U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
PL 110-178 (H.R.3690), enacted 01/07/2008

121 STAT. 2546 
PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 
Public Law 110–178 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States 
Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Capitol Police and Library 
of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRANSFERS.— 
(1) LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
EMPLOYEES.—Effective 
on the employee’s transfer date, each Library of Congress Police 
employee shall be transferred to the United States Capitol 
Police and shall become either a member or civilian employee 
of the Capitol Police, as determined by the Chief of the Capitol 
Police under subsection (b). 
(2) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.— 
Effective on the employee’s transfer date, each Library of Con-
gress Police civilian employee shall be transferred to the United 
States Capitol Police and shall become a civilian employee 
of the Capitol Police. 
(b) TREATMENT OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) DETERMINATION OF STATUS WITHIN CAPITOL POLICE.— 
(A) ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CAPITOL 
POLICE.—A Library of Congress Police employee shall 
become a member of the Capitol Police on the employee’s 
transfer date if the Chief of the Capitol Police determines 
and issues a written certification that the employee meets 
each of the following requirements: 
(i) Based on the assumption that such employee 
would perform a period of continuous Federal service 
after the transfer date, the employee would be entitled 
to an annuity for immediate retirement under section 
8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code (as 
determined by taking into account paragraph (3)(A)), 
on the date such employee becomes 60 years of age. 
(ii) During the transition period, the employee 
successfully completes training, as determined by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(iii) 
The 
employee 
meets 
the 
qualifications 
required to be a member of the Capitol Police, as 
determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
Effective date. 
2 USC 1901 note. 
2 USC 1901 note. 
U.S. Capitol 
Police and 
Library of 
Congress 
Police Merger 
Implementation 
Act of 2007. 
Jan. 7, 2008 
[H.R. 3690] 
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121 STAT. 2547 
PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 
(B) SERVICE
AS
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE
OF
CAPITOL 
POLICE.—If the Chief of the Capitol Police determines that 
a Library of Congress Police employee does not meet the 
eligibility requirements, the employee shall become a 
civilian employee of the Capitol Police on the employee’s 
transfer date. 
(C) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination 
of the Chief of the Capitol Police under this paragraph 
shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. 
(D) DEADLINE FOR DETERMINATIONS.—The Chief of the 
Capitol Police shall complete the determinations required 
under this paragraph for all Library of Congress Police 
employees not later than September 30, 2009. 
(2) EXEMPTION
FROM
MANDATORY
SEPARATION.—Section 
8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not 
apply to any Library of Congress Police employee who becomes 
a member of the Capitol Police under this subsection, until 
the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the individual is entitled to 
an annuity for immediate retirement under section 8336(b) 
or 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(B) the date on which the individual— 
(i) is 57 years of age or older; and 
(ii) is entitled to an annuity for immediate retire-
ment under section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, (as determined by taking into account 
paragraph (3)(A)). 
(3) TREATMENT OF PRIOR CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR RETIRE-
MENT PURPOSES.— 
(A) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT AS MEMBER OF CAPITOL POLICE.— 
Any Library of Congress Police employee who becomes 
a member of the Capitol Police under this subsection shall 
be entitled to have any creditable service under section 
8332 or 8411 of title 5, United States Code, that was 
accrued prior to becoming a member of the Capitol Police 
included in calculating the employee’s service as a member 
of the Capitol Police for purposes of section 8336(m) or 
8412(d) of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTATION OF 
ANNUITY.—Any creditable service under section 8332 or 
8411 of title 5, United States Code, of an individual who 
becomes a member of the Capitol Police under this sub-
section that was accrued prior to becoming a member of 
the Capitol Police— 
(i) shall be treated and computed as employee 
service under section 8339 or section 8415 of such 
title; but 
(ii) shall not be treated as service as a member 
of the Capitol Police or service as a congressional 
employee for purposes of applying any formula under 
section 8339(b), 8339(q), 8415(c), or 8415(d) of such 
title under which a percentage of the individual’s aver-
age pay is multiplied by the years (or other period) 
of such service. 
