PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 

U.S. CAPITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF 

CONGRESS POLICE MERGER 

IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2007 


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Public Law 110–178 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States 

Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Capitol Police and Library 

of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007’’. 

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL. 

(a) TRANSFERS.— 

(1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.—Effective 

on the employee’s transfer date, each Library of Congress Police 

employee shall be transferred to the United States Capitol 

Police and shall become either a member or civilian employee 

of the Capitol Police, as determined by the Chief of the Capitol 

Police under subsection (b). 

(2) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 

Effective on the employee’s transfer date, each Library of Congress Police civilian employee shall be transferred to the United 

States Capitol Police and shall become a civilian employee 

of the Capitol Police. 

(b) TREATMENT OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.— 

(1) DETERMINATION OF STATUS WITHIN CAPITOL POLICE.— 

(A) ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CAPITOL

POLICE.—A Library of Congress Police employee shall 

become a member of the Capitol Police on the employee’s 

transfer date if the Chief of the Capitol Police determines 

and issues a written certification that the employee meets 

each of the following requirements: 

(i) Based on the assumption that such employee 

would perform a period of continuous Federal service 

after the transfer date, the employee would be entitled 

to an annuity for immediate retirement under section 

8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code (as 

determined by taking into account paragraph (3)(A)), 

on the date such employee becomes 60 years of age. 

(ii) During the transition period, the employee 

successfully completes training, as determined by the 

Chief of the Capitol Police. 

(iii) The employee meets the qualifications 

required to be a member of the Capitol Police, as 

determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police. 

Effective date. 

2 USC 1901 note. 

2 USC 1901 note. 

U.S. Capitol 

Police and 

Library of 

Congress 

Police Merger 

Implementation 

Act of 2007. 

Jan. 7, 2008 

[H.R. 3690] 


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(B) SERVICE AS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF CAPITOL

POLICE.—If the Chief of the Capitol Police determines that 

a Library of Congress Police employee does not meet the 

eligibility requirements, the employee shall become a 

civilian employee of the Capitol Police on the employee’s 

transfer date. 

(C) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination 

of the Chief of the Capitol Police under this paragraph 

shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. 

(D) DEADLINE FOR DETERMINATIONS.—The Chief of the 

Capitol Police shall complete the determinations required 

under this paragraph for all Library of Congress Police 

employees not later than September 30, 2009. 

(2) EXEMPTION FROM MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Section 

8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not 

apply to any Library of Congress Police employee who becomes 

a member of the Capitol Police under this subsection, until 

the earlier of— 

(A) the date on which the individual is entitled to 

an annuity for immediate retirement under section 8336(b) 

or 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code; or 

(B) the date on which the individual— 

(i) is 57 years of age or older; and 

(ii) is entitled to an annuity for immediate retirement under section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of title 5, United 

States Code, (as determined by taking into account 

paragraph (3)(A)). 

(3) TREATMENT OF PRIOR CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES.— 

(A) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR

IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT AS MEMBER OF CAPITOL POLICE.— 

Any Library of Congress Police employee who becomes 

a member of the Capitol Police under this subsection shall 

be entitled to have any creditable service under section 

8332 or 8411 of title 5, United States Code, that was 

accrued prior to becoming a member of the Capitol Police 

included in calculating the employee’s service as a member 

of the Capitol Police for purposes of section 8336(m) or 

8412(d) of title 5, United States Code. 

(B) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTATION OF

ANNUITY.—Any creditable service under section 8332 or 

8411 of title 5, United States Code, of an individual who 

becomes a member of the Capitol Police under this subsection that was accrued prior to becoming a member of 

the Capitol Police— 

(i) shall be treated and computed as employee 

service under section 8339 or section 8415 of such 

title; but 

(ii) shall not be treated as service as a member 

of the Capitol Police or service as a congressional 

employee for purposes of applying any formula under 

section 8339(b), 8339(q), 8415(c), or 8415(d) of such 

title under which a percentage of the individual’s average pay is multiplied by the years (or other period) 

of such service. 

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(1) DUTIES.—The duties of any individual who becomes 

a civilian employee of the Capitol Police under this section, 

including a Library of Congress Police civilian employee under 

subsection (a)(2) and a Library of Congress Police employee 

who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol Police under 

subsection (b)(1)(B), shall be determined solely by the Chief 

of the Capitol Police, except that a Library of Congress Police 

civilian employee under subsection (a)(2) shall continue to support Library of Congress police operations until all Library 

of Congress Police employees are transferred to the United 

States Capitol Police under this section. 

