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§1905 Deposit and use of reimbursements for law enforcement assistance

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - CAPITOL POLICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Part Part A— - General › § 1905

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Capitol Police are paid back for helping other law enforcement agencies (federal, state, local, including the District of Columbia), or by others when Congress did not sponsor the activity, that money must be sent to the U.S. Treasury and added to the Capitol Police budget for general costs or for security improvements. The Chief of the Capitol Police may spend those funds for any allowed purpose, including overtime tied to that help, and the money stays available until spent. The rule began on July 24, 2001, and applies to fiscal year 2001 and every fiscal year after.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1905

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(a)(1)Any funds received by the Capitol Police as reimbursement for law enforcement assistance from any Federal, State, or local government agency (including any agency of the District of Columbia), and from any other source in the case of assistance provided in connection with an activity that was not sponsored by Congress shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the appropriation for “general expenses” under the heading “United States Capitol Police”, or “security enhancements” under the heading “United States Capitol Police”.
(2)Funds deposited under this subsection may be expended by the Chief of the United States Capitol Police for any authorized purpose, including overtime pay expenditures relating to any law enforcement assistance for which reimbursement described in paragraph (1) is made, and shall remain available until expended.
(b)This section shall take effect on July 24, 2001, and shall apply to fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 207e of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–113, § 1001(a), substituted “District of Columbia), and from any other source in the case of assistance provided in connection with an activity that was not sponsored by Congress” for “District of Columbia)”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–113, § 1001(b), substituted “any law

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assistance for which reimbursement described in paragraph (1) is made” for “law

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assistance to any Federal, State, or local government agency (including any agency of the District of Columbia)”. 2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(b)(1)(A), substituted “United States Capitol Police” for “Capitol Police Board” in two places. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(b)(1)(B), substituted “Chief of the United States Capitol Police” for “Capitol Police Board”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment Pub. L. 114–113, div. I, title I, § 1001(c), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2663, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [amending this section] shall only apply with respect to any reimbursement received before, on, or after the date of the enactment of the Act [Dec. 18, 2015].”

Effective Date

of 2010 Amendment Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(b)(2), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 51, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 [Pub. L. 107–20].”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1905

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73