former presidents receive secret service protection for up to six months.
former presidents receive secret service protection for up to six months.
how long do former presidents receive secret service protection?
up to six months
under the former presidents act, all living former presidents are granted a pension, an office, and a staff. the pension has increased numerous times with congressional approval. retired presidents now receive a pension based on the salary of the current administration's cabinet secretaries, which was $199,700 each year in 2012. former presidents who served in congress may also collect congressional pensions. the act also provides former presidents with travel funds and franking privileges. prior to 1997, all former presidents, their spouses, and their children until age 16 were protected by the secret service until the president's death. in 1997, congress passed legislation limiting secret service protection to no more than 10 years from the date a president leaves office. on january 10, 2013, president obama signed legislation reinstating lifetime secret service protection for him, george w. bush, and all subsequent presidents. a spouse who remarries is no longer eligible for secret service protection.
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beginning in 1999, all living former presidents were granted a pension, an office, and a staff. the pension has increased numerous times. retired presidents receive a pension based on the salary of the government. all former presidents, their spouses, and their children until age 16 are protected by the federal protective service until the president's death. a spouse who remarries or divorced from president is no longer eligible for federal protective service protection.









































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