117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3237 

AN ACT 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other pur4 poses, namely: 

5 TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

6 CHAPTER 1—SECURITY RELATED 

7 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 

8 SENATE 

9 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

10 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and 

12 Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $16,490,000, to remain avail13 able until expended, to respond to the attack on the 

14 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

15 6, 2021, and which shall be allocated in accordance with 

16 a spend plan submitted to the Committee on Appropria17 tions of the Senate: Provided, That such sums, as nec18 essary, may be used to restore amounts, either directly 

19 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred by the 

20 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to 

21 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

22 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

23 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

2 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Allowances and Ex4 penses’’, $22,186,000, to remain available until September 

5 30, 2022, to respond to the attack on the United States 

6 Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and 

7 for necessary expenses for business continuity and disaster 

8 recovery, to be allocated in accordance with a spend plan 

9 submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives by the Chief Administrative Of11 ficer and approved by such Committee: Provided, That of 

12 such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to re13 store amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 

14 for obligations incurred for such purposes by the Sergeant 

15 at Arms of the House of Representatives prior to the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of 

17 such amount, not more than $500,800 may be transferred 

18 to the Office of Employee Assistance pursuant to section 

19 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

20 1993 (2 U.S.C. 5507(a)), effective upon the expiration of 

21 the 10-day period which begins on the date the Chief Ad22 ministrative Officer notifies the Committee on Appropria23 tions of the transfer: Provided further, That such amount 

24 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

25 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 

4 ENHANCED SECURITY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

5 SEC. 101. (a) AUTHORIZING USE OF FUNDS.—Sub6 ject to subsection (b), the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

7 of the House of Representatives may use amounts which 

8 are appropriated or otherwise made available for the oper9 ations of the Office during a fiscal year to carry out secu10 rity enhancements deemed necessary for the protection of 

11 Members of Congress including the Delegates and the 

12 Resident Commissioner of Congress only if the enhance13 ment is deemed necessary by the Sergeant at Arms of the 

14 House of Representatives. 

15 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad16 ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 

17 the authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this sec18 tion. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

20 on the date on which the Committee on House Administra21 tion prescribes regulations under subsection (b) to carry 

22 out this section, and shall apply with respect to the fiscal 

23 year in which the Committee prescribes the regulations 

24 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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1 CAPITOL POLICE 

2 SALARIES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries’’, 

5 $37,495,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on the 

7 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

8 6, 2021: Provided, That amounts made available under 

9 this heading in this chapter for the purposes specified 

10 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail11 able for such purposes: Provided further, That of such 

12 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore 

13 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob14 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Capitol Police 

15 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided 

16 further, That of such amount $3,600,000 shall remain 

17 available until expended for retention bonuses: Provided 

18 further, That of such amount, up to $6,900,000 shall be 

19 made available for hazard pay for employees of the Capitol 

20 Police: Provided further, That of such amount, $1,361,306 

21 shall be made available for the wellness program for the 

22 United States Capitol Police: Provided further, That 

23 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may 

24 be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘Gen25 eral Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ for the 
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1 purposes specified under this heading in this chapter in 

2 accordance with section 1001 of the Legislative Branch 

3 Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a): Provided fur4 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

5 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

6 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 GENERAL EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’, 

11 $41,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on the 

13 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

14 6, 2021: Provided, That amounts made available under 

15 this heading in this chapter for the purposes specified 

16 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail17 able for such purposes: Provided further, That of such 

18 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore 

19 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob20 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Capitol Police 

21 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided 

22 further, That of such amounts, $2,628,000 shall remain 

23 available until expended for physical protection barriers 

24 and various civil disturbance unit equipment: Provided 

25 further, That such funds which are made available for 
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1 physical protection barriers under this heading in this 

2 chapter may be transferred to and merged with the Cap3 itol Police Building and Grounds account of the Architect 

4 of the Capitol for similar purposes in accordance with sec5 tion 906 of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for 

6 Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist At7 tacks on the United States (2 U.S.C. 1865): Provided fur8 ther, That of such amount, not less than $5,000,000 shall 

