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‘‘(2) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.—The Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer shall—
‘‘(A) oversee all financial management ac-
tivities relating to the programs and operations
of the Capitol Police;
‘‘(B) develop and maintain an integrated
accounting and financial system for the Capitol
Police, including financial reporting and inter-
nal controls, which—
‘‘(i) complies with applicable account-
ing principles, standards, and require-
ments, and internal control standards;
‘‘(ii) complies with any other require-
ments applicable to such systems; and
‘‘(iii) provides for—
‘‘(I) 
complete, 
reliable, 
con-
sistent, and timely information which
is prepared on a uniform basis and
which is responsive to financial infor-
mation needs of the Capitol Police;
‘‘(II) the development and report-
ing of cost information;
‘‘(III) the integration of account-
ing and budgeting information; and
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‘‘(IV) the systematic measure-
ment of performance;
‘‘(C) direct, manage, and provide policy
guidance and oversight of Capitol Police finan-
cial management personnel, activities, and oper-
ations, including—
‘‘(i) the recruitment, selection, and
training of personnel to carry out Capitol
Police financial management functions;
and
‘‘(ii) the implementation of Capitol
Police asset management systems, includ-
ing systems for cash management, debt
collection, and property and inventory
management and control; and
‘‘(D) shall prepare annual financial state-
ments for the Capitol Police and provide for an
annual audit of the financial statements by an
independent public accountant in accordance
with generally accepted government auditing
standards.
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The Chief
Administrative Officer shall—
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‘‘(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee the ac-
quisition, use, and management of information
technology by the Capitol Police;
‘‘(B) promote and oversee the use of infor-
mation technology to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of programs of the Capitol Police;
and
‘‘(C) establish and enforce information
technology principles, guidelines, and objectives,
including developing and maintaining an infor-
mation technology architecture for the Capitol
Police.
‘‘(4) HUMAN RESOURCES.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer shall—
‘‘(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee human
resources management activities of the Capitol
Police;
‘‘(B) develop and monitor payroll and time
and attendance systems and employee services;
and
‘‘(C) develop and monitor processes for re-
cruiting, selecting, appraising, and promoting
employees.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—
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‘‘(1) PERSONNEL.—The Chief Administrative
Officer is authorized to select, appoint, employ, and
discharge such officers and employees as may be
necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and
duties of the Office of Administration, but shall not
have the authority to hire or discharge uniformed
and operational police force personnel.
‘‘(2) RESOURCES OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The
Chief Administrative Officer may utilize resources of
another agency on a reimbursable basis to be paid
from available appropriations of the Capitol Police.
‘‘(d) PLAN.—No later than 180 days after appoint-
ment, the Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare and
submit to Chief of the Capitol Police, the Capitol Police
Board, and the Comptroller General, a plan—
‘‘(1) describing the policies, procedures, and ac-
tions the Chief Administrative Officer will take in
carrying out the responsibilities assigned under this
section;
‘‘(2) identifying and defining responsibilities
and roles of all offices, bureaus, and divisions of the
Capitol Police for budgeting, financial management,
information technology, and human resources man-
agement; and
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‘‘(3) detailing mechanisms for ensuring that the
offices, bureaus, and divisions perform their respon-
sibilities and roles in a coordinated and integrated
manner.
‘‘(e) REPORT.—No later than September 30, 2001,
the Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare and submit
to the Chief of the Capitol Police, the Capitol Police
Board, and the Comptroller General, a report on the Chief
Administrative Officer’s progress in implementing the
plan described in subsection (d) and recommendations to
improve the budgeting, financial, information technology,
and human resources management of the Capitol Police,
including organizational, accounting and administrative
control, and personnel changes.
‘‘(f) SUBMISSION TO COMMITTEES.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police shall submit the plan required in subsection
(d) and report required in subsection (e) to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and of the Senate, the Committee on House Administra-
tion of the House of Representatives, and the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
‘‘(g) TERMINATION
OF ROLE.—As of October 1,
2002, the role of the Comptroller General, as established
by this section, will cease.’’.