(2) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination of 

the Chief of the Capitol Police under this subsection shall 

not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. 

(d) PROTECTING STATUS OF TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES.— (1) NONREDUCTION IN PAY, RANK, OR GRADE.—The transfer 

of any individual under this section shall not cause that individual to be separated or reduced in basic pay, rank or grade. 

(2) LEAVE AND COMPENSATORY TIME.—Any annual leave, 

sick leave, or other leave, or compensatory time, to the credit 

of an individual transferred under this section shall be transferred to the credit of that individual as a member or an 

employee of the Capitol Police (as the case may be). The treatment of leave or compensatory time transferred under this 

section shall be governed by regulations of the Capitol Police 

Board. 

(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

The Chief of the Capitol Police may not impose a period of 

probation with respect to the transfer of any individual who 

is transferred under this section. 

(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.— 

(1) EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.—Nothing in this Act shall 

be construed to authorize any labor organization that represented an individual who was a Library of Congress police 

employee or a Library of Congress police civilian employee 

before the individual’s transfer date to represent that individual 

as a member of the Capitol Police or an employee of the 

Capitol Police after the individual’s transfer date. 

(2) AGREEMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.—Nothing in this Act 

shall be construed to authorize any collective bargaining agreement (or any related court order, stipulated agreement, or 

agreement to the terms or conditions of employment) applicable 

to Library of Congress police employees or to Library of Congress police civilian employees to apply to members of the 

Capitol Police or to civilian employees of the Capitol Police. 

(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PERSONNEL AUTHORITY

OF THE CHIEF OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—Nothing in this Act shall 

be construed to affect the authority of the Chief of the Capitol 

Police to— 

(1) terminate the employment of a member of the Capitol 

Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol Police; or 

(2) transfer any individual serving as a member of the 

Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol Police to 

another position with the Capitol Police. 

(g) TRANSFER DATE DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘transfer 

date’’ means, with respect to an employee— 


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(1) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 

who becomes a member of the Capitol Police, the first day 

of the first pay period applicable to members of the United 

States Capitol Police which begins after the date on which 

the Chief of the Capitol Police issues the written certification 

for the employee under subsection (b)(1); 

(2) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 

who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol Police, the 

first day of the first pay period applicable to employees of 

the United States Capitol Police which begins after September 

30, 2009; or 

(3) in the case of a Library of Congress Police civilian 

employee, the first day of the first pay period applicable to 

employees of the United States Capitol Police which begins 

after September 30, 2008. 

(h) CANCELLATION IN PORTION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF

FEDLINK REVOLVING FUND.—Amounts available for obligation by 

the Librarian of Congress as of the date of the enactment of this 

Act from the unobligated balance in the revolving fund established 

under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 

Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182c) for the Federal Library 

and Information Network program of the Library of Congress and 

the Federal Research program of the Library of Congress are 

reduced by a total of $560,000, and the amount so reduced is 

hereby cancelled. 

SEC. 3. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

(a) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF PROPERTY AND APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the transfer date of any 

Library of Congress Police employee and Library of Congress 

Police civilian employee who is transferred under this Act— 

(A) the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, and 

records associated with the employee shall be transferred 

to the Capitol Police; and 

(B) the unexpended balances of appropriations, 

authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 

held, arising from, available to, or to be made available 

in connection with the employee shall be transferred to 

and made available under the appropriations accounts for 

the Capitol Police for ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘General Expenses’’, 

as applicable. 

(2) JOINT REVIEW.—During the transition period, the Chief 

of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall conduct 

a joint review of the assets, liabilities, contracts, property 

records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising 

from, available to, or to be made available in connection with 

the transfer under this Act. 

(b) TREATMENT OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN EMPLOY- MENT LAWS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERRED INDIVIDUALS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law and except as provided in paragraph (3), in the case of 

an alleged violation of any covered law (as defined in paragraph 

(4)) which is alleged to have occurred prior to the transfer 

date with respect to an individual who is transferred under 

this Act, and for which the individual has not exhausted all 

Applicability. 

Effective date. 