9 be made available for reimbursable agreements with State 

10 and local law enforcement agencies and not less than 

11 $4,800,000 shall be available for protective details for 

12 Members of Congress, including Delegates and the Resi13 dent Commissioner to the Congress: Provided further, 

14 That amounts provided under this heading in this chapter 

15 may be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and 

16 ‘‘General Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ 

17 for the purposes specified under this heading in this chap18 ter in accordance with section 1001 of the Legislative 

19 Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a): Pro20 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con21 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

22 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

2 WELLNESS PROGRAM

3 SEC. 102. (a) APPLICATION OF LAW.—The wellness 

4 program of the United States Capitol Police shall be 

5 known and designated as the ‘‘Howard C. ‘Howie’ 

6 Liebengood Center for Wellness’’. 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

8 respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

9 REQUIRING UNIFORMED UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE

10 OFFICERS TO UTILIZE BODY-WORN CAMERAS WHILE

11 ON DUTY

12 SEC. 103. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Each uniformed offi13 cer of the United States Capitol Police whose job duties 

14 include interacting with the general public shall utilize a 

15 body-worn camera and ensure that the body-worn camera 

16 is activated while on duty. 

17 (b) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICERS ON PERSONAL PRO18 TECTION DETAIL.—Subsection (a) does not apply to an 

19 officer during any time in which the officer is serving on 

20 a personal protection detail. 

21 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Capitol Police Board 

23 shall promulgate such regulations as may be nec24 essary to carry out this section. 

25 (2) BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE.—The regulations 

26 promulgated under paragraph (1) shall include guid-
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1 ance on the retention and deletion of video footage 

2 recorded by a body-worn camera utilized by an offi3 cer of the United States Capitol Police. 

4 (3) REQUIRING NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO DIS5 CLOSURE OF CERTAIN RECORDED INFORMATION.— 

6 The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) 

7 shall include a requirement that the United States 

8 Capitol Police shall not make any disclosure to any 

9 third party (including a law enforcement agency), in10 cluding any disclosure pursuant to a request by com11 pulsory process, of any video or audio information 

12 relating to the House of Representatives or the Sen13 ate which is recorded by a body-worn camera utilized 

14 by an officer of the United States Capitol Police 

15 until the United States Capitol Police provides no16 tice of the request to, and consults regarding the 

17 disclosure with— 

18 (A) in the case of information relating to 

19 the House of Representatives, the Office of the 

20 General Counsel of the House of Representa21 tives and any Member (including a Delegate or 

22 Resident Commissioner), officer, or employee of 

23 the House involved; or 

24 (B) in the case of information relating to 

25 the Senate, the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
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1 and any Senator, officer, or employee of the 

2 Senate involved. 

3 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

4 respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

5 REPORT ON EVACUATION PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL

6 BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

7 SEC. 104. (a) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate secu8 rity official of the House of Representatives and the Sen9 ate shall submit a report (in the appropriate format) to 

10 the Committee on House Administration of the House of 

11 Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administra12 tion of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 

13 of the House of Representatives and Senate not later than 

14 60 days after enactment of this Act on the procedures in 

15 place for evacuating the Membership, staff, workforce, and 

16 visitors of the Capitol, the House Office Buildings and the 

17 Senate Office buildings. 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS OF REPORT.—The report ref19 erenced in subsection (a) shall include an assessment of 

20 previous evacuations, plans for evacuations involving civil 

21 disturbances, emergency management and emergency pre22 paredness training and existing emergency action response 

23 plans and policies. 

24 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report accom25 panying this section shall be submitted in unclassified 

26 form but may be accompanied by a classified annex. 
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1 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

2 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction 

5 and Operations’’, $221,678,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2023, to respond to the aftermath of the 

7 attack on the United States Capitol Complex that oc8 curred on January 6, 2021: Provided, That of such 

9 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore 

10 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob11 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Architect of 

12 the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: 

13 Provided further, That any such funds transferred by the 

14 Architect pursuant to the authority in the preceding pro15 viso shall be merged with and made available for the same 

16 purposes, and period of availability, as the appropriations 

17 to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That 

18 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

19 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 CAPITOL COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND

