In the Senate of the United States, 

October 29, 2009. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1299) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities 

of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.’’, 

do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Capitol 

3 Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE CHIEF OF 

5 THE CAPITOL POLICE. 

6 (a) CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN HIRING AUTHORI7 TIES.— 

8 (1) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Section 

9 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
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1 Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(a) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within 

5 the United States Capitol Police an Office of Admin6 istration, to be headed by the Chief Administrative 

7 Officer, who shall report to and serve at the pleasure 

8 of the Chief of the Capitol Police. 

9 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Administrative 

10 Officer shall be appointed by the Chief of the United 

11 States Capitol Police, after consultation with the 

12 Capitol Police Board, without regard to political af13 filiation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform 

14 the duties of the position. 

15 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay 

16 for the Chief Administrative Officer shall be the 

17 amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of 

18 pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’. 

19 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 108 

20 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 

21 (2 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking subsection 

22 (c). 

23 (3) CERTIFYING OFFICERS.—Section 107 of the 

24 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 

25 U.S.C. 1904) is amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 

2 Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

3 of the Capitol Police’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the 

5 Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

6 of the Capitol Police’’. 

7 (4) PERSONNEL ACTIONS OF THE CHIEF OF

8 THE CAPITOL POLICE.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1018(e) of the 

10 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 

11 U.S.C. 1907(e)) is amended by striking para12 graph (1) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Cap15 itol Police, in carrying out the duties of office, 

16 is authorized to appoint, hire, suspend with or 

17 without pay, discipline, discharge, and set the 

18 terms, conditions, and privileges of employment 

19 of employees of the Capitol Police, subject to 

20 and in accordance with applicable laws and reg21 ulations. 

22 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR TERMI23 NATIONS.—The Chief may terminate an officer, 

24 member, or employee only after the Chief has 

25 provided notice of the termination to the Cap-
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1 itol Police Board (in such manner as the Board 

2 may from time to time require) and the Board 

3 has approved the termination, except that if the 

4 Board has not disapproved the termination 

5 prior to the expiration of the 30-day period 

6 which begins on the date the Board receives the 

7 notice, the Board shall be deemed to have ap8 proved the termination. 

9 ‘‘(C) NOTICE OR APPROVAL.—The Chief of 

10 the Capitol Police shall provide notice or receive 

11 approval, as required by the Committee on 

12 Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 

13 Committee on House Administration of the 

14 House of Representatives, as each Committee 

15 determines appropriate for— 

16 ‘‘(i) the exercise of any authority 

17 under subparagraph (A); or 

18 ‘‘(ii) the establishment of any new po19 sition for officers, members, or employees 

20 of the Capitol Police, for reclassification of 

21 existing positions, for reorganization plans, 

22 or for hiring, termination, or promotion for 

23 officers, members, or employees of the 

24 Capitol Police.’’. 
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1 (B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND2 MENTS.— 

3 (i) SUSPENSION AUTHORITY.—Section 

4 1823 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

5 States (2 U.S.C. 1928) is repealed. 

6 (ii) PAY OF MEMBERS UNDER SUS7 PENSION.—The proviso in the Act of Mar. 

8 3, 1875 (ch. 129; 18 Stat. 345), popularly 

9 known as the ‘‘Legislature, Executive, and 

10 Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 

11 1876’’, which is codified at section 1929 of 

12 title 2, United States Code (2000 Editions, 

13 Supp. V), is repealed. 

14 (5) CONFORMING APPLICATION OF CONGRES15 SIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(9)(D) of 

17 the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 

18 U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘the Capitol Police Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

20 United States Capitol Police,’’. 

21 (B) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PRO22 CEEDINGS.—Nothing in the amendment made 

23 by subparagraph (A) may be construed to affect 

24 any procedure initiated under title IV of the 
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1 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 prior 

2 to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (6) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PERSONNEL.— 

4 Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection 

5 may be construed to affect the status of any indi6 vidual serving as an officer or employee of the 

7 United States Capitol Police as of the date of the 

8 enactment of this Act. 

