H. Res. 896 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
November 6, 2009. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
bill (H.R. 1299) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical correc-
tions to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities 
of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.’’, 
with the Senate amendment thereto, shall be considered to 
have been taken from the Speaker’s table to the end that the 
Senate amendment thereto be, and the same is hereby, 
agreed to with the following amendment: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Capitol Po-
lice Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE CHIEF OF THE 
CAPITOL POLICE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
OF
CERTAIN
HIRING
AUTHORI-
TIES.—
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(1) CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER.—Section 
108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within the 
United States Capitol Police an Office of Administra-
tion, to be headed by the Chief Administrative Officer, 
who shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Administrative Of-
ficer shall be appointed by the Chief of the United 
States Capitol Police, after consultation with the Capitol 
Police Board, without regard to political affiliation and 
solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the 
position. 
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay for 
the Chief Administrative Officer shall be the amount 
equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay in ef-
fect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 108 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(3) CERTIFYING
OFFICERS.—Section 107 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 
1904) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Capitol 
Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the Cap-
itol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief of the 
Capitol Police’’. 
(4) PERSONNEL ACTIONS OF THE CHIEF OF THE 
CAPITOL POLICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1018(e) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
1907(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol 
Police, in carrying out the duties of office, is au-
thorized to appoint, hire, suspend with or without 
pay, discipline, discharge, and set the terms, condi-
tions, and privileges of employment of employees of 
the Capitol Police, subject to and in accordance 
with applicable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR TERMINATIONS.—The 
Chief may terminate an officer, member, or em-
ployee only after the Chief has provided notice of 
the termination to the Capitol Police Board (in such 
manner as the Board may from time to time re-
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quire) and the Board has approved the termination, 
except that if the Board has not disapproved the 
termination prior to the expiration of the 30-day pe-
riod which begins on the date the Board receives 
the notice, the Board shall be deemed to have ap-
proved the termination. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE OR APPROVAL.—The Chief of the 
Capitol Police shall provide notice or receive ap-
proval, as required by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representa-
tives, as each Committee determines appropriate 
for— 
‘‘(i) the exercise of any authority under 
subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of any new position 
for officers, members, or employees of the Cap-
itol Police, for reclassification of existing posi-
tions, for reorganization plans, or for hiring, 
termination, or promotion for officers, mem-
bers, or employees of the Capitol Police.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
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(i) 
SUSPENSION
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1823 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 1928) is repealed. 
(ii) PAY
OF
MEMBERS
UNDER
SUSPEN-
SION.—The proviso in the Act of Mar. 3, 1875 
(ch. 129; 18 Stat. 345), popularly known as 
the ‘‘Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Ap-
propriation Act, fiscal year 1876’’, which is 
codified at section 1929 of title 2, United 
States Code (2000 Editions, Supp. V), is re-
pealed. 
(5) CONFORMING APPLICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL 
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 PROCEEDINGS.— 
Nothing in the amendment made by subparagraph 
(A) may be construed to affect any procedure initi-
ated under title IV of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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(6) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PERSONNEL.—Noth-
ing in the amendments made by this subsection may be 
construed to affect the status of any individual serving 
as an officer or employee of the United States Capitol 
Police as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT 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 ‘‘Capitol 
Police Board’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘United States Capitol Police’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Capitol 
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 en-
actment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001. 
(c) 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 notification to the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Representa-
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tives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate, and’’. 
(d) ADVANCE PAYMENTS
FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 
2 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate’’ after ‘‘the Senate,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE
AND
APPLICATION.—The 
amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act and apply 
to payments made on or after that effective date. 
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 the Chief 
of Police and the United States Capitol Police (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘‘General Counsel’’), who 
shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the Chief of 
the United States Capitol Police. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The General Counsel shall be 
appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in accord-
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(b) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(A) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 
1908(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the General 
Counsel for the United States Capitol Police Board and 
the Chief of the Capitol Police’’ and inserting ‘‘the Gen-
eral Counsel to the Chief of Police and the United States 
Capitol Police’’. 
