§1978 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Chief of the Capitol Police cannot send officers outside their legal area unless four congressional committees are told ahead of time about the expected costs and the Capitol Police Board approves. The rule does not apply for imminent threats, intelligence gathering, or protective services. It has applied since fiscal year 2005.

Title 2, §1978

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(a)The Chief of the Capitol Police may not deploy any officer outside of the areas established by law for the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police unless—

(1)the Chief provides prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate of the costs anticipated to be incurred with respect to the deployment; and

(2)the Capitol Police Board gives prior approval to the deployment.

(b)Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the deployment of any officer for any of the following purposes:

(1)Responding to an imminent threat or emergency.

(2)Intelligence gathering.

(3)Providing protective services.

(c)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–145 substituted “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” for “prior notification to”.

§1978 Deployment outside of jurisdiction

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Title 2, §1978

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