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of the remedies available for the consideration of the alleged 

violation which are provided for employees of the Library of 

Congress under the covered law prior to the transfer date, 

the following shall apply: 

(A) The individual may not initiate any procedure 

which is available for the consideration of the alleged violation of the covered law which is provided for employees 

of the Library of Congress under the covered law. 

(B) To the extent that the individual has initiated 

any such procedure prior to the transfer date, the procedure 

shall terminate and have no legal effect. 

(C) Subject to paragraph (2), the individual may initiate and participate in any procedure which is available 

for the resolution of grievances of officers and employees 

of the Capitol Police under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) to provide for 

consideration of the alleged violation. The previous sentence does not apply in the case of an alleged violation 

for which the individual exhausted all of the available 

remedies which are provided for employees of the Library 

of Congress under the covered law prior to the transfer 

date. 

(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.—In applying paragraph (1)(C) with respect 

to an individual to whom this subsection applies, for purposes 

of the consideration of the alleged violation under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995— 

(A) the date of the alleged violation shall be the individual’s transfer date; 

(B) notwithstanding the third sentence of section 402(a) 

of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1402(a)), the individual’s request 

for counseling under such section shall be made not later 

than 60 days after the date of the alleged violation; and 

(C) the employing office of the individual at the time 

of the alleged violation shall be the Capitol Police Board. 

(3) EXCEPTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS SUBJECT TO

HEARING PRIOR TO TRANSFER.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

with respect to an alleged violation for which a hearing has 

commenced in accordance with the covered law on or before 

the transfer date. 

(4) COVERED LAW DEFINED.—In this subsection, a ‘‘covered 

law’’ is any law for which the remedy for an alleged violation 

is provided for officers and employees of the Capitol Police 

under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

1301 et seq.). 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF DETAILEES DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.— 

During the transition period, the Chief of the Capitol Police may 

detail additional members of the Capitol Police to the Library 

of Congress, without reimbursement. 

(d) EFFECT ON EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Library of Congress and the Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004, 

shall remain in effect during the transition period, subject to— 

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(2) such modifications as may be made in accordance with 

the modification and dispute resolution provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding, consistent with the provisions of 

this Act. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PERSONNEL

AUTHORITY OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this Act 

shall be construed to affect the authority of the Librarian of Congress to— 

(1) terminate the employment of a Library of Congress 

Police employee or Library of Congress Police civilian employee; 

or 

(2) transfer any individual serving in a Library of Congress 

Police employee position or Library of Congress Police civilian 

employee position to another position at the Library of Congress. 

SEC. 4. POLICE JURISDICTION, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, AND PENALTIES. 

(a) JURISDICTION.— 

(1) EXTENSION OF CAPITOL POLICE JURISDICTION.—Section 

9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the area of the United 

States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for 

other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, ‘United States Capitol 

Buildings and Grounds’ shall include the Library of Congress 

buildings and grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled 

‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library 

of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), except that 

in a case of buildings or grounds not located in the District of 

Columbia, the authority granted to the Metropolitan Police Force 

of the District of Columbia shall be granted to any police force 

within whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds are located.’’. 

(2) REPEAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE JURISDICTION.—The first section and sections 7 and 9 of the Act of 

August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167, 167f, 167h) are repealed on 

October 1, 2009. 

(b) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND PENALTIES.— 

(1) EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND

GROUNDS PROVISIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS

AND GROUNDS.— 

(A) CAPITOL BUILDINGS.—Section 5101 of title 40, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘all buildings 

on the real property described under section 5102(d)’’ after 

‘‘(including the Administrative Building of the United 

States Botanic Garden)’’. 

(B) CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5102 of title 40, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph 

(2), the United States Capitol Grounds shall include the Library 

of Congress grounds described under section 11 of the Act 

entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of 

the Library of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 

167j). 

‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Librarian of Congress 

Effective date. 

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shall retain authority over the Library of Congress buildings 

and grounds in accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 

29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’. 

(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO DISORDERLY

CONDUCT.—Section 5104(e)(2) of title 40, United States 

Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly conduct 

of official business, enter or remain in a room in any 

of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for the 

use of— 

‘‘(i) either House of Congress or a Member, committee, officer, or employee of Congress, or either 

House of Congress; or 

‘‘(ii) the Library of Congress;’’. 

(2) REPEAL OF OFFENSES AND PENALTIES SPECIFIC TO THE

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the 

Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167a, 167b, 167c, 167d, 167e, 

and 167g) are repealed. 