23 INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Complex 

25 Emergency Response and Infrastructure Security’’, 
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1 $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

2 emergency expenses to respond to necessary requirements 

3 associated with, and the consequences of, the attack on 

4 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu5 ary 6, 2021, including for the costs of: (1) providing sup6 port for the Architect of the Capitol, the Sergeants at 

7 Arms of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 

8 United States Capitol Police, and the Library of Congress 

9 in responding to the attack and in preparing for and miti10 gating the effects of similar attacks in the future; (2) re11 pairing public facilities damaged by the attack; (3) secur12 ing vulnerabilities of buildings and infrastructure in the 

13 Complex; and (4) updating and enhancing physical secu14 rity in the Complex, including making revisions to the 

15 landscape design infrastructure of the Complex and oper16 ational readiness: Provided, That of such amount 

17 $100,000,000 shall be deposited into the Capitol Police 

18 Buildings and Grounds Account established under section 

19 906 of the of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act 

20 for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist At21 tacks on the United States (2 U.S.C. 1865) for construc22 tion of security screening vestibules at the Capitol Build23 ing, and design and construction of security screening ves24 tibules at the House of Representatives and Senate office 

25 buildings: Provided further, That funds made available 
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1 under this heading may be used for design, installation, 

2 landscape architecture and to maintain a retractable secu3 rity system as part of an interconnected security of the 

4 United States Capitol Grounds and such funds shall not 

5 be used to install permanent above ground fencing around 

6 the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United States 

7 Capitol Grounds as described in section 5102 of title 40, 

8 United States Code, in the current fiscal year or any fiscal 

9 year thereafter: Provided further, That amounts made 

10 available under this heading for the purposes specified 

11 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail12 able for such purposes: Provided further, That as soon as 

13 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act the 

14 Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the Chief 

15 Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 

16 and the Secretary of the Senate, after consultation with 

17 the Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives 

18 and the Senate, shall submit to the Speaker of the House 

19 of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 

20 Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the 

21 Senate and the Chairpersons and ranking minority mem22 bers of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

23 of Representatives and the Senate, a signed, detailed 

24 spending plan for the use of the funds provided under this 

25 heading for review prior to the implementation of such 
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1 plan and obligation of any such funds: Provided further, 

2 That such spend plan shall be updated and resubmitted 

3 every 90 days (from initial submission) until such time 

4 as all funds have been obligated: Provided further, That 

5 none of the funds made available under this heading shall 

6 be available for reprogramming in an amount exceeding 

7 10 percent of the total amount allocated under the most 

8 recent version of such spend plan without the written con9 currence of the Chairpersons and ranking minority mem10 bers of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

12 upon obligating or expending any funds provided under 

13 this heading, the person responsible for the obligation or 

14 expenditure shall notify the Architect of the Capitol Office 

15 of Inspector General of such action: Provided further, That 

16 not later than 45 days after the end of any calendar quar17 ter during which amounts provided under this heading are 

18 obligated or expended, the Office of Inspector General 

19 shall review and submit a report on the uses of such funds 

20 during the quarter to the Committee on House Adminis21 tration of the House of Representatives, the Committee 

22 on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Com23 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

24 and Senate: Provided further, That such amount is des25 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 

4 AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO MAKE

5 EXPENDITURES IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES

6 SEC. 105. (a) COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EX7 PENSES.—Section 1305(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch 

8 Appropriations Act, 2010 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)(2)) is amend9 ed by inserting after ‘‘refreshments,’’ the following: 

10 ‘‘transportation and other related expenses incurred by 

11 employees in commuting between their residence and their 

12 place of employment,’’. 

