amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of 
pay in effect 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— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 
Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
of the Capitol Police’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Capitol 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 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907(e)) is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Cap-
itol Police, in carrying out the duties of office, 
is authorized to appoint, hire, suspend with or
without pay, discipline, discharge, and set the 
terms, conditions, and privileges of employment 
of employees of the Capitol Police, subject to 
and in accordance with applicable laws and reg-
ulations. 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
TERMI-
NATIONS.—The Chief may terminate an officer, 
member, or employee only after the Chief has 
provided notice of the termination to the Cap-
itol Police Board (in such manner as the Board 
may from time to time require) 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 period 
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 
approval, as required by the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, as each Committee 
determines appropriate for—
‘‘(i) the exercise of any authority 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of any new po-
sition for officers, members, or employees 
of the Capitol Police, for reclassification of 
existing positions, for reorganization plans, 
or for hiring, termination, or promotion for 
officers, members, or employees of the 
Capitol Police.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(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
SUS-
PENSION.—The proviso in the Act of Mar. 
3, 1875 (ch. 129; 18 Stat. 345), popularly 
known as the ‘‘Legislature, Executive, and 
Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 
1876’’, which is codified at section 1929 of 
title 2, United States Code (2000 Editions, 
Supp. V), is repealed. 
(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 
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) 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’’. 
(d) ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legisla-
tive 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 Representatives, 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’’). 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The General Counsel shall 
be appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in 
accordance with section 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative 
Branch 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2003 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1907(e)(1)) (as amended by section 2(a)(4)), with-
out regard to political affiliation and solely on the 
basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the annual rate of pay for the Gen-
eral Counsel shall be fixed by the Chief of the 
Capitol Police.