CAPITOL POLICE Sec. 1004. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1909.>> Inspector General for the United

States Capitol Police. (a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in the United States

Capitol Police the Office of the Inspector General (hereafter in this section referred to as the

``Office''), headed by the Inspector General of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this

section referred to as the ``Inspector General''). 

(b) Inspector General.-- 

(1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be appointed by, and under the general

supervision of, the Capitol Police Board. The appointment shall be made in consultation with the

Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, Government Printing Office, and the Government

Accountability Office. The Capitol Police Board shall appoint the Inspector General without

regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in

accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or

investigations. 

(2) Term of service.--The Inspector General shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an

individual serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional terms. 

(3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from office prior to the expiration

of his term only by the unanimous vote of all of the voting members of the Capitol Police Board,

and the Board shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to the Committee on House

Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committees on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the Senate. 

(4) Salary.--The Inspector General shall be paid at an annual rate equal to $1,000 less than

the annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police. 

(5) Deadline.--The Capitol Police Board shall appoint the first Inspector General under

this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) Duties.-- 

(1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of executive branch establishment.--The

Inspector General shall carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect to the United

States Capitol Police as an Inspector General of an establishment carries out with respect to an

establishment under section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the

same terms and conditions which apply under such section. 

(2) Semiannual reports.--The Inspector General shall prepare and submit semiannual

reports summarizing the activities of the Office in the same manner, and in accordance with the

same deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector General of an establishment under section

5 (other than subsection (a)(13) thereof) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 5).

For purposes of applying section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the Chief of the Capitol

Police shall be considered the head of the establishment. The Chief shall, within 30 days of

receipt of a report, report to the Capitol Police Board, the Committee on House Administration,

the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and of the Senate consistent with section 5(b) of such Act. 
(3) Investigations of complaints of employees and members.-- 

(A) Authority.--The Inspector General may receive and investigate complaints or

information from an employee or member of the Capitol Police concerning the possible existence

of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross

waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and

safety, including complaints or information the investigation of which is under the jurisdiction of

the Internal Affairs Division of the Capitol Police as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General shall not, after receipt of a complaint

or information from an employee or member, disclose the identity of the employee or member

without the consent of the employee or member, unless required by law or the Inspector General

determines such disclosure is otherwise unavoidable during the course of the investigation. 

(C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee or member of the Capitol Police who

has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall

not, with respect to such authority, take or threaten to take any action against any employee or

member as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information to the Inspector General,

unless the complaint was made or the information disclosed with the knowledge that it was false

or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity. 

(4) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither the Capitol Police Board, the Chief of

the Capitol Police, nor any other member or employee of the Capitol Police may prevent or

prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out any of the duties or responsibilities assigned to

the Inspector General under this section. 

(d) Powers.-- 

(1) In general.--The Inspector General may exercise the same authorities with respect to

the United States Capitol Police as an Inspector General of an establishment may exercise with

respect to an establishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C.

App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section. 

(2) Staff.-- 

(A) In general.--The Inspector General may appoint and fix the pay of such

personnel as the Inspector General considers appropriate. Such personnel may be appointed

without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the

competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and

subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,

except that no personnel of the Office (other than the Inspector General) may be paid at an annual

rate greater than $500 less than the annual rate of pay of the Inspector General under subsection

(b)(4). 

(B) Experts and consultants.--The Inspector General may procure temporary and

intermittent services under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the

daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under

section 5315 of such title. 

(C) Independence in appointing staff.--No individual may carry out any of the
duties or responsibilities of the Office unless the individual is appointed by the Inspector

General, or provides services procured by the Inspector General, pursuant to this paragraph.

Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to prohibit the [[Page 119 STAT. 575]] Inspector

General from entering into a contract or other arrangement for the provision of services under

this section. 

(D) Applicability of capitol police personnel rules.--None of the regulations

governing the appointment and pay of employees of the Capitol Police shall apply with respect to

the appointment and compensation of the personnel of the Office, except to the extent agreed to

by the Inspector General. Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to affect

subparagraphs (A) through (C). 

(3) Equipment and supplies.--The Chief of the Capitol Police shall provide the Office

with appropriate and adequate office space, together with such equipment, supplies, and

communications facilities and services as determined by the Inspector General to be necessary

for the operation of the Office, and shall provide necessary maintenance services for such office

space and the equipment and facilities located therein. 

(e) Transfer of Functions.-- 

(1) Transfer.--To the extent that any office or entity in the Capitol Police prior to the

appointment of the first Inspector General under this section carried out any of the duties and

responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this section, the functions of such office

or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon the appointment of the first Inspector General

under this section. 

(2) No reduction in pay or benefits.--The transfer of the functions of an office or entity to

the Office under paragraph (1) may not result in a reduction in the pay or benefits of any

employee of the office or entity, except to the extent required under subsection (d)(2)(A). 

(f) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective upon enactment of this Act. 

(g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 108(b)(2)(D) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 2001, Public Law 106-554 (2 U.S.C. 1903(b)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows: 

``(D) Prepare annual financial statements for the Capitol Police, and such

financial statements shall be audited by the Inspector General of the Capitol Police or by an

independent public accountant, as determined by the Inspector General.''.

Sec. 1005. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1910.>> Report of Disbursements. (a) In General.--Not later

than 60 days after the last day of each semiannual period, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall

submit to Congress, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the disbursements

for the operations of the United States Capitol Police. 

(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include-- 
(1) the name of each person or entity who receives a payment from the Capitol

Police and the amount thereof; 

(2) a description of any service rendered to the Capitol Police, together with

service dates; 

(3) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received or expended by, the

Capitol Police and any unexpended balances of such amounts for any open fiscal year; and 

(4) such additional information as may be required by regulation of the Committee

on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and

Administration of the Senate.