pretty much gravy duty for the SS. This one however,is going to be a challenge! They'll not only have to guard him closely if and when he travels abroad, but here in the US as well!
Edit: I was wrong! See this.
Under a 1994 law, the Secret Service detail for ex-presidents and their families lasts for 10 years. That protection can be extended if it appears there is still a threat. The law applies to presidents who took office after January 1997, meaning Clinton still gets lifetime protection.
Some former Secret Service officials and presidential scholars predict Congress eventually will reverse its decision to stop guarding former presidents for their entire lives.
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Congress ended the lifetime protection requirement after debating it for years. Lawmakers said they were troubled by the cost and noted that former President Richard Nixon dropped his Secret Service detail in 1985, nine years before his death.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/opinion/story.asp?ID=162083
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