13 (b) EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES, 

14 PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES.—Section 1305(a) of such Act 

15 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

17 (1); 

18 (2) by striking the period at the end of para19 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(3) accept contributions of, and may incur ob23 ligations and make expenditures out of available ap24 propriations for, supplies, products, and services 

25 necessary to respond to the emergency, which may 
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1 be provided for the use of any office which is located 

2 within any building, grounds, or facility for which 

3 the Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the 

4 maintenance, care, and operation, on a reimbursable 

5 or non-reimbursable basis subject to the availability 

6 of funds.’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to fiscal 

9 year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

10 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex14 penses’’, $13,699,000, to remain available until September 

15 30, 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on 

16 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu17 ary 6, 2021 on the programs and activities of the Library 

18 of Congress: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402 

19 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 

20 U.S.C. 132a–3), amounts provided under this heading in 

21 this chapter may be transferred among the accounts of 

22 the Library of Congress for the purposes provided under 

23 this heading in this chapter without the approval of the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent25 atives and Senate under section 1402(a) of such Act and 
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1 shall not be subject to the limitation described in section 

2 1402(b) of such Act: Provided further, That such amount 

3 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

4 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985. 

7 CHAPTER 2—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COVID–19 

8 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENT 

9 SENATE 

10 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

11 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and 

13 Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $15,198,000, to remain avail14 able until expended to prevent, prepare for, and respond 

15 to coronavirus, subject to approval by the Committee on 

16 Appropriations of the Senate and the Senate Committee 

17 on Rules and Administration: Provided, That such amount 

18 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

19 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

20 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

21 1985. 
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1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

2 PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED

3 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

4 For payment to Susan M. Wright, widow of Ronald 

5 Wright, late a Representative from the State of Texas, 

6 $174,000. 

7 For payment to the heirs at law of Alcee Hastings, 

8 late a Representative from the State of Florida, $174,000. 

9 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Allowances and Ex11 penses’’, $31,004,000, to remain available until September 

12 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for business continuity 

13 and disaster recovery, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 

14 to coronavirus, to be allocated in accordance with a spend 

15 plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

16 House of Representatives by the Chief Administrative Of17 ficer and approved by such Committee: Provided, That of 

18 such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to re19 store amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 

20 for obligations incurred by the Sergeant at Arms of the 

21 House of Representatives prior to the date of the enact22 ment of this Act to respond to coronavirus: Provided fur23 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

24 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 CAPITOL POLICE 

4 GENERAL EXPENSES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’, 

7 $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 

8 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Pro9 vided, That notwithstanding section 1001 of the Legisla10 tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a), 

11 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may 

12 be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘Gen13 eral Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ for the 

14 purposes provided under this heading in this chapter with15 out the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

16 the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided fur17 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

18 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex24 penses’’, $170,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
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1 coronavirus: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

2 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur3 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

4 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

6 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction 

9 and Operations’’, $99,606,000, to remain available until 

10 September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses of the Archi11 tect of the Capitol to supplement the funding made avail12 able for the purposes described in title IX of Division B 

13 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 

14 (CARES) Act (Public Law 116–136), as amended by sec15 tion 159(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 

16 (134 Stat. 722; Public Law 116–159): Provided, That 

17 amounts made available under this heading in this chapter 

18 may be used for the purchase and distribution of supplies 

19 to respond to coronavirus, including, but not limited to, 

20 cleaning and sanitation supplies, masks and face cov21 erings, and other equipment and supplies for distribution 

22 to and use by Congressional offices, committees and visi23 tors, including provisions for travel and other necessary 

24 work carried out by staff in their Congressional Districts 

25 and State Offices, wherever located: Provided further, 
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1 That Congressional offices and committees shall be re2 sponsible for distributing supplies to their staff in the cor3 responding Congressional District and State Office: Pro4 vided further, That of such amount, such sums as nec5 essary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or 

6 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred by the 

7 Architect of the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act to respond to coronavirus: Provided further, 

9 That any such funds transferred by the Architect pursu10 ant to the authority in the preceding proviso shall be 

11 merged with and made available for the same purposes, 

12 and period of availability, as the appropriations to which 

13 the funds are transferred: Provided further, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex22 penses’’, $16,223,000, to remain available until September 

23 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the im24 pacts of coronavirus on the programs and activities of the 

25 Library of Congress, including revolving fund activities 
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1 pursuant to the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 

2 Improvement Act of 2000, the Copyright Office, the Con3 gressional Research Service, and the Little Scholars Child 

4 Development Center: Provided, That not less than 

5 $50,000 may be made available for transfer for all nec6 essary expenses of the Congressional Research Service 

