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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2392 
To direct the United States Capitol Police and the Architect of the Capitol 
to conduct investigations and assessments relating to the January 6, 
2021 attack on the United States Capitol, to carry out an initiative 
to improve the ability of the Capitol Police to respond to riots, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. CAWTHORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the United States Capitol Police and the Architect 
of the Capitol to conduct investigations and assessments 
relating to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United 
States Capitol, to carry out an initiative to improve 
the ability of the Capitol Police to respond to riots, 
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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Capitol 
Complex Security Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO 
ATTACK ON UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) INTELLIGENCE FAILURES.— 
(1) INVESTIGATION.—The Inspector General of 
the United States Capitol Police shall conduct an in-
vestigation of systemic failures of intelligence relat-
ing to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United 
States Capitol. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of the United States Capitol Police shall 
submit a report to Congress on the investigation 
conduced under paragraph (1). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF INTELLIGENCE-SHARING 
NEXUS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Chief of the United 
States Capitol Police shall conduct an assessment of 
the feasibility and desirability of establishing a nexus 
for sharing intelligence with other law enforcement 
agencies and appropriate officials of the Federal 
Government. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of 
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the assessment conduced under paragraph (1), to-
gether with the plan described in such paragraph. 
SEC. 3. INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ABILITY OF CAPITOL PO-
LICE TO RESPOND TO RIOTS. 
(a) INITIATIVE
DESCRIBED.—The Chief of the 
United States Capitol Police shall carry out an initiative 
to improve the ability of the Capitol Police to respond to 
riots, including improving the ability of officers of the 
Capitol Police to communicate with each other during 
riots and obtaining necessary equipment and supplies, 
such as ballistic-proof glass, stronger locks for pedestrian 
doors, portable anti-riot gear, portable fencing, pedestrian 
interdiction equipment, and individual communication de-
vices. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the United States 
Capitol Police such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the initiative under this section. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS OF THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ON CAPITOL POLICE 
BOARD. 
Section 1014(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ‘‘and the Architect of the 
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Capitol,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Architect of the Capitol, and 
the Librarian of Congress’’. 
SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF FENCING AROUND PERIMETER OF 
UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) REMOVAL
OF EXISTING FENCING.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall remove any of the fenc-
ing installed around the perimeter of the United States 
Capitol during January 2021 which remains in place as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON FUTURE INSTALLATION OF 
FENCING.—After the Architect of the Capitol removes the 
fencing installed around the perimeter of the United 
States Capitol in accordance with subsection (a), the Ar-
chitect may not install any fencing around the perimeter 
of the United States Capitol unless not fewer than 3 of 
the members of the Capitol Police Board approve the in-
stallation of the fencing. 
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