IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5972 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 5, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration 
AN ACT 
To make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain 
administrative authorities of the United States Capitol 
Police, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(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 
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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 
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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-
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tive Officer of the House of Representatives or 
the Secretary of the Senate as disbursing offi-
cers for the Capitol Police shall transfer to the 
Chief of the Capitol Police as the single dis-
bursing officer for the Capitol Police. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO SEEK WAIVERS FOR 
CLAIMS TO RECOVER ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.— 
In the case of the authority to waive a claim of 
the United States against a person arising out 
of an erroneous payment of any pay or allow-
ances to an officer or employee of the Capitol 
Police— 
‘‘(i) the Chief of the Capitol Police 
shall exercise such authority in the same 
manner as the Secretary of the Senate 
under section 2 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 
to authorize the waiver of claims of the 
United States arising out of erroneous pay-
ments of pay and allowances to certain of-
ficers and employees of the legislative 
branch’, approved July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
130c); 
‘‘(ii) an application for a waiver of 
such a claim shall be investigated by the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the Capitol 
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Police, who shall submit a written report 
of the investigation to the Chief; and 
‘‘(iii) an application for a waiver of 
such a claim in an amount aggregating 
more than $1,500 may also be investigated 
by the Comptroller General, who shall sub-
mit a written report of the investigation to 
the Chief.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply as if included in the 
enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2003, except that nothing in the amendment 
may be construed to affect the validity of any waiver 
granted prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act with respect to a claim of the United States 
against a person arising out of an erroneous pay-
ment of any pay or allowances to an officer or em-
ployee of the United States Capitol Police. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE AD-
VANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110—161) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2008 and each 
succeeding fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘the Senate,’’ the 
following: ‘‘the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2008. 
(e) PRIOR NOTICE TO AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES 
OF
DEPLOYMENT
OUTSIDE
JURISDICTION.—Section 
1007(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2005 (2 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘prior 
notification to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘prior notifi-
cation to the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, and’’. 
SEC. 3. GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND 
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 
(a) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the 
United States Capitol Police the General Counsel to 
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