7 under the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Re8 organization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166): Provided further, 

9 That notwithstanding section 1402 of the Legislative 

10 Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 132a-3), 

11 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may 

12 be transferred among the accounts of the Library of Con13 gress for the purposes specified under this heading in this 

14 chapter without the approval of the Committees on Appro15 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate 

16 under section 1402(a) of such Act and shall not be subject 

17 to the limitation described in section 1402(b) of such Act: 

18 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

19 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

20 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

2 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS

3 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Government Pub5 lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund’’, 

6 $7,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 

7 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, in8 cluding for offsetting losses in amounts collected pursuant 

9 to section 309 of title 44, United States Code, as a result 

10 of coronavirus: Provided, That of such amount, such sums 

11 as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either di12 rectly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 

13 by the Government Publishing Office prior to the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act to respond to prevent, prepare 

15 for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That 

16 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

17 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 TITLE II 

21 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

22 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex25 penses, General Legal Activities’’, $3,800,000, to remain 
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1 available until September 30, 2022, for the Criminal Divi2 sion for necessary expenses related to prosecutions related 

3 to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex that 

4 occurred on January 6, 2021, which shall be in addition 

5 to amounts otherwise available for such purpose: Provided, 

6 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

7 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex12 penses, United States Attorneys’’, $34,000,000, to remain 

13 available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses 

14 related to prosecutions related to the attack on the United 

15 States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, 

16 which shall be in addition to amounts available for such 

17 purpose: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

18 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

19 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex24 penses’’, $26,000,000, to remain available until September 

25 30, 2022, of which $25,000,000 shall be for judicial secu-
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1 rity, and of which $1,000,000 shall be to respond to the 

2 attack on the United States Capitol Complex on January 

3 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That 

4 amounts made available under this heading in this Act for 

5 the purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to 

6 amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided 

7 further, That amounts provided under this heading in this 

8 Act to respond to the attack on the United States Capitol 

9 Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to pre10 vent similar incidents, may be made available to restore 

11 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob12 ligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of 

13 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount 

14 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

15 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

17 1985. 

18 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex21 penses’’, $1,700,000, to remain available until September 

22 30, 2022, for additional workload related to the attack on 

23 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu24 ary 6, 2021, which shall be in addition to amounts other25 wise available for such purpose: Provided, That such 
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1 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

2 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex8 penses’’, $5,500,000, to respond to the attack on the 

9 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

10 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be 

11 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur12 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head13 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may 

14 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

15 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

16 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro17 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con18 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

19 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND

22 EXPLOSIVES

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex25 penses’’, $1,500,000, to respond to the attack on the 
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1 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

2 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be 

3 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur4 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head5 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may 

6 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

7 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

8 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro9 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con10 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

11 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex16 penses’’, $1,800,000, to respond to the attack on the 

17 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 

18 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be 

19 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur20 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head21 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may 

22 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

23 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

24 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro25 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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1 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

2 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 TITLE III 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

6 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

7 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per9 sonnel, Army’’, $231,000,000, to respond to the attack on 

10 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu11 ary 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, 

12 That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for 

13 the purposes specified hereunder may be made available 

14 to restore amounts, either directly or through reimburse15 ment, for obligations incurred for such purposes prior to 

16 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

17 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

18 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per23 sonnel, Air Force’’, $28,900,000, to respond to the attack 

24 on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on 

25 January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Pro-
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1 vided, That amounts provided under this heading in this 

2 Act for the purposes specified hereunder may be made 

3 available to restore amounts, either directly or through re4 imbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes 

5 prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur6 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

7 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

12 GUARD

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main14 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $218,500,000, to re15 spond to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex 

16 that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar 

17 incidents: Provided, That amounts provided under this 

18 heading in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder 

19 may be made available to restore amounts, either directly 

20 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for 

21 such purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 

22 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

23 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

24 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $42,500,000, to respond 

4 to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex that 

5 occurred on January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar inci6 dents: Provided, That amounts provided under this head7 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may 

8 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

9 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

10 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro11 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con12 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

