Public Law 112-257

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[112th Congress Public Law 257]
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Public Law 112-257
112th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations 
on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for 
   the children of former Presidents. <<NOTE: Jan. 10, 2013 -  [H.R. 
                                6620]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Former 
Presidents Protection Act of 2012.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 18 USC 1 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Former Presidents Protection Act of 
2012''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE LENGTH OF SECRET 
                    SERVICE PROTECTION FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS AND 
                    FOR THE CHILDREN OF FORMER PRESIDENTS.

    (a) Former Presidents.--Section 3056(a)(3) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``unless the former President did 
not'' and all that follows through ``warrant such protection''.
    (b) Children of Former Presidents.--Section 3056(a)(4) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a period'' and all that 
follows through ``comes first''.

    Approved January 10, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6620:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
            Dec. 5, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 28, considered and passed Senate.

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