9 (b) DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW EN10 FORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2802 of the Supple12 mental Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905) is 

13 amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Cap15 itol Police Board’’ each place it appears and in16 serting ‘‘United States Capitol Police’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Cap18 itol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of the 

19 United States Capitol Police’’. 

20 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

21 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 

22 the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 

23 Act, 2001. 

24 (c) PRIOR NOTICE TO AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES

25 OF DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE JURISDICTION.—Section 
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1 1007(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘prior 

3 notification to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘prior notifi4 cation to the Committee on House Administration of the 

5 House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 

6 Administration of the Senate, and’’. 

7 (d) ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERV8 ICES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legisla10 tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 

11 110–161; 2 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by inserting 

12 ‘‘the Committee on House Administration of the 

13 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

14 Rules and Administration of the Senate’’ after ‘‘the 

15 Senate,’’. 

16 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The 

17 amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 

18 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 

19 apply to payments made on or after that effective 

20 date. 

21 SEC. 3. GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND 

22 THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 

23 (a) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the 

25 United States Capitol Police the General Counsel to 
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1 the Chief of Police and the United States Capitol 

2 Police (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘General 

3 Counsel’’), who shall report to and serve at the 

4 pleasure of the Chief of the United States Capitol 

5 Police. 

6 (2) APPOINTMENT.—The General Counsel shall 

7 be appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in 

8 accordance with section 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative 

9 Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 

10 1907(e)(1)) (as amended by section 2(a)(4)), after 

11 consultation with the Capitol Police Board, without 

12 regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 

13 of fitness to perform the duties of the position. 

14 (3) COMPENSATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graph (B), the annual rate of pay for the Gen17 eral Counsel shall be fixed by the Chief of the 

18 Capitol Police. 

19 (B) LIMITATION.—The annual rate of pay 

20 for the General Counsel may not exceed an an21 nual rate equal to $1,000 less than the annual 

22 rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol 

23 Police. 

24 (4) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND25 MENT.—House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth Con-
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1 gress, agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into per2 manent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch 

3 Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) is re4 pealed. 

5 (5) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT GENERAL COUN6 SEL.—Nothing in this subsection or the amendments 

7 made by this subsection may be construed to affect 

8 the status of the individual serving as the General 

9 Counsel to the Chief of Police and the United States 

10 Capitol Police as of the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act. 

12 (b) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(A) of the 

14 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 

15 U.S.C. 1908(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

16 General Counsel for the United States Capitol Police 

17 Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police’’ and in18 serting ‘‘the General Counsel to the Chief of Police 

19 and the United States Capitol Police’’. 

20 (2) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PROCEEDINGS.— 

21 Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) 

22 may be construed to affect the authority of any indi23 vidual to enter an appearance in any proceeding be24 fore any court of the United States or of any State 
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1 or political subdivision thereof which is initiated 

2 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE 

4 AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 

5 (a) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(B) of the 

7 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 

8 U.S.C. 1908(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

9 Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol 

10 Police Board and the United States Capitol Police’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘the Employment Counsel to the Chief 

12 of Police and the United States Capitol Police’’. 

13 (2) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PROCEEDINGS.— 

14 Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) 

15 may be construed to affect the authority of any indi16 vidual to enter an appearance in any proceeding be17 fore any court of the United States or of any State 

18 or political subdivision thereof which is initiated 

19 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (b) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT EMPLOYMENT COUN21 SEL.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made 

22 by this section may be construed to affect the status of 

23 the individual serving as the Employment Counsel to the 

24 Chief of Police and the United States Capitol Police as 

25 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING CER2 TAIN PERSONNEL BENEFITS. 

3 (a) NO LUMP-SUM PAYMENT PERMITTED FOR UN4 USED COMPENSATORY TIME.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee of 

6 the United States Capitol Police whose service with 

7 the United States Capitol Police is terminated may 

8 receive any lump-sum payment with respect to ac9 crued compensatory time off, except to the extent 

10 permitted under section 203(c)(4) of the Congres11 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

12 1313(c)(4)). 

