2 U.S.C. § 1963 — Protection of grounds

Page 433 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 1964 ‘‘(b) In carrying out such supervision, the United States Capitol Police shall have, within any such area or street, jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the Met- ropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, to provide security for such personnel and property of such per- sonnel and of the United States Senate within such area or street, and to make arrests for the violation of the laws and regulations of the United States and the District of Columbia. ‘‘(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective only during the period that there is in effect a contract or other agreement as referred to in sub- section (a).’’ EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE SUPERVISION Pub. L. 95–175, Nov. 14, 1977, 91 Stat. 1362, provided: ‘‘That the supervision of the United States Capitol Po- lice shall extend over that part or parts of the premises located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast, Wash- ington, District of Columbia, leased by the Office of Technology Assessment. In carrying out such super- vision, the United States Capitol Police shall have within such part or parts jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the Metropolitan Police of the District of Co- lumbia, to provide security for the personnel and prop- erty of the Office of Technology Assessment within such leased premises, and to make arrest therein for the violation of the laws and regulations of the United States and the District of Columbia.’’ § 1962. Detail of police The Capitol Police Board is authorized to de- tail police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds and on the Library of Congress Grounds. (Pub. L. 96–432, § 5, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1853.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 212a–1 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Provisions of this section were enacted as permanent law in Pub. L. 96–432. Similar fiscal year provisions were contained in the following appropriation acts and have not been repeated since 1983: Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 112, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 271. Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e) [S. 2939, title I], Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189. Pub. L. 97–51, § 101(c) [H.R. 4120, title I], Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 959. Pub. L. 96–536, § 101(c) [H.R. 7593, title I], Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3167. Pub. L. 95–391, title I, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 780. Pub. L. 95–94, title I, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 671. Pub. L. 94–440, title III, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1451. Pub. L. 94–59, title III, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 285. Pub. L. 93–371, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 436. Pub. L. 93–145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 539. Pub. L. 92–342, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 441. Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 136. Pub. L. 91–382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 817. Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 350. Pub. L. 90–417, July 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 406. Pub. L. 90–57, July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 135. Pub. L. 89–545, Aug. 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 363. Pub. L. 89–90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 275. Pub. L. 88–454, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 544. Pub. L. 88–248, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 811. Pub. L. 87–730, § 104, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 694. Pub. L. 87–130, § 104, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 334. Pub. L. 86–628, § 104, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 460. Pub. L. 86–176, § 104, Aug. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 412. Pub. L. 85–570, § 104, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 453. Pub. L. 85–75, § 104, July 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 256. June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 104, 70 Stat. 370. Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 104, 69 Stat. 520. July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 104, 68 Stat. 409. Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 106, 67 Stat. 332. July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 106, 66 Stat. 478. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 106, 65 Stat. 403. Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, § 106, 64 Stat. 608. June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 106, 63 Stat. 230. June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 106, 62 Stat. 437. July 17, 1947, ch. 262, § 106, 61 Stat. 377. July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 106, 60 Stat. 408. June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 106, 59 Stat. 259. June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 105, 58 Stat. 354. June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, 57 Stat. 230. June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 340. July 1, 1941, ch. 268, 55 Stat. 456. June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 471. June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 831. May 17, 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 390. § 1963. Protection of grounds It shall be the duty of the Capitol police on and after April 29, 1876, to prevent any portion of the Capitol Grounds and terraces from being used as playgrounds or otherwise, so far as may be necessary to protect the public property, turf and grass from destruction or injury. (Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 214 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. § 1964. Security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds (a) Design and installation (1) Effective October 1, 1995, the unexpended balances of appropriations specified in para- graph (2) are transferred to the appropriation for general expenses of the Capitol Police, to be used for design and installation of security sys- tems for the Capitol buildings and grounds. (2) The unexpended balances referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) the unexpended balance of appropria- tions for security installations, as referred to in the paragraph under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS’’, under the general headings ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’, ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAP- ITOL’’, and ‘‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’’ in title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (108 Stat. 1434), in- cluding any unexpended balance from a prior fiscal year and any unexpended balance under such headings in this Act; and (B) the unexpended balance of the appropria- tion for an improved security plan, as trans- ferred to the Architect of the Capitol by sec- tion 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1989 (102 Stat. 2165). (b) Transfer of responsibility to Capitol Police Board Effective October 1, 1995, the responsibility for design and installation of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol