H.R. 3237 (117th Congress) — Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021
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H.R. 3237 is an Act making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. Title I, Legislative Branch, Chapter 1, Security Related Supplemental Appropriations, includes $16,490,000 for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to respond to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and $22,186,000 for House of Representatives Allowances and Expenses. The short title is the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021. The text states it passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2021.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3237
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other pur-
4 poses, namely:
5 TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
6 CHAPTER 1—SECURITY RELATED
7 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
8 SENATE
9 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
10 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and
12 Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $16,490,000, to remain avail-
13 able until expended, to respond to the attack on the
14 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
15 6, 2021, and which shall be allocated in accordance with
16 a spend plan submitted to the Committee on Appropria-
17 tions of the Senate: Provided, That such sums, as nec-
18 essary, may be used to restore amounts, either directly
19 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred by the
20 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to
21 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
22 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
23 an emergency requirement pursuant to section
24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
25 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Allowances and Ex-
4 penses’’, $22,186,000, to remain available until September
5 30, 2022, to respond to the attack on the United States
6 Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and
7 for necessary expenses for business continuity and disaster
8 recovery, to be allocated in accordance with a spend plan
9 submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the
10 House of Representatives by the Chief Administrative Of-
11 ficer and approved by such Committee: Provided, That of
12 such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to re-
13 store amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
14 for obligations incurred for such purposes by the Sergeant
15 at Arms of the House of Representatives prior to the date
16 of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of
17 such amount, not more than $500,800 may be transferred
18 to the Office of Employee Assistance pursuant to section
19 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
20 1993 (2 U.S.C. 5507(a)), effective upon the expiration of
21 the 10-day period which begins on the date the Chief Ad-
22 ministrative Officer notifies the Committee on Appropria-
23 tions of the transfer: Provided further, That such amount
24 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
25 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
2 1985.
3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
4 ENHANCED SECURITY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
5 SEC. 101. (a) AUTHORIZING USE OF FUNDS.—Sub-
6 ject to subsection (b), the Office of the Sergeant at Arms
7 of the House of Representatives may use amounts which
8 are appropriated or otherwise made available for the oper-
9 ations of the Office during a fiscal year to carry out secu-
10 rity enhancements deemed necessary for the protection of
11 Members of Congress including the Delegates and the
12 Resident Commissioner of Congress only if the enhance-
13 ment is deemed necessary by the Sergeant at Arms of the
14 House of Representatives.
15 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
16 ministration of the House of Representatives shall have
17 the authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this sec-
18 tion.
19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
20 on the date on which the Committee on House Administra-
21 tion prescribes regulations under subsection (b) to carry
22 out this section, and shall apply with respect to the fiscal
23 year in which the Committee prescribes the regulations
24 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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1 CAPITOL POLICE
2 SALARIES
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries’’,
5 $37,495,000, to remain available until September 30,
6 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on the
7 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
8 6, 2021: Provided, That amounts made available under
9 this heading in this chapter for the purposes specified
10 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
11 able for such purposes: Provided further, That of such
12 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore
13 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob-
14 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Capitol Police
15 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided
16 further, That of such amount $3,600,000 shall remain
17 available until expended for retention bonuses: Provided
18 further, That of such amount, up to $6,900,000 shall be
19 made available for hazard pay for employees of the Capitol
20 Police: Provided further, That of such amount, $1,361,306
21 shall be made available for the wellness program for the
22 United States Capitol Police: Provided further, That
23 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may
24 be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘Gen-
25 eral Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ for the
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1 purposes specified under this heading in this chapter in
2 accordance with section 1001 of the Legislative Branch
3 Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a): Provided fur-
4 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
5 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
6 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
7 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
8 GENERAL EXPENSES
9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
10 For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’,
11 $41,769,000, to remain available until September 30,
12 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on the
13 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
14 6, 2021: Provided, That amounts made available under
15 this heading in this chapter for the purposes specified
16 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
17 able for such purposes: Provided further, That of such
18 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore
19 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob-
20 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Capitol Police
21 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided
22 further, That of such amounts, $2,628,000 shall remain
23 available until expended for physical protection barriers
24 and various civil disturbance unit equipment: Provided
25 further, That such funds which are made available for
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1 physical protection barriers under this heading in this
2 chapter may be transferred to and merged with the Cap-
3 itol Police Building and Grounds account of the Architect
4 of the Capitol for similar purposes in accordance with sec-
5 tion 906 of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for
6 Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist At-
7 tacks on the United States (2 U.S.C. 1865): Provided fur-
8 ther, That of such amount, not less than $5,000,000 shall
9 be made available for reimbursable agreements with State
10 and local law enforcement agencies and not less than
11 $4,800,000 shall be available for protective details for
12 Members of Congress, including Delegates and the Resi-
13 dent Commissioner to the Congress: Provided further,
14 That amounts provided under this heading in this chapter
15 may be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and
16 ‘‘General Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’
17 for the purposes specified under this heading in this chap-
18 ter in accordance with section 1001 of the Legislative
19 Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a): Pro-
20 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
21 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
22 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
2 WELLNESS PROGRAM
3 SEC. 102. (a) APPLICATION OF LAW.—The wellness
4 program of the United States Capitol Police shall be
5 known and designated as the ‘‘Howard C. ‘Howie’
