SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Capitol 
Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE CHIEF OF 
THE CAPITOL POLICE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN HIRING AUTHORI-
TIES.— 
(1) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Section 
108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within 
the Capitol Police an Office of Administration, to be 
headed by the Chief Administrative Officer, who 
shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the Chief 
of the Capitol Police. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Administrative 
Officer shall be appointed by the Chief of the Capitol 
Police, after consultation with the Capitol Police 
Board. 
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay 
for the Chief Administrative Officer shall be the 
amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of 
pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’.
(2) PERSONNEL
OF
OFFICE
OF
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Section 108(c)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Chief Administrative 
Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief of the Cap-
itol Police’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘but shall not’’ and all that 
follows and inserting a period. 
(3) CERTIFYING OFFICERS.—Section 107 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 1904) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 
Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
of the Capitol Police’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
of the Capitol Police’’. 
(4) REPEAL OF COMMITTEE APPROVAL FOR AP-
POINTMENTS, TERMINATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS.— 
Section 1018(e)(1)(B) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(e)(1)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CERTAIN
AC-
TIONS.—
‘‘(i) PRIOR
NOTICE
REQUIRED
FOR 
APPOINTMENTS, TERMINATIONS, AND PRO-
MOTIONS.—In carrying out the authority 
under this paragraph, the Chief of the 
Capitol Police may carry out any of the 
following actions only after providing no-
tice to the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate and receiving an ac-
knowledgment from each such Committee 
that the Committee has received the notice: 
‘‘(I) The appointment or termi-
nation of any officer, member, or em-
ployee. 
‘‘(II) The promotion of any non-
civilian officer, member, or employee 
to any rank higher than Private First 
Class or the promotion of any civilian 
employee to any position. 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL
REQUIRED
FOR
ES-
TABLISHMENT
OF
NEW
POSITIONS, RE-
CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS, AND REOR-
GANIZATION
PLANS.—The establishment 
by the Chief of the Capitol Police of any
new position for officers, members, or em-
ployees of the Capitol Police, the reclassi-
fication by the Chief of any position for of-
ficers, members, or employees of the Cap-
itol Police, and any reorganization plan for 
the Capitol Police shall be subject to the 
approval of the Committees referred to in 
clause (i).’’. 
(5) CONFORMING
APPLICATION
OF
CONGRES-
SIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(9)(D) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Capitol Police Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
United States Capitol Police,’’. 
(B) NO
EFFECT
ON
CURRENT
PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Nothing in the amendment made 
by subparagraph (A) may be construed to affect 
any procedure initiated under title IV of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 prior 
to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PERSONNEL.— 
Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection 
may be construed to affect the status of any indi-
vidual serving as an officer or employee of the
United States Capitol Police as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2802 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Cap-
itol Police Board’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘United States Capitol Police’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Cap-
itol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of the 
United States Capitol Police’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2001. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO SEEK WAIVERS FOR CLAIMS TO 
RECOVER ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1018(a)(2) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any statutory func-
tion, duty, or authority of the Chief Administra-