(c) DUTIES
OF EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED
TO CIVILIAN POSI-
TIONS.— 
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121 STAT. 2548 
PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 
(1) DUTIES.—The duties of any individual who becomes 
a civilian employee of the Capitol Police under this section, 
including a Library of Congress Police civilian employee under 
subsection (a)(2) and a Library of Congress Police employee 
who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol Police under 
subsection (b)(1)(B), shall be determined solely by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police, except that a Library of Congress Police 
civilian employee under subsection (a)(2) shall continue to sup-
port Library of Congress police operations until all Library 
of Congress Police employees are transferred to the United 
States Capitol Police under this section. 
(2) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination of 
the Chief of the Capitol Police under this subsection shall 
not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. 
(d) PROTECTING STATUS OF TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) NONREDUCTION IN PAY, RANK, OR GRADE.—The transfer 
of any individual under this section shall not cause that indi-
vidual to be separated or reduced in basic pay, rank or grade. 
(2) LEAVE AND COMPENSATORY TIME.—Any annual leave, 
sick leave, or other leave, or compensatory time, to the credit 
of an individual transferred under this section shall be trans-
ferred to the credit of that individual as a member or an 
employee of the Capitol Police (as the case may be). The treat-
ment of leave or compensatory time transferred under this 
section shall be governed by regulations of the Capitol Police 
Board. 
(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
The Chief of the Capitol Police may not impose a period of 
probation with respect to the transfer of any individual who 
is transferred under this section. 
(e) RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING
TO EMPLOYEE REP-
RESENTATION.— 
(1) EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to authorize any labor organization that rep-
resented an individual who was a Library of Congress police 
employee or a Library of Congress police civilian employee 
before the individual’s transfer date to represent that individual 
as a member of the Capitol Police or an employee of the 
Capitol Police after the individual’s transfer date. 
(2) AGREEMENTS
NOT
APPLICABLE.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize any collective bargaining agree-
ment (or any related court order, stipulated agreement, or 
agreement to the terms or conditions of employment) applicable 
to Library of Congress police employees or to Library of Con-
gress police civilian employees to apply to members of the 
Capitol Police or to civilian employees of the Capitol Police. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PERSONNEL AUTHORITY 
OF THE CHIEF OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to affect the authority of the Chief of the Capitol 
Police to— 
(1) terminate the employment of a member of the Capitol 
Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol Police; or 
(2) transfer any individual serving as a member of the 
Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol Police to 
another position with the Capitol Police. 
(g) TRANSFER DATE DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘transfer 
date’’ means, with respect to an employee— 
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121 STAT. 2549 
PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 
(1) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 
who becomes a member of the Capitol Police, the first day 
of the first pay period applicable to members of the United 
States Capitol Police which begins after the date on which 
the Chief of the Capitol Police issues the written certification 
for the employee under subsection (b)(1); 
(2) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 
who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol Police, the 
first day of the first pay period applicable to employees of 
the United States Capitol Police which begins after September 
30, 2009; or 
(3) in the case of a Library of Congress Police civilian 
employee, the first day of the first pay period applicable to 
employees of the United States Capitol Police which begins 
after September 30, 2008. 
(h) CANCELLATION IN PORTION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF 
FEDLINK REVOLVING FUND.—Amounts available for obligation by 
the Librarian of Congress as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act from the unobligated balance in the revolving fund established 
under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 
Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182c) for the Federal Library 
and Information Network program of the Library of Congress and 
the Federal Research program of the Library of Congress are 
reduced by a total of $560,000, and the amount so reduced is 
hereby cancelled. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF PROPERTY AND APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective on the transfer date of any 
Library of Congress Police employee and Library of Congress 
Police civilian employee who is transferred under this Act— 
(A) the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, and 
records associated with the employee shall be transferred 
to the Capitol Police; and 
(B) 
the 
unexpended 
balances 
of 
appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 
held, arising from, available to, or to be made available 
in connection with the employee shall be transferred to 
and made available under the appropriations accounts for 
the Capitol Police for ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘General Expenses’’, 
as applicable. 
(2) JOINT REVIEW.—During the transition period, the Chief 
of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall conduct 
a joint review of the assets, liabilities, contracts, property 
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authoriza-
tions, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising 
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with 
the transfer under this Act. 