6 Liebengood Center for Wellness’’.
7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
8 respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.
9 REQUIRING UNIFORMED UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
10 OFFICERS TO UTILIZE BODY-WORN CAMERAS WHILE
11 ON DUTY
12 SEC. 103. (a) REQUIREMENT.—Each uniformed offi-
13 cer of the United States Capitol Police whose job duties
14 include interacting with the general public shall utilize a
15 body-worn camera and ensure that the body-worn camera
16 is activated while on duty.
17 (b) EXCEPTION FOR OFFICERS ON PERSONAL PRO-
18 TECTION DETAIL.—Subsection (a) does not apply to an
19 officer during any time in which the officer is serving on
20 a personal protection detail.
21 (c) REGULATIONS.—
22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Capitol Police Board
23 shall promulgate such regulations as may be nec-
24 essary to carry out this section.
25 (2) BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE.—The regulations
26 promulgated under paragraph (1) shall include guid-
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1 ance on the retention and deletion of video footage
2 recorded by a body-worn camera utilized by an offi-
3 cer of the United States Capitol Police.
4 (3) REQUIRING NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO DIS-
5 CLOSURE OF CERTAIN RECORDED INFORMATION.—
6 The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)
7 shall include a requirement that the United States
8 Capitol Police shall not make any disclosure to any
9 third party (including a law enforcement agency), in-
10 cluding any disclosure pursuant to a request by com-
11 pulsory process, of any video or audio information
12 relating to the House of Representatives or the Sen-
13 ate which is recorded by a body-worn camera utilized
14 by an officer of the United States Capitol Police
15 until the United States Capitol Police provides no-
16 tice of the request to, and consults regarding the
17 disclosure with—
18 (A) in the case of information relating to
19 the House of Representatives, the Office of the
20 General Counsel of the House of Representa-
21 tives and any Member (including a Delegate or
22 Resident Commissioner), officer, or employee of
23 the House involved; or
24 (B) in the case of information relating to
25 the Senate, the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
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1 and any Senator, officer, or employee of the
2 Senate involved.
3 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
4 respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.
5 REPORT ON EVACUATION PROCEDURES OF THE CAPITOL
6 BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
7 SEC. 104. (a) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate secu-
8 rity official of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
9 ate shall submit a report (in the appropriate format) to
10 the Committee on House Administration of the House of
11 Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administra-
12 tion of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations
13 of the House of Representatives and Senate not later than
14 60 days after enactment of this Act on the procedures in
15 place for evacuating the Membership, staff, workforce, and
16 visitors of the Capitol, the House Office Buildings and the
17 Senate Office buildings.
18 (b) REQUIREMENTS OF REPORT.—The report ref-
19 erenced in subsection (a) shall include an assessment of
20 previous evacuations, plans for evacuations involving civil
21 disturbances, emergency management and emergency pre-
22 paredness training and existing emergency action response
23 plans and policies.
24 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report accom-
25 panying this section shall be submitted in unclassified
26 form but may be accompanied by a classified annex.