(2) NO
EFFECT
ON
CURRENT
PROCEEDINGS.— 
Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) may 
be construed to affect the authority of any individual to 
enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court 
of the United States or of any State or political subdivi-
sion thereof which is initiated prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND 
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 
(a) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(B) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 
1908(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Employment 
Counsel for the United States Capitol Police Board and 
the United States Capitol Police’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Employment Counsel to the Chief of Police and the 
United States Capitol Police’’.
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(2) NO
EFFECT
ON
CURRENT
PROCEEDINGS.— 
Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) may 
be construed to affect the authority of any individual to 
enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court 
of the United States or of any State or political subdivi-
sion thereof which is initiated prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) NO EFFECT
ON CURRENT EMPLOYMENT COUN-
SEL.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made by 
this section may be construed to affect the status of the indi-
vidual serving as the Employment Counsel to the Chief of Po-
lice and the United States Capitol Police as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING CERTAIN 
PERSONNEL BENEFITS. 
(a) NO LUMP-SUM PAYMENT PERMITTED FOR UNUSED 
COMPENSATORY TIME.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee of the 
United States Capitol Police whose service with the 
United States Capitol Police is terminated may receive 
any lump-sum payment with respect to accrued compen-
satory time off, except to the extent permitted under sec-
tion 203(c)(4) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)). 
(2) REPEAL OF RELATED OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—
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(A) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY HOUSE.— 
Section 3 of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second 
Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into 
permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1972 (85 Stat. 636) (2 U.S.C. 
1924), together with any other provision of law 
which relates to compensatory time for the Capitol 
Police which is codified at section 1924 of title 2, 
United States Code (2000 Editions, Supp. V), is re-
pealed. 
(B) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY SENATE.— 
The last full paragraph under the heading ‘‘Admin-
istrative Provisions’’ in the appropriation for the 
Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1972 (85 Stat. 130) (2 U.S.C. 1925) is re-
pealed. 
(b) OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES EXEMPT FROM FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 
1938.— 
(1) CRITERIA UNDER WHICH COMPENSATION PER-
MITTED.—The Chief of the Capitol Police may provide 
for the compensation of overtime work of exempt individ-
uals which is performed on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, in the form of additional pay or 
compensatory time off, only if—
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(A) the overtime work is carried out in connec-
tion with special circumstances, as determined by 
the Chief; 
(B) the Chief has established a monetary value 
for the overtime work performed by such individual; 
and 
(C) the sum of the total amount of the com-
pensation paid to the individual for the overtime 
work (as determined on the basis of the monetary 
value established under subparagraph (B)) and the 
total regular compensation paid to the individual 
with respect to the pay period involved may not ex-
ceed an amount equal to the cap on the aggregate 
amount of annual compensation that may be paid 
to the individual under applicable law during the 
year in which the pay period occurs, as allocated on 
a per pay period basis consistent with premium pay 
regulations of the Capitol Police Board. 
(2) EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, an ‘‘exempt individual’’ is an officer or employee 
of the United States Capitol Police— 
(A) who is classified under regulations issued 
pursuant to section 203 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313) as exempt 
from the application of the rights and protections
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established by subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 
6, section 7, and section 12(c) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206 (a)(1) and 
(d), 207, 212(c)); or 
(B) whose annual rate of pay is not established 
specifically under any law. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1009 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public 
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 359) is repealed. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if included 
in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003, except that the amendment 
shall not apply with respect to any overtime work 
performed prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 6. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROCEDURES FOR INITIAL 
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Sec-
tion 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 
(2 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking subsections (d) 
through (g).
