Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 29 — Capitol Police
§ 1978. Deployment outside of jurisdiction
Statutory text
Requirements for prior notice and approval
The Chief of the Capitol Police may not deploy any officer outside of the areas established by law for the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police unless—
the Chief provides prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate of the costs anticipated to be incurred with respect to the deployment; and
the Capitol Police Board gives prior approval to the deployment.
Exception for certain services
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the deployment of any officer for any of the following purposes:
Responding to an imminent threat or emergency.
Intelligence gathering.
Providing protective services.
Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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.
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005
Pub. L. 108–447 div. G title I § 1007 · 118 Stat. 2809
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1978
Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1007, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3182
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1007, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3182Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1007. Deployment Outside of Jurisdiction. (a) Requirements For Prior Notice and Approval.— The Chief of the Capitol Police may not deploy any officer outside of the areas established by law for the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police unless— (1) the Notification. Chief provides prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate of the costs anticipated to be incurred with respect to the deployment; and (2) the Capitol Police Board gives prior approval to the deployment. (b) Exception For Certain Services.— Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the deployment of any officer for any of the following purposes: (1) Responding to an imminent threat or emergency. (2) Intelligence gathering. (3) Providing protective services. (c) Effective Date.— This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Pub. L. 111–145 § 2(c) · 124 Stat. 49
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1978(a)(1)
Pub. L. 111–145 substituted “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” for “prior notification to”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–145 substituted “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” for “prior notification to”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Prior Notice To Authorizing Committees of Deployment Outside Jurisdiction.— Section 1007(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)) is amended by striking “prior notification to” and inserting the following: “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
Amendments
2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–145 substituted “prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and” for “prior notification to”.
Credits
2004–2010 · 2 acts
- 2004Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1007, , 118 Stat. 3182
- 2010Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(c), , 124 Stat. 51.
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(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 1007, , 118 Stat. 3182; Pub. L. 111–145, § 2(c), , 124 Stat. 51.)