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1 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
2 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction
5 and Operations’’, $221,678,000, to remain available until
6 September 30, 2023, to respond to the aftermath of the
7 attack on the United States Capitol Complex that oc-
8 curred on January 6, 2021: Provided, That of such
9 amount, such sums as necessary may be used to restore
10 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob-
11 ligations incurred for such purposes by the Architect of
12 the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:
13 Provided further, That any such funds transferred by the
14 Architect pursuant to the authority in the preceding pro-
15 viso shall be merged with and made available for the same
16 purposes, and period of availability, as the appropriations
17 to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That
18 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
19 an emergency requirement pursuant to section
20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
21 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
22 CAPITOL COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND
23 INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Complex
25 Emergency Response and Infrastructure Security’’,
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1 $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
2 emergency expenses to respond to necessary requirements
3 associated with, and the consequences of, the attack on
4 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu-
5 ary 6, 2021, including for the costs of: (1) providing sup-
6 port for the Architect of the Capitol, the Sergeants at
7 Arms of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
8 United States Capitol Police, and the Library of Congress
9 in responding to the attack and in preparing for and miti-
10 gating the effects of similar attacks in the future; (2) re-
11 pairing public facilities damaged by the attack; (3) secur-
12 ing vulnerabilities of buildings and infrastructure in the
13 Complex; and (4) updating and enhancing physical secu-
14 rity in the Complex, including making revisions to the
15 landscape design infrastructure of the Complex and oper-
16 ational readiness: Provided, That of such amount
17 $100,000,000 shall be deposited into the Capitol Police
18 Buildings and Grounds Account established under section
19 906 of the of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act
20 for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist At-
21 tacks on the United States (2 U.S.C. 1865) for construc-
22 tion of security screening vestibules at the Capitol Build-
23 ing, and design and construction of security screening ves-
24 tibules at the House of Representatives and Senate office
25 buildings: Provided further, That funds made available
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1 under this heading may be used for design, installation,
2 landscape architecture and to maintain a retractable secu-
3 rity system as part of an interconnected security of the
4 United States Capitol Grounds and such funds shall not
5 be used to install permanent above ground fencing around
6 the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United States
7 Capitol Grounds as described in section 5102 of title 40,
8 United States Code, in the current fiscal year or any fiscal
9 year thereafter: Provided further, That amounts made
10 available under this heading for the purposes specified
11 hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
12 able for such purposes: Provided further, That as soon as
13 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act the
14 Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the Chief
15 Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
16 and the Secretary of the Senate, after consultation with
17 the Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives
18 and the Senate, shall submit to the Speaker of the House
19 of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
20 Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the
21 Senate and the Chairpersons and ranking minority mem-
22 bers of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
23 of Representatives and the Senate, a signed, detailed
24 spending plan for the use of the funds provided under this
25 heading for review prior to the implementation of such
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1 plan and obligation of any such funds: Provided further,
2 That such spend plan shall be updated and resubmitted
3 every 90 days (from initial submission) until such time
4 as all funds have been obligated: Provided further, That
5 none of the funds made available under this heading shall
6 be available for reprogramming in an amount exceeding
7 10 percent of the total amount allocated under the most
8 recent version of such spend plan without the written con-
9 currence of the Chairpersons and ranking minority mem-
10 bers of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
11 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That
12 upon obligating or expending any funds provided under
13 this heading, the person responsible for the obligation or
14 expenditure shall notify the Architect of the Capitol Office
15 of Inspector General of such action: Provided further, That
16 not later than 45 days after the end of any calendar quar-
17 ter during which amounts provided under this heading are
18 obligated or expended, the Office of Inspector General
19 shall review and submit a report on the uses of such funds
20 during the quarter to the Committee on House Adminis-
21 tration of the House of Representatives, the Committee
22 on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Com-
23 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
24 and Senate: Provided further, That such amount is des-
25 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
4 AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO MAKE
5 EXPENDITURES IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES
6 SEC. 105. (a) COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EX-
7 PENSES.—Section 1305(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch
8 Appropriations Act, 2010 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)(2)) is amend-
9 ed by inserting after ‘‘refreshments,’’ the following:
10 ‘‘transportation and other related expenses incurred by
11 employees in commuting between their residence and their
12 place of employment,’’.
13 (b) EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES,
14 PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES.—Section 1305(a) of such Act
15 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)) is amended—
16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
17 (1);
18 (2) by striking the period at the end of para-
19 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
20 (3) by adding at the end the following new
21 paragraph:
22 ‘‘(3) accept contributions of, and may incur ob-
23 ligations and make expenditures out of available ap-
24 propriations for, supplies, products, and services
25 necessary to respond to the emergency, which may
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1 be provided for the use of any office which is located
2 within any building, grounds, or facility for which
3 the Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the
4 maintenance, care, and operation, on a reimbursable
5 or non-reimbursable basis subject to the availability
6 of funds.’’.
7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
8 subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to fiscal
9 year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.
