A bill to establish by law the position of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes.
PL 96-152 (H.R.5651), enacted 12/20/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-152—DEC. 20, 1979 
93 STAT. 1099 
Public Law 96-152 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To establish by law the position of Chief of the 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, That (a) section 1821 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (40 U.S.C. 206) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"The Capitol Police shall be headed by a Chief who shall be appointed 
by the Capitol Police Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Board.". 
(b) The individual serving as Chief of the Capitol Police on the 
effective date of this Act shall be deemed, effective on such date, to be 
appointed to the position established by the amendinent made by 
subsection (a). 
(c) The Chief of the Capitol Police shall receive compensation at a 
rate determined by the Capitol Police Board, but not to exceed the 
annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 2. (a) Any member of the Metropolitan Police force detailed to 
the Capitol Police (other than the individual referred to in subsection 
Ot)) of the first section)— 
(1) who on August 31, 1980, has completed 20 years or more of 
police service shall be reassigned to the Metropolitan Police force 
effective October 1, 1980, unless during the 30-day period begin-
ning on September 1, 1980, such member makes an election 
under subsection (b); or 
(2) who after August 31, 1980, completes 20 years of police 
service shall be reassigned to the Metropolitan Police force 
effective at the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of 
such completion, unless, during such period, such member makes 
an election under subsection (b). 
03)(1) A member of the Metropolitan Police force described in 
subsection (a) may elect to transfer to the Capitol Police with the 
rank, pay, and seniority that are most nearly equivalent to the rank, 
pay, and seniority of such member on the day before the date of such 
transfer, as determined by the Capitol Police Board. 
(2) A transfer to the Capitol Police under this subsection shall be 
effective on the date on which the electing member would have been 
reassigned to the Metropolitan Police force but for the election by 
such member under paragraph (1). 
(3) An election under paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the 
Chairman of the Capitol Police Board in such form and manner as 
may be prescribed by the Board. 
(c) In each case in which a member of the Metropolitan Police force 
transfers to the Capitol Police under subsection (b), the position 
occupied by such member immediately before the effective date of 
such transfer shall, beginning on such date, be a position on the rolls 
of the Capitol Police for the purpose of providing for the assimilation 
of such member. 
SEC. 3. (a) Any police service— 
(1) of the individual referred to in subsection (b) of the first 
section shall be treated, effective on the effective date of this Act; 
and 
Dec. 20, 1979 
[H.R. 5651] 
Capitol Police 
Chief, position 
establishment. 
40 u s e 206-1. 
Transfers 
between 
Metropolitan 
Police force and 
Capitol Police. 
93 STAT. 1100 
PUBLIC LAW 96-152—DEC. 20, 1979 
5 u s e 8331. 
"Metropolitan 
Police force." 
"Police service." 
Funding. 
Effective date. 
40 u s e 206 note. 
(2) of a member of the Metropolitan Police force transferred to 
the Capitol Police under section 20t)) shall be treated, effective on 
the effective date of such transfer; 
as creditable service as a congressional employee for purposes of 
determining eligibility for, and the amount of, an annuity under 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) Effective on the date on which police service is first treated as 
creditable service as a concessional employee under subsection (a), 
the individual or member involved shall forfeit all annuity rights 
under the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act 
(D.C. Code, sec. 4-521 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. (a) An amount equal to the total amount o
f
— 
(1) deductions and withholdings from pay for retirement under 
the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act 
(D.C. Code, sec. 4-521 et seq.) for police service treated as 
creditable service as a congressional employee under section 3; 
and 
(2) sums paid by the Congress to the District of Columbia as a 
retirement contribution for any such police service performed 
while detailed to the Capitol Police; 
shall be paid by the Mayor of the District of Columbia into the 
Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund. For purposes of section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
such payment shall constitute the required deposit for police service 
treated as creditable service as a congressional employee under 
section 3. 
(b) Pa)anents into the Treasury required by subsection (a) shall be 
made not later than the date on which police service is first treated £is 
creditable service as a congressional employee under section 3 with 
respect to the individual or member involved. 
SEC. 5. As used in this Act— 
(1) the term "Metropolitan Police force" means the Metropoli-
tan Police force of the District of Columbia; and 
(2) the term "police service" means creditable service under 
subdivision (c) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and 
Disability Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4-523). 
SEC. 6. Until otherwise provided by law, the contingent fund of the 
House of Representatives shall be available to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second 
month after the month in which this Act is enacted. 
Approved December 20, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-581 (Comm. on House Administration). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-436 (eomm. on Rules and Administration). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
Nov. 8, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.