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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 644-JUNE 25, 1948 203. Personnel; appointment; vacancies. 204. Grades, salaries, and transfers of appointees. 205. Appointment in accordance with civil-service laws. 206. Privileges of civil-service appointees. 207. Participation in police and firemen's relief fund. 208. Appropriation to carry out provisions. PROTECTION OF PRESIDENT AND FAMILY AUTHORIZID § 201. The protection of the person of the President and the members of his immediate family and of the person chosen to be President of the United States is authorized. WHITE HOUSE POLICE; ESTABLISHMENT, CONTROL, AND SUPERVISION; PRIVILEGES, POWERS, AND DUTIES § 202. There is hereby created and established for the protection of the Executive Mansion and grounds in the District of Columbia a permanent police force, to be known as the "White House Police". Such force shall be under the control and direct supervision of the Chief of the Secret Service Division. The members of such force shall possess privileges and powers and perform duties similar to those of the members of the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and such additional privileges and duties as the Chief of the Secret Service Division may prescribe. PERSONNEL, APPOINTMENT, AND VACANCIES §203. (a) The White House Police force shall consist of such number of officers, with grades corresponding to similar officers of the Metropolitan Police force, of such number of privates, with grade corresponding to that of private of the highest grade in the Metro- politan Police force, as may be necessary, but not exceeding one hundred and ten in number. Members of the White House Police shall be appointed from the members of the Metropolitan Police force and the United States Park Police force from lists furnished by the officers in charge of such forces. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner. (b) Any vacancy in the Metropolitan Police force or in the United States Park Police force caused by appointments to the White House Police force shall be filled in the manner provided by law. GRADES, SALARIES, AND TRANSFERS OF APPOINTEES § 204. (a) No person shall be appointed a member of the White House Police force at a grade lower than the grade held by him as a member of the Metropolitan Police force or of the United States Park Police force at the time of his appointment. (b) A member of the White House Police force shall receive a salary at the rate provided for the corresponding grade in the Metro- politan Police force, and he shall be furnished with uniforms and other necessary equipment similar to the uniforms and equipment furnished the United States Park Police, and he shall be entitled to the same leave allowances as a member of the United States Park Police force. (c) Any member of the White House Police force appointed thereto from the Metropolitan Police force or the United States Park Police force may be transferred to the organization of which he was a member at the time of such appointment. APPOINTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL-SERVICE LAWS § 205. In addition to appointment from members of the Metropoli- tan Police force and the United States Park Police force, as provided [62 STAT.

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