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2 U.S.C. § 78 — Transferred

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2 U.S.C. § 78 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 78 was editorially reclassified as [section 5604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5604&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Law Enforcement Authority of Sergeant at Arms Pub. L. 104–53, title III, § 313, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 538, which related to the law enforcement authority of the Sergeant at Arms, was editorially reclassified as [section 5605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5605&num=0&edition=prelim).

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### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 78 was editorially reclassified as [section 5604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5604&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Law Enforcement Authority of Sergeant at Arms Pub. L. 104–53, title III, § 313, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 538, which related to the law enforcement authority of the Sergeant at Arms, was editorially reclassified as [section 5605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5605&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 5605 — Law enforcement authority of Sergeant at Arms

**(a) Law enforcement authority** The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall have the same law enforcement authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the requirement that the Sergeant at Arms have the qualifications specified in subsection (b). **(b) Qualifications** The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) A minimum of five years of experience as a law enforcement officer before beginning service as the Sergeant at Arms. (2) Current certification in the use of firearms by the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an equivalent non-Federal entity. (3) Any other firearms qualification required for members of the Capitol Police. **(c) Regulations** The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

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2 U.S.C. § 5604 — Duties of Sergeant at Arms

It shall be the duty of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to attend the House during its sittings, to maintain order under the direction of the Speaker, and, pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, under the direction of the Clerk, execute the commands of the House and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker.

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2 U.S.C. § 78 — Transferred

Page 46 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS §§ 76 to 76a §§ 76 to 76a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(21), (22)(A)(iii), (23), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733 Section 76, R.S. § 73, related to duties of Doorkeeper of House. Provisions of R.S. § 73 which related to duties of Doorkeeper of Senate were classified to section 63 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–186. Section 76–1, based on H. Res. No. 8, par. (3), Ninety- fifth Congress, Jan. 4, 1977, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668, related to compensation of Doorkeeper of House. A prior section 76–1 was based on provisions of H. Res. No. 890, Ninety-second Congress, Oct. 4, 1972, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1509, relating to compensation of the Doorkeeper being equal to the annual rate of basic pay fixed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec- tion 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em- ployees, prior to those provisions being struck out by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(22)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733. Another prior section 76–1, based on H. Res. No. 909, Eighty-ninth Congress, Sept. 8, 1966, enacted into per- manent law by Pub. L. 89–697, ch. VI, § 601, Oct. 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 1064, set forth the compensation of the Door- keeper at equal to the gross per annum rate of com- pensation of the Clerk of House and Sergeant at Arms of House, prior to being repealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(22)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733. Section 76a, based on H. Res. No. 560, Eighty-seventh Congress, Mar. 27, 1962, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 87–730, § 103, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 693, related to position of a special assistant in Office of Doorkeeper. §

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