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(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT OFFICERS PUR-
CHASE OWN UNIFORMS.—Section 1825 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1943) is repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO OFFICERS AND PRI-
VATES IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOUSE AND SENATE 
OFFICE BUILDINGS.— 
(1) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item relating 
to ‘‘House of Representatives Office Building’’ in the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for sundry 
civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year end-
ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and for 
other purposes’’, approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 
1365; 2 U.S.C. 2001), is amended by striking ‘‘other 
than officers and privates of the Capitol police’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘other than the United 
States Capitol Police’’. 
(2) SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item relating 
to ‘‘Senate Office Building’’ in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act, 1943 (56 Stat. 343; 2 U.S.C. 2023) 
is amended by striking ‘‘other than for officers and pri-
vates of the Capitol Police’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘other than for the United States Capitol Po-
lice’’.
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(d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF U.S. CAPITOL 
POLICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE MERGER IM-
PLEMENTATION ACT OF 2007.— 
(1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.—Effective 
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), section 
1004 of such Act is repealed, and any provision of law 
amended or repealed by such section is restored or re-
vived to read as if such section had not been enacted 
into law. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER ACT.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) may be construed to prevent the enactment or 
implementation of any provision of the U.S. Capitol Po-
lice and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementa-
tion Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–178), including any 
provision of such Act that amends or repeals a provision 
of law which is restored or revived pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(e) AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF POLICE.— 
(1) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS CODIFIED IN 
TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE.—The provisions appear-
ing in the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Capitol 
Police’’ in the Act of April 28, 1902 (ch. 594; 32 Stat. 
124), and the provisions appearing in the first para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ in title I of
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the Legislative and Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1944 
(ch. 173; 57 Stat. 230), insofar as all of those provisions 
are related to the sentence ‘‘The captain and lieutenants 
shall be selected jointly by the Sergeant at Arms of the 
Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and one-half of the privates shall be se-
lected by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and one- 
half by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives.’’, which appears in 2 U.S.C. 1901 (2000 Edition, 
Supp. V), are repealed. 
(2) RESTORATION OF REPEALED PROVISION.—Sec-
tion 1018(h)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, div. H, title I, 117 
Stat. 368) is repealed, and the sentence ‘‘The Capitol 
Police shall be headed by a Chief who shall be appointed 
by the Capitol Police Board and shall serve at the pleas-
ure of the Board.’’, which was repealed by such section, 
is restored to appear at the end of section 1821 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1901). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sentence 
of section 1821 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by striking ‘‘, the 
members of which shall be appointed by the Sergeants- 
at-Arms of the two Houses and the Architect of the Cap-
itol Extension’’.
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(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall take effect as if included in the en-
actment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2003. 
SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CAPITOL POLICE EMPLOYEES AS CON-
GRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.—Sec-
tion 2107(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or employee’’ after ‘‘member’’. 
(b) DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF AGENCY IN THE LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH.—Section 5531(4) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Congressional 
Budget Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Congressional Budget 
Office, and the United States Capitol Police’’. 
(2) DUAL PAY.—Section 5533 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Chief of the Capitol Police’’ after ‘‘House of 
Representatives’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(5)(A), by striking ‘‘or the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives, or the 
Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 
(c) FEES FOR JURY AND WITNESS SERVICE.— 
(1) CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Section 5515 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives, or the Chief 
of the Capitol Police’’. 
(2) FEES FOR SERVICE.—Section 5537(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, or the Chief of the 
Capitol Police’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect as though enacted as part of section 
1018 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907).
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SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF SERGEANT-AT- 
ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sergeant-at-Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate shall have the same law enforcement au-
thority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a mem-
ber of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority 
under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the require-
ment that the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen-
ate have the qualifications specified in subsection (b). 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The qualifications referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) A minimum of 5 years of experience as a law 
enforcement officer before beginning service as the Ser-
geant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 
(2) Current certification in the use of firearms by 
the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an 
equivalent non-Federal entity. 
(3) Any other firearms qualification required for 
members of the Capitol Police. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. 
(b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.—