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18 U.S. Code § 3056A. Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
(a) There is hereby created and established a permanent police force, to be known as the “United States Secret Service Uniformed Division”. Subject to the supervision of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall perform such duties as the Director, United States Secret Service, may prescribe in connection with the protection of the following:
(1)
The White House in the District of Columbia.
(2)
Any building in which Presidential offices are located.
(3)
The Treasury Building and grounds.
(4)
The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in the order of succession to the Office of President), the President-elect, the Vice President-elect, and their immediate families.
(5)
Foreign diplomatic missions located in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia.
(6)
The temporary official residence of the Vice President and grounds in the District of Columbia.
(7) Foreign diplomatic missions located in metropolitan areas (other than the District of Columbia) in the United States where there are located twenty or more such missions headed by full-time officers, except that such protection shall be provided only—
(A)
on the basis of extraordinary protective need;
(B)
upon request of an affected metropolitan area; and
(C) when the extraordinary protective need arises at or in association with a visit to—
(i)
a permanent mission to, or an observer mission invited to participate in the work of, an international organization of which the United States is a member; or
(ii)
an international organization of which the United States is a member;
except that such protection may also be provided for motorcades and at other places associated with any such visit and may be extended at places of temporary domicile in connection with any such visit.