(b) TREATMENT OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN EMPLOY-
MENT LAWS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERRED INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and except as provided in paragraph (3), in the case of 
an alleged violation of any covered law (as defined in paragraph 
(4)) which is alleged to have occurred prior to the transfer 
date with respect to an individual who is transferred under 
this Act, and for which the individual has not exhausted all 
Applicability. 
Effective date. 
2 USC 1901 note. 
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121 STAT. 2550 
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of the remedies available for the consideration of the alleged 
violation which are provided for employees of the Library of 
Congress under the covered law prior to the transfer date, 
the following shall apply: 
(A) The individual may not initiate any procedure 
which is available for the consideration of the alleged viola-
tion of the covered law which is provided for employees 
of the Library of Congress under the covered law. 
(B) To the extent that the individual has initiated 
any such procedure prior to the transfer date, the procedure 
shall terminate and have no legal effect. 
(C) Subject to paragraph (2), the individual may ini-
tiate and participate in any procedure which is available 
for the resolution of grievances of officers and employees 
of the Capitol Police under the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) to provide for 
consideration of the alleged violation. The previous sen-
tence does not apply in the case of an alleged violation 
for which the individual exhausted all of the available 
remedies which are provided for employees of the Library 
of Congress under the covered law prior to the transfer 
date. 
(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 1995.—In applying paragraph (1)(C) with respect 
to an individual to whom this subsection applies, for purposes 
of the consideration of the alleged violation under the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995— 
(A) the date of the alleged violation shall be the individ-
ual’s transfer date; 
(B) notwithstanding the third sentence of section 402(a) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1402(a)), the individual’s request 
for counseling under such section shall be made not later 
than 60 days after the date of the alleged violation; and 
(C) the employing office of the individual at the time 
of the alleged violation shall be the Capitol Police Board. 
(3) EXCEPTION
FOR
ALLEGED
VIOLATIONS
SUBJECT
TO 
HEARING PRIOR TO TRANSFER.—Paragraph (1) 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. 
(4) COVERED LAW DEFINED.—In this subsection, 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.). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF DETAILEES DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
During the transition period, the Chief of the Capitol Police may 
detail additional members of the Capitol Police to the Library 
of Congress, without reimbursement. 
(d) EFFECT ON EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Library of Con-
gress and the Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004, 
shall remain in effect during the transition period, subject to— 
(1) the provisions of this Act; and 
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121 STAT. 2551 
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(2) such modifications as may be made in accordance with 
the modification and dispute resolution provisions of the Memo-
randum of Understanding, consistent with the provisions of 
this Act. 
(e) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
RELATING
TO
PERSONNEL 
AUTHORITY OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to affect the authority of the Librarian of Con-
gress to— 
(1) terminate the employment of a Library of Congress 
Police employee or Library of Congress Police civilian employee; 
or 
(2) transfer any individual serving in a Library of Congress 
Police employee position or Library of Congress Police civilian 
employee position to another position at the Library of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 4. POLICE JURISDICTION, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, AND PEN-
ALTIES. 
(a) JURISDICTION.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF CAPITOL POLICE JURISDICTION.—Section 
9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 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 Capitol 
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 authority granted to the Metropolitan Police Force 
of the District of Columbia shall be granted to any police force 
within whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds are located.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
JURISDIC-
TION.—The first section and sections 7 and 9 of the Act of 
August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167, 167f, 167h) are repealed on 
October 1, 2009. 
(b) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND PENALTIES.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND 
GROUNDS PROVISIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS 
AND GROUNDS.— 
(A) CAPITOL
BUILDINGS.—Section 5101 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘all buildings 
on the real property described under section 5102(d)’’ after 
‘‘(including the Administrative Building of the United 
States Botanic Garden)’’. 
(B) 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 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). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
OF
LIBRARIAN
OF
CONGRESS.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a) and (b), the Librarian of Congress 
Effective date. 
2 USC 167 note. 
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121 STAT. 2552 
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shall retain authority over the Library of Congress buildings 
and grounds in accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 
29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING 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 orderly 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, com-
mittee, officer, or employee of Congress, or either 
House of Congress; or 
‘‘(ii) the Library of Congress;’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF OFFENSES AND PENALTIES SPECIFIC TO THE 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Sections 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. 
