#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#ccgg  ,,an ,,act  ,to empower the      
,chief of the ,united ,states ,capitol  
,police to unilaterally request the     
assistance of the ,,dc ,national ,guard 
or ,federal law enforcement agencies in 
emergencies without prior approval of   
the ,capitol ,police ,board4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,capitol ,police ,emergency ,assistance 
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,emergency          
assistance for the ,capitol ,police  7a7
 ,assistance by executive departments   
and agencies ,section #iaa7;a7 of       
division ,b of the ,department of       
,defense and ,emergency ,supplemental   
,appropriations for ,recovery from and  
,response to ,terrorist ,attacks on the 
,united ,states ,act1 #bjjb 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigj7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or in   
accordance with paragraph 7#d7 before   
and on a permanent2  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#d77;,b7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding
 clause 7i71 by striking advance2 and   

7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 in subclause  
7,i71 by striking or after the          
semicolon2  7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by
 striking and after the semicolon and   
inserting or2 and  7iii7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7,,iii7 the     
,chief of the ,capitol ,police1 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 
,grounds1 as described in section #i of 
the ,act entitled ,an ,act to define the
 area of the ,united ,states ,capitol   
,grounds1 to regulate the use thereof1  
and for other purposes1 approved ,july  
#ca1 #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aifa72 and  2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#e7 ,revocation ,the       
,capitol ,police ,board may revoke a    
request for assistance provided under   
paragraph 7#d77;,b77ii77,,iii7 upon     
consultation with appropriate ,members  

of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives in leadership          
positions4  4  7b7 ,capitol police      
special officers ,section #ajag of      
division ,h of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjjc 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #aigd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
or as determined by the ,chief of the   
,capitol ,police in accordance with     
section #iaa7;a77#d77;,b77ii77,,iii7 of 
division ,b of the ,department of       
,defense and ,emergency ,supplemental   
,appropriations for ,recovery from and  
,response to ,terrorist ,attacks on the 
,united ,states ,act1 #bjjb 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4                               
#aigj7;a77#d77;,b77ii77,,iii771 after   
,congress12 and  7,b7 by adding at the  
end the following3 ,an appointment under
 this section due to an emergency       
determined by the ,chief of the ,capitol
 ,police under paragraph                
7#d77;,b77ii77,,iii7 of section #iaa7;a7

 of division ,b of the ,department of   
,defense and ,emergency ,supplemental   
,appropriations for ,recovery from and  
,response to ,terrorist ,attacks on the 
,united ,states ,act1 #bjjb 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigj7;a77 shall be in effect 
for the period of the emergency1 unless 
and until the ,capitol ,police ,board   
revokes the request for assistance under
 paragraph 7#e7 of such section4 2  7#b7
 by striking subsections 7c7 and 7e72   
7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7d71  
7f71 and 7g7 as subsections 7c71 7d71   
and 7e71 respectively2 and  7#d7 in     
subsection 7d71 as redesignated by      
paragraph 7#c7 of this subsection1 by   
striking ,president pro tempore and     
inserting ,majority ,leader4  #c4 ,joint
 oversight hearings  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,committee on ,rules and           
,administration of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives 7referred
 to in this section as the ,committees7 
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     
hearing4 ,members of the ,capitol       
,police ,board shall attend a joint     
hearing under this section1 as requested
 and under such rules or procedures as  
may be adopted by the ,committees4  7b7 
,timing ,the ,committees may conduct    
oversight hearings under this section as
 determined appropriate by the          
,committees1 but shall conduct not less 
than one oversight hearing under this   
section during each ,congress4  #d4     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall take effect on ,october 
#a1 #bjba4  ,passed the ,senate         
,december #ac1 #bjba4,secretary