10 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
14 penses’’, $13,699,000, to remain available until September
15 30, 2022, to respond to the aftermath of the attack on
16 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu-
17 ary 6, 2021 on the programs and activities of the Library
18 of Congress: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402
19 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2
20 U.S.C. 132a–3), amounts provided under this heading in
21 this chapter may be transferred among the accounts of
22 the Library of Congress for the purposes provided under
23 this heading in this chapter without the approval of the
24 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
25 atives and Senate under section 1402(a) of such Act and
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1 shall not be subject to the limitation described in section
2 1402(b) of such Act: Provided further, That such amount
3 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
4 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
6 1985.
7 CHAPTER 2—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COVID–19
8 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENT
9 SENATE
10 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
11 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and
13 Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $15,198,000, to remain avail-
14 able until expended to prevent, prepare for, and respond
15 to coronavirus, subject to approval by the Committee on
16 Appropriations of the Senate and the Senate Committee
17 on Rules and Administration: Provided, That such amount
18 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
19 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
20 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
21 1985.
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1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED
3 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
4 For payment to Susan M. Wright, widow of Ronald
5 Wright, late a Representative from the State of Texas,
6 $174,000.
7 For payment to the heirs at law of Alcee Hastings,
8 late a Representative from the State of Florida, $174,000.
9 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Allowances and Ex-
11 penses’’, $31,004,000, to remain available until September
12 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for business continuity
13 and disaster recovery, to prevent, prepare for, and respond
14 to coronavirus, to be allocated in accordance with a spend
15 plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the
16 House of Representatives by the Chief Administrative Of-
17 ficer and approved by such Committee: Provided, That of
18 such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to re-
19 store amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
20 for obligations incurred by the Sergeant at Arms of the
21 House of Representatives prior to the date of the enact-
22 ment of this Act to respond to coronavirus: Provided fur-
23 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
24 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
2 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
3 CAPITOL POLICE
4 GENERAL EXPENSES
5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
6 For an additional amount for ‘‘General Expenses’’,
7 $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
8 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Pro-
9 vided, That notwithstanding section 1001 of the Legisla-
10 tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a),
11 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may
12 be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘Gen-
13 eral Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ for the
14 purposes provided under this heading in this chapter with-
15 out the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
16 the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided fur-
17 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
18 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
20 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
21 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
24 penses’’, $170,000, to remain available until September
25 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
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1 coronavirus: Provided, That such amount is designated by
2 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
3 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
4 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
5 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
6 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction
9 and Operations’’, $99,606,000, to remain available until
10 September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses of the Archi-
11 tect of the Capitol to supplement the funding made avail-
12 able for the purposes described in title IX of Division B
13 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
14 (CARES) Act (Public Law 116–136), as amended by sec-
15 tion 159(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021
16 (134 Stat. 722; Public Law 116–159): Provided, That
17 amounts made available under this heading in this chapter
18 may be used for the purchase and distribution of supplies
19 to respond to coronavirus, including, but not limited to,
20 cleaning and sanitation supplies, masks and face cov-
21 erings, and other equipment and supplies for distribution
22 to and use by Congressional offices, committees and visi-
23 tors, including provisions for travel and other necessary
24 work carried out by staff in their Congressional Districts
25 and State Offices, wherever located: Provided further,
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1 That Congressional offices and committees shall be re-
2 sponsible for distributing supplies to their staff in the cor-
3 responding Congressional District and State Office: Pro-
4 vided further, That of such amount, such sums as nec-
5 essary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or
6 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred by the
7 Architect of the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment
8 of this Act to respond to coronavirus: Provided further,
9 That any such funds transferred by the Architect pursu-
10 ant to the authority in the preceding proviso shall be
11 merged with and made available for the same purposes,
12 and period of availability, as the appropriations to which
13 the funds are transferred: Provided further, That such
14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
15 emergency requirement pursuant to section
16 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
17 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
18 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
22 penses’’, $16,223,000, to remain available until September
23 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the im-
24 pacts of coronavirus on the programs and activities of the
25 Library of Congress, including revolving fund activities
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1 pursuant to the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
2 Improvement Act of 2000, the Copyright Office, the Con-
3 gressional Research Service, and the Little Scholars Child
4 Development Center: Provided, That not less than
5 $50,000 may be made available for transfer for all nec-
6 essary expenses of the Congressional Research Service
7 under the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Re-
8 organization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166): Provided further,
9 That notwithstanding section 1402 of the Legislative
10 Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 132a-3),
11 amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may
12 be transferred among the accounts of the Library of Con-
13 gress for the purposes specified under this heading in this
14 chapter without the approval of the Committees on Appro-
15 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate
16 under section 1402(a) of such Act and shall not be subject
17 to the limitation described in section 1402(b) of such Act:
18 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
19 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
20 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
2 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS
3 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND
4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Government Pub-
5 lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund’’,
6 $7,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
7 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, in-
8 cluding for offsetting losses in amounts collected pursuant
9 to section 309 of title 44, United States Code, as a result
10 of coronavirus: Provided, That of such amount, such sums
11 as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either di-
12 rectly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred
