[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 214 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9125-S9126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CAPITOL POLICE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2021
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3377, which was introduced
earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (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.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask further that the bill be considered read a third
time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 3377) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 3377
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;
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(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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