Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§1981 Advance Payments
Title 2 › CHAPTER 29 — CAPITOL POLICE › SUBCHAPTER II — POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1981
Summary
Since fiscal year 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police may pay for subscriptions early after telling four congressional committees when doing so is faster, more efficient, or cheaper.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §1981
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During fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate the Chief of the Capitol Police may make payments in advance for obligations of the United States Capitol Police for subscription services if the Chief determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008, which is div. H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–145 inserted “the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate” after “House of Representatives and the Senate,”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2010 Amendment Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(d)(2), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 51, provided that: “The amendment made by this subsection [amending this section] shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 4, 2010] and apply to payments made on or after that
Effective Date
.”
Reference
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 1981
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110