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‘‘(D) LIMITATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.—
During fiscal year 2005, the number of individ-
uals hired under this subsection may not
exceed—
‘‘(i) the number of Library of Congress
Police employees who separated from service
or transferred to a position other than a Li-
brary of Congress Police employee position
during fiscal year 2004 for whom a cor-
responding hire was not made under this
subsection; and
‘‘(ii) the number of Library of Con-
gress Police employees who separate from
service or transfer to a position other than
a Library of Congress Police employee posi-
tion during fiscal year 2005.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection
(a)(1)(C), the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail
an individual hired under this subsection to the Li-
brary of Congress Police on a nonreimbursable basis.
Any individual detailed under this subsection shall
receive necessary training, including training by the
Library of Congress Police.’’.
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SEC. 1003. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGED OR LOST
PROPERTY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts received by the
Capitol Police for compensation for damage to, loss of, or
loss of use of property of the Capitol Police (including any
insurance payments or payment made by an officer or civil-
ian employee of the Capitol Police) shall be credited to the
account established for the general expenses of the Capitol
Police, and shall be available to carry out the purposes of
such account during the fiscal year in which the amounts
are received and the following fiscal year.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1004. PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY TRANSFER
OF LEAVE WITH OTHER AGENCIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The
Office of Personnel Management shall apply the regulations
prescribed under section 6334(c) of title 5, United States
Code, to the Capitol Police to provide for the participation
of employees of the Capitol Police in the voluntary transfer
of leave between employees of different agencies under sub-
chapter III of chapter 63 of that title.
(b) CERTIFICATION OF LEAVE ACCOUNTS.—For pur-
poses of this section, the Office of Personnel Management
shall accept the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice of the amount of annual leave in the annual leave ac-
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count of any leave donor or leave recipient who is an em-
ployee of the Capitol Police.
(c) REGULATIONS.—After consultation with the Chief
of the Capitol Police, the Office of Personnel Management
may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1005. AUTHORIZATION
OF WEAPONS. Section
1824 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 1941) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Capitol Police Board’’; and
(B) by striking all beginning with ‘‘payable
out’’ through the period and inserting ‘‘payable
from appropriations to the Capitol Police upon
certification of payment by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police.’’; and
(2) in the second sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other arms as author-
ized by the Capitol Police Board’’ after ‘‘fur-
nished’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the
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House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Capitol Police Board’’.
SEC. 1006. RELEASE OF SECURITY INFORMATION. (a)
DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘security informa-
tion’’ means information that—
(1) is sensitive with respect to the policing, pro-
tection, 
physical 
security, 
intelligence,
counterterrorism actions, or emergency preparedness
and response relating to Congress, any statutory
protectee of the Capitol Police, and the Capitol build-
ings and grounds; and
(2) is obtained by, on behalf of, or concerning the
Capitol Police Board, the Capitol Police, or any inci-
dent command relating to emergency response.
(b) AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO DETERMINE CONDI-
TIONS OF RELEASE.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, any security information in the possession of the
Capitol Police may be released by the Capitol Police to an-
other entity, including an individual, only if the Capitol
Police Board determines in consultation with other appro-
priate law enforcement officials, experts in security pre-
paredness, and appropriate committees of Congress, that the
release of the security information will not compromise the
security and safety of the Capitol buildings and grounds
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or any individual whose protection and safety is under the
jurisdiction of the Capitol Police.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
may be construed to affect the ability of the Senate and
the House of Representatives (including any Member, offi-
cer, or committee of either House of Congress) to obtain in-
formation from the Capitol Police regarding the operations
and activities of the Capitol Police that affect the Senate
and House of Representatives.
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Capitol Police Board may
promulgate regulations to carry out this section, with the
approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration
of the House of Representatives.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act and apply with respect
to—
(1) any remaining portion of fiscal year 2004,
if this Act is enacted before October 1, 2004; and
(2) fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year there-
after.
SEC. 1007. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS OF ANIMALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Capitol Police may accept the dona-
tion of animals to be used in the canine or equine units
of the Capitol Police.