[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9697 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9697 To reallocate funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Secret Service, for purposes of providing protection equivalent to that afforded the President to Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2024 Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reallocate funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Secret Service, for purposes of providing protection equivalent to that afforded the President to Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Election Resource Investment for Major Threat Response Act of 2024'' or as the ``PERIMTR Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. REALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) Rescission.--There is rescinded from the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 10301(1) of Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'') (136 Stat. 2053) $3,000,000,000. (b) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the Director of the United States Secret Service $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose of applying the same standards, practices, and protocols for protecting the President to protecting Vice Presidents, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and former presidents. These standards, practices, and protocols include the number of agents, equipment, and other assets needed to carry out the requirements of this subsection. (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates'' has the meaning given such term in section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, and includes any other Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate for whom the President has otherwise authorized the Secret Service to protect. <all>