TITLE I—FORMER VICE PRESIDENT PROTECTION ACT SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008’’. Click here.

 Public Law 110–326 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service protection to 

former Vice Presidents, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

TITLE I—FORMER VICE PRESIDENT 

PROTECTION ACT 

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Former Vice President Protection 

Act of 2008’’. 

SEC. 102. SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER VICE PRESI-

DENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 

Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7) the fol-

lowing: 

‘‘(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their chil-

dren who are under 16 years of age, for a period of not more 

than six months after the date the former Vice President leaves 

office. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the 

authority to direct the Secret Service to provide temporary 

protection for any of these individuals at any time thereafter 

if the Secretary of Homeland Security or designee determines 

that information or conditions warrant such protection.’’; and 

(2) in the sentence immediately preceding subsection (b) 

of section 3056, by striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’. 

SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect 

to any Vice President holding office on or after the date of enactment 

of the Act. 


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