Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 29 — Capitol Police
§ 1975a. Overseas travel to accompany members of House leadership
Statutory text
Travel authorized
In general
A member of the Capitol Police may travel outside of the United States for official duty if—
that travel is with, or in preparation for, travel of a Member of the House of Representatives who holds a position in a House Leadership Office, including travel of the Member as part of a congressional delegation; and
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives gives prior approval to the travel of the member of the Capitol Police.
Definitions
In this subsection—
the term “House Leadership office” 1 means an office of the House of Representatives for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the year involved is provided under the heading “House Leadership Offices” in the act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved;
the term “Member of the House of Representatives” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress; and
the term “United States” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
Reimbursement from Sergeant at Arms
In general
From amounts made available for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the overtime pay, travel, and related expenses of any member of the Capitol Police who travels under the authority of this section.
Use of amounts received
Any amounts received by the Capitol Police for reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the accounts established for the general expenses or salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available to carry out the purposes of such accounts during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal year.
Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. The word “office” probably should be capitalized.
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.
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017
Pub. L. 115–31 div. I title I § 110 · 131 Stat. 135
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1975a
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 110, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 575.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 110, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 575.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 110. None 16 USC 1851 note. of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act, with respect to any fiscal year, may be used in contravention of section 110 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision