§1921a — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police are the only ones who can set pay and pay-related amounts for Capitol Police officers. That covers basic pay (including starting pay), premium, specialty/proficiency and merit pay; cost-of-living, comparability, and locality adjustments; recruitment and relocation bonuses; retention allowances; and educational assistance payments. Those pay decisions cannot be reviewed or appealed. This does not change any authority a House or Senate committee or other legislative branch body has to review or approve pay, any pay set by law, or terms in collective bargaining agreements. It applies starting in fiscal year 2005 and every year after.

Title 2, §1921a

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(a)The Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police shall have the sole and exclusive authority to determine the rates and amounts for each of the following for members of the Capitol Police:

(1)The rate of basic pay (including the rate of basic pay upon appointment), premium pay, specialty assignment and proficiency pay, and merit pay.

(2)The rate of cost-of-living adjustments, comparability adjustments, and locality adjustments.

(3)The amount for recruitment and relocation bonuses.

(4)The amount for retention allowances.

(5)The amount for educational assistance payments.

(b)The determination of a rate or amount described in subsection (a) may not be subject to review or appeal in any manner.

(c)Nothing in this section may be construed to affect—

(1)any authority provided under law for a committee of the House of Representatives or Senate, or any other entity of the legislative branch, to review or approve any determination of a rate or amount described in subsection (a);

(2)any rate or amount described in subsection (a) which is established under law; or

(3)the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.

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

Editorial Notes

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

§1921a Sole and Exclusive Authority of Board and Chief to Determine Rates of Pay

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Title 2, §1921a

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