H.R. 7876

119 HR 7876 IH: Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-09
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 7876
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 March 9, 2026
  Mr. Landsman  (for himself and  Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary
 A BILL
To establish within the Department of Homeland Security the Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act of 2026  .
2.
Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program established
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a program to be known as the Extraordinary Protection Reimbursement Program to provide grants to reimburse State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with the non-governmental properties as designated in the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 of persons protected pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3), (7), and (8) of section 3056 of title 18, United States Code.
3.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant under the program, an applicant shall—
(1)
be a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency; and
(2)
certify that the grant will be used only for costs incurred in excess of typical law enforcement operation costs that are directly attributable to the provision of protection as described in section 4.
4.
Use of funds
Grants distributed under this section on a reimbursable basis may be used only in accordance with the following:
(1)
In the case of amounts expended on costs pertaining to personnel, grant amounts may only be expended for man-hours spent directly on protection of a non-governmental property, including patrols dedicated to the area immediately surrounding the residence or office and officers otherwise posted to protection of the property.
(2)
In the case of amounts expended on equipment, grant amounts may only be expended—
(A)
for the explicit purpose of protection of a property; and
(B)
the Director of the United States Secret Service shall ensure the need for the grantee to acquire equipment for the protection of the property and travel to and from the property.
(3)
Grant amounts may only be expended on protection provided while the protected person is physically present at, or traveling to or from, the property.
5.
Limitation on obligation
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the implementation of the recommendations included in the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, dated July 28, 2023. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall thereafter ensure future implementation of each such recommendation.
6.
Accountability
(a)
Inspector General audit
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall carry out an audit of the program under this section each fiscal year and may carry out such other inspections of the program as the Inspector General determines appropriate. The Inspector General shall submit a report on such audit by not later than 90 days after the first date of the following fiscal year to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(b)
Annual report
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report for each fiscal year grants are made to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that includes—
(1)
the total amount of grants disbursed that fiscal year; and
(2)
for each grantee—
(A)
the identity of the grantee;
(B)
the amount of the grant;
(C)
the total man-hours spent on protection of a property by the grantee; and
(D)
an itemized list of all equipment acquired using the grant, including the certification referred to in section 4(2)(B) for that equipment.
7.
Definitions
In this Act, the term  non-governmental property —
(1)
means any non-governmental, owned or leased, property designated for protection by the United States Secret Service; and
(2)
does not include any hotel or other place of temporary accommodation of less than 30 days.
8.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $61,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028. Administration of these funds shall be executed by the Department’s Management Directorate or Federal Emergency Management Agency, as directed by the Secretary, in coordination with the Secret Service as appropriate.