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The bill trades stronger, more independent and stable Secret Service leadership (via a single 10-year term and Senate confirmation) for reduced executive flexibility and the risk of leadership gaps or friction with future administrations.
Law-enforcement leadership (Secret Service Directors) will have a single fixed 10-year term, giving law-enforcement and agency staff greater continuity, longer-term planning, and increased operational independence.
The Director will be a Presidential appointee subject to Senate advice and consent, increasing congressional oversight and the perceived legitimacy of Secret Service leadership.
Taxpayers and federal employees could face delayed corrective action because a fixed 10-year single term limits flexibility to remove or replace ineffective Directors between terms.
Law-enforcement operations and public safety risk leadership gaps if Senate confirmation stalls, lengthening vacancy periods and undermining continuity.
Future Presidents and agency staff may face reduced accountability and policy friction because a long fixed term can make the Director less responsive to new administrations' priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Makes the Secret Service Director a Presidentially appointed, Senate‑confirmed official serving a single nonrenewable 10-year term, and sets an official short title for the law.
Introduced November 6, 2025 by Charles Ernest Grassley · Last progress November 6, 2025
Requires the United States Secret Service to be led by a Director who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and sets a single 10-year term for that Director. No person may serve more than one 10-year term, and the 10-year single-term rule begins when the next Presidential appointment to the Director position is made after this law takes effect. Also establishes an official short title for the Act for citation purposes.