[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 454 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 454

 To authorize the United States Capitol Police to reimburse local law 
   enforcement agencies for protective services provided at official 
          public Congressional events, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the United States Capitol Police to reimburse local law 
   enforcement agencies for protective services provided at official 
          public Congressional events, 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. REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR 
              PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED AT OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL 
              EVENTS.

    (a) Authorizing Reimbursement by Capitol Police.--If a local law 
enforcement agency provides protective services at an official public 
Congressional event pursuant to a written agreement entered into prior 
to the date of the event between the agency and the office of the 
Member who is the sponsor of the event, the Chief of the United States 
Capitol Police shall reimburse the agency for the reasonable costs 
incurred by the agency in providing such services.
    (b) Regulations.--The Capitol Police Board, in consultation with 
the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act, 
including--
            (1) regulations setting forth the administrative 
        requirements for a written agreement under subsection (a);
            (2) regulations setting forth the criteria for determining 
        whether an event is an official public Congressional event; and
            (3) regulations setting forth the criteria for determining 
        the reasonable costs incurred by a local law enforcement agency 
        in providing protective services.
    (c) Annual Cap on Aggregate Amount Reimbursed.--The aggregate 
amount reimbursed by the Capitol Police with respect to a fiscal year 
pursuant to agreements under this section may not exceed $10,000,000.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) The term ``Member of Congress'' means a Senator or a 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
        Congress.
            (2) The term ``official public Congressional event'' means 
        an event sponsored by a Member of Congress that is treated as 
        part of the Member's official and representational duties and 
        to which members of the public are invited.
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