,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ca1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,guest7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to
 provide candidates with a justification
 for candidate protection               
determinations1 to require ,senate      
confirmation of the ,director of the    
,united ,states ,secret ,service1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,countering ,subversion and ,negligence 
in ,protecting ,election ,runners ,act  
or the ,counter ,,sniper ,act4  #b4     
,presidential candidate protection2     
,senate confirmation of ,director       
,section #cjef of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7h7 7#a7 ,in the
 case that the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security determines that any           

,presidential or ,vice ,presidential    
candidate requesting a protective detail
 or an increase in assigned protective  
detail resources is not eligible for    
such detail or increased resources for  
the purpose of this section1 the        
,secretary shall submit to the candidate
 and the advisory committee1 within #ad 
days after such a request is made1 a    
written notice of the ,secretary's      
determination1 indicating the criteria  
that such candidate failed to meet for  
such purpose4  7#b7 ,any ,presidential  
or ,vice ,presidential candidate may    
submit to the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security a written request to          
reconsider the determination described  
in paragraph 7#a71 which may include    
facts to support that the criteria      
specified by the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security have been met for the purpose
 of this section4  7#c7 ,not later than 
#ad days after a request for            
reconsideration is submitted under      
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary of       

,homeland ,security shall review such   
request and submit to the ,presidential 
or ,vice ,presidential candidate a      
written notice of the ,secretary's final
 determination on whether the criteria  
have been met for the purpose of this   
section1 and provide a copy of such     
final determination to the advisory     
committee4  7i7 ,the ,united ,states    
,secret ,service shall be headed by a   
,director1 who shall be appointed by the
 ,president with the advice and consent 
of the ,senate4  4