114 STAT. 2716 PUBLIC LAW 106-544—DEC. 19, 2000 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SECRET SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR SECU- RITY OPERATIONS AT EVENTS AND GATHERINGS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: President. "(e)(1) When directed by the President, the United States Secret Service is authorized to participate, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the planning, coordination, and implementation of security operations at special events of national significance, as determined by the President. "(2) At the end of each fiscal year, the President through such agency or office as the President may designate, shall report to the Congress— "(A) what events, if any, were designated special events of national significance for security purposes under paragraph (1); and "(B) the criteria and information used in making each designation.". 18 USC 3056 SEC. 4. NATIONAL THREAT ASSESSMENT CENTER. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —The United States Secret Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Service"), at the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, may establish the National Threat Assessment Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Center") as a unit within the Service. (b) FUNCTIONS. —The Service may provide the following to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies through the Center: (1) Training in the area of threat assessment. (2) Consultation on complex threat assessment cases or plans. (3) Research on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence. (4) Facilitation of information sharing among all such agencies with protective or public safety responsibilities. (5) Programs to promote the standardization of Federal, State, and local threat assessments and investigations involving threats. (6) Any other activities the Secretary determines are necessary to implement a comprehensive threat assessment capability. Deadline. (c) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Service shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing the manner in which the Center will operate. SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS WITH REGARD TO PROTECTIVE INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRET SERVICE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) so that paragraph (1) reads as follows: "(1)(A) In any investigation of— "(i)(I) a Federal health care offense; or (II) a Federal offense involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, the Attorney General; or "(ii) an offense under section 871 or 879, or a threat against a person protected by the United States Secret Service under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 3056, if the Director of the
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