[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H7803-H7804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CAPITOL POLICE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2021

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the 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, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is 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;
       (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

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     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.

  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third 
time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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