13 by the Government Publishing Office prior to the date of
14 the enactment of this Act to respond to prevent, prepare
15 for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That
16 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
17 an emergency requirement pursuant to section
18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
19 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
20 TITLE II
21 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
22 LEGAL ACTIVITIES
23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
25 penses, General Legal Activities’’, $3,800,000, to remain
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1 available until September 30, 2022, for the Criminal Divi-
2 sion for necessary expenses related to prosecutions related
3 to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex that
4 occurred on January 6, 2021, which shall be in addition
5 to amounts otherwise available for such purpose: Provided,
6 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
7 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
9 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
12 penses, United States Attorneys’’, $34,000,000, to remain
13 available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses
14 related to prosecutions related to the attack on the United
15 States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021,
16 which shall be in addition to amounts available for such
17 purpose: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
18 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
19 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
21 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
24 penses’’, $26,000,000, to remain available until September
25 30, 2022, of which $25,000,000 shall be for judicial secu-
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1 rity, and of which $1,000,000 shall be to respond to the
2 attack on the United States Capitol Complex on January
3 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That
4 amounts made available under this heading in this Act for
5 the purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to
6 amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided
7 further, That amounts provided under this heading in this
8 Act to respond to the attack on the United States Capitol
9 Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to pre-
10 vent similar incidents, may be made available to restore
11 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob-
12 ligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
13 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount
14 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
15 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
17 1985.
18 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION
19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
21 penses’’, $1,700,000, to remain available until September
22 30, 2022, for additional workload related to the attack on
23 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu-
24 ary 6, 2021, which shall be in addition to amounts other-
25 wise available for such purpose: Provided, That such
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1 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
2 emergency requirement pursuant to section
3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
4 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
8 penses’’, $5,500,000, to respond to the attack on the
9 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
10 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be
11 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
12 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head-
13 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may
14 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
15 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
16 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
17 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
18 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
19 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
20 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
21 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND
22 EXPLOSIVES
23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
25 penses’’, $1,500,000, to respond to the attack on the
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1 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
2 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be
3 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
4 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head-
5 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may
6 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
7 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
8 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
9 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
10 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
11 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
13 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES
15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
16 penses’’, $1,800,000, to respond to the attack on the
17 United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
18 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, which shall be
19 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
20 poses: Provided, That amounts provided under this head-
21 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may
22 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
23 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
24 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
25 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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1 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
2 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
4 TITLE III
5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
6 MILITARY PERSONNEL
7 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
8 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
9 sonnel, Army’’, $231,000,000, to respond to the attack on
10 the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on Janu-
11 ary 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided,
12 That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for
13 the purposes specified hereunder may be made available
14 to restore amounts, either directly or through reimburse-
15 ment, for obligations incurred for such purposes prior to
16 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
17 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
18 an emergency requirement pursuant to section
19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
20 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
21 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
22 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
23 sonnel, Air Force’’, $28,900,000, to respond to the attack
24 on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on
25 January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Pro-
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1 vided, That amounts provided under this heading in this
2 Act for the purposes specified hereunder may be made
3 available to restore amounts, either directly or through re-
4 imbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes
5 prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
6 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
7 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
9 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL
12 GUARD
13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
14 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $218,500,000, to re-
15 spond to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex
16 that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar
17 incidents: Provided, That amounts provided under this
18 heading in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder
19 may be made available to restore amounts, either directly
20 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for
21 such purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
22 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
23 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
24 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
3 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $42,500,000, to respond
4 to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex that
5 occurred on January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar inci-
6 dents: Provided, That amounts provided under this head-
7 ing in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder may
8 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
9 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
10 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
11 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
12 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
13 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