(3) 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 
to 6, inclusive, of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘5103 and 5104 
of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DESCRIPTION OF LIBRARY 
OF CONGRESS GROUNDS.—Section 11 of the Act of August 4, 
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO JURISDICTION OF 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Section 1307(b)(1) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 (2 U.S.C. 185(b)), 
is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, except that nothing in this paragraph may be 
construed to authorize the Inspector General to audit or investigate 
any operations or activities of the United States Capitol Police;’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect October 1, 2009. 
SEC. 
5. 
COLLECTIONS, 
PHYSICAL 
SECURITY, 
CONTROL, 
AND 
PRESERVATION OF ORDER AND DECORUM WITHIN THE 
LIBRARY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATIONS.—The Librarian of Con-
gress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical 
security, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collec-
tions and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and 
decorum within Library of Congress. 
(b) TREATMENT OF SECURITY SYSTEMS.— 
(1) RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS.—In accordance 
with the authority of the Capitol Police and the Librarian 
of Congress established under this Act, the amendments made 
2 USC 141b. 
2 USC 167 note. 
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121 STAT. 2553 
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by this Act, and the provisions of law referred to in paragraph 
(3), the Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress 
shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at 
the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under 
section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950, in consultation and 
coordination with each other, subject to the following: 
(A) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 
for the design of security systems for the control and 
preservation of Library collections and property, subject 
to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol 
Police. 
(B) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 
for the operation of security systems at any building or 
facility of the Library of Congress which is located outside 
of the District of Columbia, subject to the review and 
approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(2) INITIAL
PROPOSAL
FOR
OPERATION
OF
SYSTEMS.—Not 
later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, 
in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 
initial proposal for carrying out this subsection. 
(3) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) Section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 
141). 
(B) The undesignated provision under the heading 
‘‘General Provision, This Chapter’’ in chapter 5 of title 
II of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 
141a). 
(C) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 1964). 
(D) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1965). 
SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF CAPITOL POLICE SERVICES PROVIDED IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH 
RELATING 
TO 
LIBRARY 
OF 
CON- 
GRESS SPECIAL EVENTS. 
(a) PAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS DEPOSITED IN REVOLVING FUND.— 
Section 102(e) of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improve-
ment Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182b(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
amounts in the accounts of the revolving fund under this section 
shall be available to the Librarian, in amounts specified in 
appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry 
out the programs and activities covered by such accounts. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN CAPITOL 
POLICE SERVICES.—In the case of any amount in the revolving 
fund consisting of a payment received for services of the United 
States Capitol Police in connection with a special event or 
program described in subsection (a)(4), the Librarian shall 
transfer such amount upon receipt to the Capitol Police for 
Deadline. 
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121 STAT. 2554 
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deposit into the applicable appropriations accounts of the Cap-
itol Police.’’. 
(b) USE OF OTHER LIBRARY FUNDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—In 
addition to amounts transferred pursuant to section 102(e)(2) of 
the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 
2000 (as added by subsection (a)), the Librarian of Congress may 
transfer amounts made available for salaries and expenses of the 
Library of Congress during a fiscal year to the applicable appropria-
tions accounts of the United States Capitol Police in order to 
reimburse the Capitol Police for services provided in connection 
with a special event or program described in section 102(a)(4) 
of such Act. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to services provided by the United States 
Capitol Police on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1015 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) and section 1006 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; 
Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 1023) are repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect October 1, 2009. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds 
of the Library of Congress,’’ (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.); 
(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police employee’’ means 
an employee of the Library of Congress designated as police 
under the first section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 
167); 
(3) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police civilian employee’’ 
means an employee of the Library of Congress Office of Security 
and Emergency Preparedness who provides direct administra-
tive support to, and is supervised by, the Library of Congress 
Police, but shall not include an employee of the Library of 
Congress who performs emergency preparedness or collections 
control and preservation functions; and 
2 USC 1901 note. 
2 USC 1901 note. 
2 USC 1826 note. 
2 USC 143c. 
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121 STAT. 2555 
PUBLIC LAW 110–178—JAN. 7, 2008 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3690: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–470, Pt. 1 (Comm. on House Administration). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007): 
Dec. 5, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Dec. 18, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(4) the term ‘‘transition period’’ means the period the first 
day of which is the date of the enactment of this Act and 
the final day of which is September 30, 2009. 
Approved January 7, 2008. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
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