18 U.S.C. § 879

1. (a)Whoever knowingly and willfully threatens to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon—shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
   1. (1)a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President;
   2. (2)a member of the immediate family of the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, or the Vice President-elect;
   3. (3)a major candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or a member of the immediate family of such candidate; or
   4. (4)a person protected by the Secret Service under section 3056(a)(6);
2. (b)As used in this section—
   1. (1)the term “immediate family” means—
      1. (A)with respect to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage, and minor children of a former President until they reach sixteen years of age; and
      2. (B)with respect to subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, a person to whom the President, President-elect, Vice President, Vice President-elect, or major candidate for the office of President or Vice President—
         1. (i)is related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or
         2. (ii)stands in loco parentis;
   2. (2)the term “major candidate for the office of President or Vice President” means a candidate referred to in subsection (a)(7) of section 3056 of this title; and
   3. (3)the terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” have the meanings given those terms in section 871(b) of this title.