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§1952 Payments From Fund for Families of Detective Gibson and Private First Class Chestnut and Certain Other United States Capitol Police Employees

Title 2 › Chapter 29— CAPITOL POLICE › Subchapter I— ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Part D— United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund › § 1952

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Pay money from the Fund, except amounts held aside under the Fund’s rules, to the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut: 50% to Gibson’s widow and children and 50% to Chestnut’s widow and children. Also, under the Fund’s rules, additional payments may be made to families of other United States Capitol Police employees killed on duty or to employees who suffered serious injuries on duty.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1952

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(a)Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations issued under section 1954 of this title, amounts in the Fund shall be paid to the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police as follows:
(1)Fifty percent of such amounts shall be paid to the widow and children of Detective Gibson.
(2)Fifty percent of such amounts shall be paid to the widow and children of Private First Class Chestnut.
(b)In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), and in accordance with the regulations issued under section 1954(b) of this title, amounts in the Fund may be paid to—
(1)families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty; or
(2)employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 207c–1 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.

Amendments

2017—Pub. L. 115–45 inserted “and certain other United States Capitol Police employees” at end of section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the

Regulations

” for “Subject to the

Regulations

”, and added subsec. (b).

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1952

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60