H.R. 5675 – Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023

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The Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023 extends the existing overtime‑pay exemption for United States Secret Service employees who perform protective services through the end of 2028. It clarifies that “protective services” does not include routine administrative or technical tasks. The bill also adds new reporting duties for the Secret Service Director, requiring annual and quarterly projections and yearly impact reports to be sent to several congressional committees.

Key Provisions

Extends the overtime‑pay exemption for Secret Service protective‑service employees from 2023 to 2028.
Defines “protective services” to exclude routine administrative or technical work supporting Secret Service operations.
Requires the Secret Service Director to submit annual projection reports (by Dec. 31) for 2023‑2027 and quarterly updates to designated House and Senate committees.
Mandates the Director to provide effect‑of‑amendment reports by Jan. 30 each year from 2024‑2029, comparing actual data to prior projections.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

September 22, 2023

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Introduced in House

September 22, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

September 22, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 22, 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5675

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 22, 2023

Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

A BILL

To extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023.

2.

Extension of overtime pay exception through 2028 for protective services

(a)

Amendments

Section 2 of the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking 2023 and inserting 2028;

(2)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in the heading, by striking Definition and inserting Definitions;

(B)

by striking In this section, the term and inserting the following:

In this section—

(1)

the term

; and

(C)

by striking 2023. and inserting the following:

2028; and

(2)

the term protective services does not include routine administrative or technical work that supports the daily operations of the United States Secret Service.

; and

(3)

in subsection (b)(1), by striking during each of calendar years 2016 through 2023 and inserting for protective services during each of calendar years 2016 through 2028.

(b)

Reports

(1)

Definitions

In this subsection:

(A)

Appropriate committees of congress

The term appropriate committees of Congress means—

(i)

the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(ii)

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(iii)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(iv)

the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

(v)

the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;

(vi)

the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and

(vii)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

(B)

Director

The term Director means the Director of the United States Secret Service.

(2)

Annual projections

(A)

In general

Not later than December 31 of each of calendar years 2023 through 2027, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains, with respect to the calendar year following the calendar year in which the report is submitted, projections for the information described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 2(c) of the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–160; 132 Stat. 1246), which shall be divided by calendar quarter.

(B)

Quarterly updates

With respect to each annual report required under subparagraph (A), the Director shall, on the last day of each calendar quarter of the calendar year that is covered by the report, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an updated version of that report that contains projections for the information described in that subparagraph for the remainder of that calendar year, which shall be divided by calendar quarter.

(C)

Deeming of period

Solely for the purposes of a report required under this paragraph, a reference in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 2(c) of the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–160; 132 Stat. 1246) to a numerical value for a previous calendar year shall be deemed to be a projection of that numerical value for an upcoming calendar year or for the remainder of a calendar year, as applicable.

(3)

Effect of amendments

Not later than January 30 of each of calendar years 2024 through 2029, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the effects of the amendments made by subsection (a), which shall include, with respect to the previous calendar year, the following:

(A)

The information described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 2(c) of the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–160; 132 Stat. 1246).

(B)

A comparison between the final data reported under subparagraph (A) and the annual projections reported for that calendar year under paragraph (2)(A), including an explanation for any substantial variance between that final data and those annual projections.