[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3377 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3377
To empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to
unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal
law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the
Capitol Police Board.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 13, 2021
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King, Mr. Wicker, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Warner)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read
the third time, and passed
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A BILL
To empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to
unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal
law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the
Capitol Police Board.
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 ``Capitol Police Emergency Assistance
Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THE CAPITOL POLICE.
(a) Assistance by Executive Departments and Agencies.--Section
911(a) of division B of the Department of Defense and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1970(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or in accordance with
paragraph (4)'' before ``and on a permanent'';
(2) in paragraph (4)(B)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``advance''; and
(B) in clause (ii)--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ``or''
after the semicolon;
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) the Chief of the Capitol
Police, if the Chief of the Capitol
Police has determined that the
provision of assistance is necessary to
prevent the significant disruption of
governmental function and public order
within the United States Capitol
Buildings and Grounds, as described in
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);
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Revocation.--The Capitol Police Board may revoke a
request for assistance provided under paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(III)
upon consultation with appropriate Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives in leadership positions.''.
(b) Capitol Police Special Officers.--Section 1017 of division H of
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1974) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``or as determined by the Chief of the
Capitol Police in accordance with section
911(a)(4)(B)(ii)(III) of division B of the Department
of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on
the United States Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C.
1970(a)(4)(B)(ii)(III)),'' after ``Congress,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``An appointment under this section due to an emergency determined by
the Chief of the Capitol Police under paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(III) of
section 911(a) of division B of the Department of Defense and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1970(a)) shall be in
effect for the period of the emergency, unless and until the Capitol
Police Board revokes the request for assistance under paragraph (5) of
such section.'';
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (e);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of
this subsection, by striking ``President pro tempore'' and
inserting ``Majority Leader''.
SEC. 3. JOINT OVERSIGHT HEARINGS.
(a) In General.--The Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives (referred to in this section as the ``Committees'') are
authorized to jointly conduct oversight hearings regarding the Capitol
Police Board and may request the attendance of all members of the
Capitol Police Board at any such hearing. Members of the Capitol Police
Board shall attend a joint hearing under this section, as requested and
under such rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Committees.
(b) Timing.--The Committees may conduct oversight hearings under
this section as determined appropriate by the Committees, but shall
conduct not less than one oversight hearing under this section during
each Congress.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1,
2021.
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