(3) SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST USE OF LIBRARY

OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Section 10 of the Act 

of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167i) is amended by striking ‘‘2 

to 6, inclusive, of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘5103 and 5104 

of title 40, United States Code’’. 

(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DESCRIPTION OF LIBRARY

OF CONGRESS GROUNDS.—Section 11 of the Act of August 4, 

1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 

of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 

of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 

of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 

of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Section 1307(b)(1) 

of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (2 U.S.C. 185(b)), 

is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 

the following: ‘‘, except that nothing in this paragraph may be 

construed to authorize the Inspector General to audit or investigate 

any operations or activities of the United States Capitol Police;’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect October 1, 2009. 

SEC. 5. COLLECTIONS, PHYSICAL SECURITY, CONTROL, AND 

PRESERVATION OF ORDER AND DECORUM WITHIN THE 

LIBRARY. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATIONS.—The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical 

security, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and 

decorum within Library of Congress. 

(b) TREATMENT OF SECURITY SYSTEMS.— 

(1) RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS.—In accordance 

with the authority of the Capitol Police and the Librarian 

of Congress established under this Act, the amendments made 

2 USC 141b. 

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by this Act, and the provisions of law referred to in paragraph 

(3), the Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress 

shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at 

the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under 

section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950, in consultation and 

coordination with each other, subject to the following: 

(A) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 

for the design of security systems for the control and 

preservation of Library collections and property, subject 

to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol 

Police. 

(B) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 

for the operation of security systems at any building or 

facility of the Library of Congress which is located outside 

of the District of Columbia, subject to the review and 

approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. 

(2) INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.—Not 

later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, 

in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare 

and submit to the Committee on House Administration of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 

Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 

initial proposal for carrying out this subsection. 

(3) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 

to in this paragraph are as follows: 

(A) Section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 

141). 

(B) The undesignated provision under the heading 

‘‘General Provision, This Chapter’’ in chapter 5 of title 

II of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 

141a). 

(C) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 1964). 

(D) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1965). 

SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF CAPITOL POLICE SERVICES PROVIDED IN 

CONNECTION WITH RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SPECIAL EVENTS. 

(a) PAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS DEPOSITED IN REVOLVING FUND.— 

Section 102(e) of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182b(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 

amounts in the accounts of the revolving fund under this section 

shall be available to the Librarian, in amounts specified in 

appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry 

out the programs and activities covered by such accounts. 

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN CAPITOL

POLICE SERVICES.—In the case of any amount in the revolving 

fund consisting of a payment received for services of the United 

States Capitol Police in connection with a special event or 

program described in subsection (a)(4), the Librarian shall 

transfer such amount upon receipt to the Capitol Police for 

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deposit into the applicable appropriations accounts of the Capitol Police.’’. 

(b) USE OF OTHER LIBRARY FUNDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—In 

addition to amounts transferred pursuant to section 102(e)(2) of 

the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 

2000 (as added by subsection (a)), the Librarian of Congress may 

transfer amounts made available for salaries and expenses of the 

Library of Congress during a fiscal year to the applicable appropriations accounts of the United States Capitol Police in order to 

reimburse the Capitol Police for services provided in connection 

with a special event or program described in section 102(a)(4) 

of such Act. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to services provided by the United States 

Capitol Police on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 7. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1015 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) and section 1006 of the 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; 

Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 1023) are repealed. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall take effect October 1, 2009. 

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act— 

(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the Act entitled 

‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds 

of the Library of Congress,’’ (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.); 

(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police employee’’ means 

an employee of the Library of Congress designated as police 

under the first section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 

167); 

(3) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police civilian employee’’ 

means an employee of the Library of Congress Office of Security 

and Emergency Preparedness who provides direct administrative support to, and is supervised by, the Library of Congress 

Police, but shall not include an employee of the Library of 

Congress who performs emergency preparedness or collections 

control and preservation functions; and 

2 USC 1901 note. 

2 USC 1901 note. 

2 USC 1826 note. 

2 USC 143c. 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3690: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–470, Pt. 1 (Comm. on House Administration). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007): 

Dec. 5, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 

Dec. 18, House concurred in Senate amendment. 

Æ 

(4) the term ‘‘transition period’’ means the period the first 

day of which is the date of the enactment of this Act and 

the final day of which is September 30, 2009. 

Approved January 7, 2008. 


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