Public Law 117-77 passed December 22, 2021

Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

Assistance by Executive Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act 2002 is amended by inserting “or in accordance with paragraph (4) “before on a permanent” and clause (i) striking “advance”; subclause (I) striking “or” after semicolon and in subclause (II) striking “and” after the semicolon and inserting “or” and adding the following:

The Chief of the Capitol Police, if the Chief of the Capitol Police has determined that the provision of assistance is necessary to prevent the significant disruption of governmental function and public order within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds, as describes in section 9 of the Act entered ‘An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946.

Adding at the end the following:

“The Capitol Police Board may revoke a request for assistance provided upon consultation with appropriate Members of the Senate and House of Representatives in leadership positions”.

The Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 is amended in subsection (a) by inserting-

“or as determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police in accordance with section 911(a)(4)(B)(ii)(III) of subdivision B of the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorists Attacks on the United States Act, 2002”

after “Congress”, and by adding at the end:

An appointment under this section due to an emergency determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police of the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002, shall be in effect for the period of the emergency, unless and until the Capitol Police Board revokes the request for assistance”.

Strike subsections (c) and (e); redesignating subsections (d),(f),(g) as subsections (c),(d),(e) and in subsection (d) strike “President pro temper” and inserting “Majority Leader”.

The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives are authorized to jointly conduct oversight hearings regarding the Capitol Police Board and may request the attendance of all members of the Capitol Police Board at any such hearing. Members of the Capitol Police Board shall attend a joint hearing as requested and under such rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Committees.

The Committees may conduct oversight hearings under this sections determined appropriate by the Committees, but NOT less than one oversight hearing under this section during each Congress.

The amendments of this Act will take effect on October 1, 2021.