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later than 60 days after the date of the al-
leged violation; and 
(iii) the employing office of the indi-
vidual at the time of the alleged violation 
shall be the Capitol Police Board. 
(C) EXCEPTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS 
SUBJECT TO HEARING PRIOR TO TRANSFER.— 
Subparagraph (A) does not apply with respect to 
an alleged violation for which a hearing has 
commenced in accordance with the covered law 
on or before the transfer date. 
(D) COVERED LAW DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, a ‘‘covered law’’ is any law for which the 
remedy for an alleged violation is provided for 
officers and employees of the Capitol Police 
under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF DETAILEES DURING TRAN-
SITION PERIOD.—During the transition period, the 
Chief of the Capitol Police may detail additional 
members of the Capitol Police to the Library of Con-
gress, without reimbursement. 
(4) EFFECT ON EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF UN-
DERSTANDING.—The Memorandum of Understanding 
between the Library of Congress and the Capitol Po-
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lice entered into on December 12, 2004, shall remain 
in effect during the transition period, subject to— 
(A) the provisions of this section; and 
(B) such modifications as may be made in 
accordance with the modification and dispute 
resolution provisions of the Memorandum of Un-
derstanding, consistent with the provisions of 
this section. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PER-
SONNEL
AUTHORITY
OF
THE
LIBRARIAN
OF
CON-
GRESS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
affect the authority of the Librarian of Congress to— 
(A) terminate the employment of a Library 
of Congress Police employee or Library of Con-
gress Police civilian employee; or 
(B) transfer any individual serving in a 
Library of Congress Police employee position or 
Library of Congress Police civilian employee po-
sition to another position at the Library of Con-
gress. 
(d) POLICE JURISDICTION, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, 
AND PENALTIES.— 
(1) JURISDICTION.— 
(A) EXTENSION OF CAPITOL POLICE JURIS-
DICTION.—Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
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to define the area of the United States Capitol 
Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for 
other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 1961) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, ‘United States Cap-
itol Buildings and Grounds’ shall include the Library of 
Congress buildings and grounds described under section 11 
of the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of the 
buildings of the Library of Congress’, approved August 4, 
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), except that in a case of buildings 
or grounds not located in the District of Columbia, the au-
thority granted to the Metropolitan Police Force of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall be granted to any police force within 
whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds are located.’’. 
(B) REPEAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO-
LICE JURISDICTION.—The first section and sec-
tions 7 and 9 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 
U.S.C. 167, 167f, 167h) are repealed on October 
1, 2009. 
(2) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND PENALTIES.— 
(A) EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL 
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PROVISIONS TO THE 
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
BUILDINGS
AND 
GROUNDS.—
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(i) CAPITOL BUILDINGS.—Section 5101 
of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘all buildings on the real prop-
erty described under section 5102(d)’’ after 
‘‘(including the Administrative Building of 
the United States Botanic Garden)’’. 
(ii) CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5102 
of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) 
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
BUILDINGS
AND 
GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), the United States Capitol Grounds 
shall include the Library of Congress grounds de-
scribed under section 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 
relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library 
of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 
167j). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.— 
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Librar-
ian of Congress shall retain authority over the Li-
brary of Congress buildings and grounds in accord-
ance with section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 
U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’.
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(iii) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELAT-
ING
TO
DISORDERLY
CONDUCT.—Section 
5104(e)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) with the intent to disrupt the or-
derly conduct of official business, enter or 
remain in a room in any of the Capitol 
Buildings set aside or designated for the use 
of— 
‘‘(i) either House of Congress or a 
Member, committee, officer, or em-
ployee of Congress, or either House of 
Congress; or 
‘‘(ii) the Library of Congress;’’. 
(B) REPEAL OF OFFENSES AND PENALTIES 
SPECIFIC TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Sec-
tions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Act of August 
4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167a, 167b, 167c, 167d, 167e, 
and 167g) are repealed. 
(C) SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST 
USE OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND 
GROUNDS.—Section 10 of the Act of August 4, 
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167i) is amended by striking ‘‘2