13 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE

16 SEC. 301. In addition to amounts otherwise available, 

17 there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense, 

18 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

19 2022, to establish a quick reaction force within the Dis20 trict of Columbia National Guard: Provided, That the 

21 amount appropriated by this section shall be credited to 

22 appropriate appropriations accounts of the Army National 

23 Guard and Air National Guard that received appropria24 tions in division C of Public Law 116–260, in proportions 

25 determined appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further, 
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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

2 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 TITLE IV 

6 JUDICIARY 

7 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

8 JUDICIAL SERVICES

9 COURT SECURITY

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Court Security’’, 

12 $157,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That notwithstanding sections 331, 556(e)(1), and 

14 566(i) of title 28, United States Code, amounts made 

15 available under this heading in this Act shall also be avail16 able to address judicial security vulnerabilities, including 

17 threat management capabilities, for the personal safety 

18 and security of Federal judges and their immediate fami19 lies, and to transfer to or reimburse up to $35,000,000 

20 to the Federal Protective Service for costs of required up21 grades and replacement of exterior perimeter security 

22 cameras at United States courthouses and Federal facili23 ties that house judicial activities: Provided further, That 

24 amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the 

25 purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to 
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1 amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and may 

2 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

3 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

4 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro5 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con6 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

10 FEDERAL FUNDS

11 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND

12 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Payment for 

14 Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District 

15 of Columbia’’, $66,760,000, to remain available until ex16 pended, for the costs of providing public safety at events 

17 related to the presence of the National Capital in the Dis18 trict of Columbia, including support requested by the Di19 rector of the United States Secret Service in carrying out 

20 protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support 

22 to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or 

23 attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding juris24 dictions: Provided, That amounts provided under this 

25 heading in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder 
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1 shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for 

2 such purposes, and may be made available to restore 

3 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob4 ligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of 

5 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount 

6 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

7 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985. 

10 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

11 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

12 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

13 For an additional amount to be deposited in the 

14 ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’, $5,000,000, to remain avail15 able until expended, for security improvement studies and 

16 assessments, which shall be in addition to amounts other17 wise available for such purposes: Provided, That not later 

18 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending 

20 plan regarding the use of such amount to the Committees 

21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

3 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

4 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup6 port’’, $6,800,000, to remain available until September 

7 30, 2022, for protection of persons and facilities and pro8 tective intelligence: Provided, That not later than 15 days 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly 

10 thereafter, the Director of the United States Secret Serv11 ice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for 

13 the obligation and expenditure of such funds, which shall 

14 include lifecycle and replacement costs, as appropriate: 

15 Provided further, That such funds may not be used to ac16 quire or operate armored tactical vehicles or for any weap17 on, ammunition, or other equipment or material that is 

18 designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death: Provided 

19 further, That amounts provided under this heading in this 

20 Act for the purposes specified hereunder shall be in addi21 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and 

22 may be made available to restore amounts, either directly 

23 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for 

24 such purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 

25 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
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1 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

2 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 TITLE VI 

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

6 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

7 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of the Na9 tional Park System’’, $9,000,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amounts 

11 made available under this heading in this Act, $6,700,000 

12 shall be for expenses related to the attack on the United 

13 States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, 

14 and to prevent similar incidents, of which $1,400,000 may 

15 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or 

16 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such 

17 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro18 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

19 this heading in this Act, $2,300,000 shall be for costs as20 sociated with equipping the United States Park Police and 

21 National Park Service law enforcement with body worn 

22 cameras, and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 

23 available for such purposes: Provided further, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

25 emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 TITLE VII 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

5 SEC. 701. Each amount appropriated or made avail6 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro7 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

8 SEC. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in 

9 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

10 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 703. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

12 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro13 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

14 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

15 for fiscal year 2021. 

16 SEC. 704. Each amount designated in this Act by the 

17 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

18 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 

20 (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 

21 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

22 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

23 SEC. 705. In this Act, the term ‘‘coronavirus’’ means 

24 SARS–CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pandemic po25 tential. 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Security 

2 Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations 

3 Act, 2021’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2021. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3237 

AN ACT 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 

for other purposes. the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and