13 (2) REPEAL OF RELATED OBSOLETE PROVI14 SIONS.— 

15 (A) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY

16 HOUSE.—Section 3 of House Resolution 449, 

17 Ninety-second Congress, agreed to June 2, 

18 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 

19 IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

20 1972 (85 Stat. 636) (2 U.S.C. 1924), together 

21 with any other provision of law which relates to 

22 compensatory time for the Capitol Police which 

23 is codified at section 1924 of title 2, United 

24 States Code (2000 Editions, Supp. V), is re25 pealed. 
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1 (B) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY SEN2 ATE.—The last full paragraph under the head3 ing ‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ in the appro4 priation for the Senate in the Legislative 

5 Branch Appropriations Act, 1972 (85 Stat. 

6 130) (2 U.S.C. 1925) is repealed. 

7 (b) OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND

8 EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM FAIR LABOR STANDARDS

9 ACT OF 1938.— 

10 (1) CRITERIA UNDER WHICH COMPENSATION

11 PERMITTED.—The Chief of the Capitol Police may 

12 provide for the compensation of overtime work of ex13 empt individuals which is performed on or after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, in the form of ad15 ditional pay or compensatory time off, only if— 

16 (A) the overtime work is carried out in 

17 connection with special circumstances, as deter18 mined by the Chief; 

19 (B) the Chief has established a monetary 

20 value for the overtime work performed by such 

21 individual; and 

22 (C) the sum of the total amount of the 

23 compensation paid to the individual for the 

24 overtime work (as determined on the basis of 

25 the monetary value established under subpara-
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1 graph (B)) and the total regular compensation 

2 paid to the individual with respect to the pay 

3 period involved may not exceed an amount 

4 equal to the cap on the aggregate amount of 

5 annual compensation that may be paid to the 

6 individual under applicable law during the year 

7 in which the pay period occurs, as allocated on 

8 a per pay period basis consistent with premium 

9 pay regulations of the Capitol Police Board. 

10 (2) EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this 

11 subsection, an ‘‘exempt individual’’ is an officer or 

12 employee of the United States Capitol Police— 

13 (A) who is classified under regulations 

14 issued pursuant to section 203 of the Congres15 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

16 1313) as exempt from the application of the 

17 rights and protections established by sub18 sections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6, section 7, 

19 and section 12(c) of the Fair Labor Standards 

20 Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206 (a)(1) and (d), 

21 207, 212(c)); or 

22 (B) whose annual rate of pay is not estab23 lished specifically under any law. 

24 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1009 of the 

2 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 

3 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 359) is repealed. 

4 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

5 made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as 

6 if included in the enactment of the Legislative 

7 Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, except that 

8 the amendment shall not apply with respect to 

9 any overtime work performed prior to the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 6. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORREC12 TIONS. 

13 (a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROCEDURES FOR INI14 TIAL APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI15 CER.—Section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropria16 tions Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking 

17 subsections (d) through (g). 

18 (b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT OFFICERS

19 PURCHASE OWN UNIFORMS.—Section 1825 of the Re20 vised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1943) is 

21 repealed. 

22 (c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO OFFICERS AND PRI23 VATES IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOUSE AND SEN24 ATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.— 
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1 (1) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item re2 lating to ‘‘House of Representatives Office Building’’ 

3 in the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations 

4 for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the 

5 fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 

6 and eight, and for other purposes’’, approved March 

7 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1365; 2 U.S.C. 2001), is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘other than officers and privates of the 

9 Capitol police’’ each place it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘other than the United States Capitol Police’’. 

11 (2) SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item re12 lating to ‘‘Senate Office Building’’ in the Legislative 

13 Branch Appropriation Act, 1943 (56 Stat. 343; 2 

14 U.S.C. 2023) is amended by striking ‘‘other than for 

15 officers and privates of the Capitol Police’’ each 

16 place it appears and inserting ‘‘other than for the 

17 United States Capitol Police’’. 

18 (d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF U.S. CAP19 ITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE MERG20 ER IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2007.— 

21 (1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.—Ef22 fective as if included in the enactment of the Legis23 lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 

24 110–161), section 1004 of such Act is repealed, and 

25 any provision of law amended or repealed by such 
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1 section is restored or revived to read as if such sec2 tion had not been enacted into law. 