16 SEC. 301. In addition to amounts otherwise available,
17 there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense,
18 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
19 2022, to establish a quick reaction force within the Dis-
20 trict of Columbia National Guard: Provided, That the
21 amount appropriated by this section shall be credited to
22 appropriate appropriations accounts of the Army National
23 Guard and Air National Guard that received appropria-
24 tions in division C of Public Law 116–260, in proportions
25 determined appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further,
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1 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being
2 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
4 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
5 TITLE IV
6 JUDICIARY
7 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
8 JUDICIAL SERVICES
9 COURT SECURITY
10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Court Security’’,
12 $157,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
13 vided, That notwithstanding sections 331, 556(e)(1), and
14 566(i) of title 28, United States Code, amounts made
15 available under this heading in this Act shall also be avail-
16 able to address judicial security vulnerabilities, including
17 threat management capabilities, for the personal safety
18 and security of Federal judges and their immediate fami-
19 lies, and to transfer to or reimburse up to $35,000,000
20 to the Federal Protective Service for costs of required up-
21 grades and replacement of exterior perimeter security
22 cameras at United States courthouses and Federal facili-
23 ties that house judicial activities: Provided further, That
24 amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
25 purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to
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1 amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and may
2 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
3 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
4 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
5 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
6 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
9 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
10 FEDERAL FUNDS
11 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
12 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Payment for
14 Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District
15 of Columbia’’, $66,760,000, to remain available until ex-
16 pended, for the costs of providing public safety at events
17 related to the presence of the National Capital in the Dis-
18 trict of Columbia, including support requested by the Di-
19 rector of the United States Secret Service in carrying out
20 protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
21 Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support
22 to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or
23 attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding juris-
24 dictions: Provided, That amounts provided under this
25 heading in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder
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1 shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for
2 such purposes, and may be made available to restore
3 amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for ob-
4 ligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
5 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount
6 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
7 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
9 1985.
10 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
11 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
12 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
13 For an additional amount to be deposited in the
14 ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
15 able until expended, for security improvement studies and
16 assessments, which shall be in addition to amounts other-
17 wise available for such purposes: Provided, That not later
18 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
19 Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending
20 plan regarding the use of such amount to the Committees
21 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
22 Senate: Provided further, That such amount is designated
23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
24 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
25 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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1 TITLE V
2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
3 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
4 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
6 port’’, $6,800,000, to remain available until September
7 30, 2022, for protection of persons and facilities and pro-
8 tective intelligence: Provided, That not later than 15 days
9 after the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly
10 thereafter, the Director of the United States Secret Serv-
11 ice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
12 the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for
13 the obligation and expenditure of such funds, which shall
14 include lifecycle and replacement costs, as appropriate:
15 Provided further, That such funds may not be used to ac-
16 quire or operate armored tactical vehicles or for any weap-
17 on, ammunition, or other equipment or material that is
18 designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death: Provided
19 further, That amounts provided under this heading in this
20 Act for the purposes specified hereunder shall be in addi-
21 tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and
22 may be made available to restore amounts, either directly
23 or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for
24 such purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
25 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
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1 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
2 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
4 TITLE VI
5 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
6 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
7 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of the Na-
9 tional Park System’’, $9,000,000, to remain available
10 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amounts
11 made available under this heading in this Act, $6,700,000
12 shall be for expenses related to the attack on the United
13 States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021,
14 and to prevent similar incidents, of which $1,400,000 may
15 be made available to restore amounts, either directly or
16 through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
17 purposes prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
18 vided further, That of the amounts made available under
19 this heading in this Act, $2,300,000 shall be for costs as-
20 sociated with equipping the United States Park Police and
21 National Park Service law enforcement with body worn
22 cameras, and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise
23 available for such purposes: Provided further, That such
24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
25 emergency requirement pursuant to section
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
2 Deficit Control Act of 1985.
3 TITLE VII
4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
5 SEC. 701. Each amount appropriated or made avail-
6 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro-
7 priated for the fiscal year involved.
8 SEC. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in
9 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
10 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
11 SEC. 703. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act,
12 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
13 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities
14 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts
15 for fiscal year 2021.
16 SEC. 704. Each amount designated in this Act by the
17 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
18 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available
20 (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the
21 President subsequently so designates all such amounts
22 and transmits such designations to the Congress.
23 SEC. 705. In this Act, the term ‘‘coronavirus’’ means
24 SARS–CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pandemic po-
25 tential.
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Security
2 Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations
3 Act, 2021’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2021.
Attest:
Clerk.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3237
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and
for other purposes.
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