SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SEC. 102. SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting immediately after paragraph (7) the following:“(8) Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children 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)”.