3 (2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER ACT.—Nothing in 

4 paragraph (1) may be construed to prevent the en5 actment or implementation of any provision of the 

6 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police 

7 Merger Implementation Act of 2007 (Public Law 

8 110–178), including any provision of such Act that 

9 amends or repeals a provision of law which is re10 stored or revived pursuant to paragraph (1). 

11 (e) AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF POLICE.— 

12 (1) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS CODIFIED

13 IN TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE.—The provisions 

14 appearing in the first paragraph under the heading 

15 ‘‘Capitol Police’’ in the Act of April 28, 1902 (ch. 

16 594; 32 Stat. 124), and the provisions appearing in 

17 the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Capitol Po18 lice’’ in title I of the Legislative and Judiciary Ap19 propriation Act, 1944 (ch. 173; 57 Stat. 230), inso20 far as all of those provisions are related to the sen21 tence ‘‘The captain and lieutenants shall be selected 

22 jointly by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and 

23 the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa24 tives; and one-half of the privates shall be selected 

25 by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and one-half 
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1 by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent2 atives.’’, which appears in 2 U.S.C. 1901 (2000 Edi3 tion, Supp. V), are repealed. 

4 (2) RESTORATION OF REPEALED PROVISION.— 

5 Section 1018(h)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appro6 priations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, div. H, title 

7 I, 117 Stat. 368) is repealed, and the sentence ‘‘The 

8 Capitol Police shall be headed by a Chief who shall 

9 be appointed by the Capitol Police Board and shall 

10 serve at the pleasure of the Board.’’, which was re11 pealed by such section, is restored to appear at the 

12 end of section 1821 of the Revised Statutes of the 

13 United States (2 U.S.C. 1901). 

14 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen15 tence of section 1821 of the Revised Statutes of the 

16 United States (2 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘, the members of which shall be appointed by 

18 the Sergeants-at-Arms of the two Houses and the 

19 Architect of the Capitol Extension’’. 

20 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

21 by this subsection shall take effect as if included in 

22 the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria23 tions Act, 2003. 
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1 SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CAPITOL POLICE EMPLOYEES AS 

2 CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.— 

4 Section 2107(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

5 by inserting ‘‘or employee’’ after ‘‘member’’. 

6 (b) DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT.— 

7 (1) DEFINITION OF AGENCY IN THE LEGISLA8 TIVE BRANCH.—Section 5531(4) of title 5, United 

9 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Con10 gressional Budget Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Con11 gressional Budget Office, and the United States 

12 Capitol Police’’. 

13 (2) DUAL PAY.—Section 5533 of title 5, United 

14 States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in subsection (c)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

17 the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

18 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

19 the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

20 House of Representatives, or the Chief of 

21 the Capitol Police’’; and 

22 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 

23 the Chief of the Capitol Police’’ after 

24 ‘‘House of Representatives’’; and 

25 (B) in subsection (d)(5)(A), by striking ‘‘or 

26 the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
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1 of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief 

2 Administrative Officer of the House of Rep3 resentatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 

4 (c) FEES FOR JURY AND WITNESS SERVICE.— 

5 (1) CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Section 

6 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘or the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

8 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 

9 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep10 resentatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 

11 (2) FEES FOR SERVICE.—Section 5537(a) of 

12 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 

14 Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Adminis15 trative Officer of the House of Representatives, or 

16 the Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 

17 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall take effect as though enacted as part 

19 of section 1018 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 

20 Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907). 

21 SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF SERGEANT-AT22 ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Sergeant-at-Arms and Door24 keeper of the Senate shall have the same law enforcement 

25 authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a 
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1 member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement au2 thority under the preceding sentence shall be subject to 

3 the requirement that the Sergeant-at-Arms and Door4 keeper of the Senate have the qualifications specified in 

5 subsection (b). 

6 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The qualifications referred to 

7 in subsection (a) are the following: 

8 (1) A minimum of 5 years of experience as a 

9 law enforcement officer before beginning service as 

10 the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

11 (2) Current certification in the use of firearms 

12 by the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity 

13 or an equivalent non-Federal entity. 

14 (3) Any other firearms qualification required 

15 for members of the Capitol Police. 

16 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on Rules and 

17 Administration of the Senate shall have authority to pre18 scribe regulations to carry out this section. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 1299 

AMENDMENT