§ 1954. Administration by Capitol Police Board

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1998

   Pub. L. 105–223 § 4 · 112 Stat. 1250

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1954

   Pub. L. 105–223, § 4, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 105–223, § 4, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. Regulations40 USC 207c–3. ADMINISTRAION BY CAPITOL POLICE BOARD. The Capitol Police Board shall administer and manage the Fund (including establishing the timing and manner of making payments under section 2) in accordance with regulations issued by the Board, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives. Under such regulations, the Board shall pay any balance remaining in the Fund upon the expiration of the 6-month period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut in accordance with section 2, and shall disburse any amounts in the Fund after the expiration of such period in such manner as the Board may establish. Under such regulations, and using amounts in the Fund, a financial adviser or trustee, as appropriate, for the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police shall be appointed to advise the families respecting disbursements to them of amounts in the Fund.

2. 2017

   Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–45 § 2(b) · 131 Stat. 956

   1. Amended · 2 U.S.C. § 1954

      Pub. L. 115–45 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 1954

      Pub. L. 115–45 inserted heading

   3. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 1954

      Pub. L. 115–45 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–45 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board.— Section 4 of Public Law 105–223 (2 U.S.C. 1954) is amended— (1) by striking “The Capitol Police Board” and inserting “(a) In General.—The Capitol Police Board”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Regulations Governing Payments for Employees Killed in the Line of Duty or Sustaining Serious Line-of-duty Injuries.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty and employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations— “(1) establishing the conditions under which the family of an employee or an employee is eligible to receive such a payment; “(2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and “(3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the family of an employee or the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code.” .

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