references  
,any reference in any other ,federal    
law1 ,executive order1 rule1 regulation1
 or delegation of authority1 or any     
document of or pertaining to an agency  
or office from which a function is      
transferred by this ,act-- 7#a7 to the  
,director of the ,united ,states ,secret
 ,service or an officer of the ,united  
,states ,secret ,service1 is deemed to  
refer to the head of the office1 agency1
 or department to which such function is
 transferred1 and  7#b7 to the ,united  
,states ,secret ,service is deemed to   
refer to the agency or office to which  
such function is transferred4  7g7      
,exercise of authorities ,except as     
otherwise provided by law1 a ,federal   
official to whom a function is          
transferred by this ,act may1 for       
purposes of performing that function1   
exercise all authorities under any other
 provision of law that were available   

with respect to the performance of that 
function to the official responsible for
 the performance of that function       
immediately before the effective date of
 the transfer of such function1 as      
provided in this ,act4  7h7 ,transfer of
 assets1 liabilities1 and agreements ,in
 the case of-- 7#a7 any contract or     
other agreement to which the ,united    
,states ,secret ,service is party on the
 date of enactment of this ,act1  7#b7  
any asset owned or controlled by the    
,united ,states ,secret ,service on the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 and     
7#c7 any liability of the ,united       
,states ,secret ,service on the date of 
enactment of this ,act1  the ,service   
shall be considered to be the successor 
in interest to any such agreement1 shall
 assume any obligations or any such     
liability1 and shall be considered to   
own or control any such asset4  7i7     
,finalization date ,all activities      
pertaining to the transfer of           
authorities and functions under this    

,act shall be finalized by the date that
 is #a year after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4