(4) The term “explosive” shall have the same meaning as when used in section 121(1) of title 50.

(5) The term "act of physical violence" means any act involving (1) an assault or any other infliction or threat of infliction of death or bodily harm upon any individual, or (2) damage to or destruction of any real property or personal property.

(July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 16(a), 60 Stat. 721; Oct. 20, 1967, Pub. L. 90-108, § 1(d), 81 Stat. 277.)

[538.1] § 193m-1. Audit of accounts of certain private organizations.

Any private organization, except political parties and committees constituted for election of Federal officials, whether or not organized for profit and whether or not any of its income inures to the benefit of any person, which performs services or conducts activities in or on the United States Capitol Buildings or Grounds, as defined by or pursuant to law, shall be subject, for each year in which it performs such services or conducts such activities, to a special audit of its accounts which shall be conducted by the General Accounting Office. The results of such audit shall be reported by the Comptroller General to the Senate and House of Representatives. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, § 451, 84 Stat. 1193.)

[539] 206. Capitol police; appointment.

There shall be a Capitol police. The captain and lieutenants shall be selected jointly by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and one-half of the privates shall be selected by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and one-half by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives. (R.S. § 1821; Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, § 1, 32 Stat. 124; June 28, 1943, ch. 173, § 101, 57 Stat. 230.)

[540] § 207. Same; payment.

The said police shall be paid on the order of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House, or of either of them. (R.S. § 1822.)

[541] § 208. Same; suspension of members.

The captain of the Capitol police may suspend any member of the force, subject to the approval of the two Sergeants at Arms and of the Architect of the Capitol. (R.S. § 1823; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, § 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)

§ 209. Same; pay of members under suspension.

Whenever a member of the Capitol police or watch force is suspended from duty for cause, said policeman or watchman shall receive no compensation for the time of such suspension if he shall not be reinstated. (Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, § 1, 18 Stat. 345.) § 210. Same; uniform, belts and arms.

The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall select and regulate the pattern for a uniform for the Capitol police and watchmen, and furnish each member of the force with the necessary belts and arms, at a cost not to exceed $20 per man, payable out of the contingent fund of the Senate and House of Representatives upon the certificate of the officers above named. (R.S. § 1824.)

§ 211. Same; uniforms; at whose expense.

The members of the Capitol police shall furnish at their own expense, each his own uniform, which shall be in exact conformity to that required by regulation of the Sergeants at Arms. (R.S. § 1825.)

§ 212. Same; wearing uniform on duty.

The officers, privates, and watchmen of the Capitol police shall, when on duty, wear the regulation uniform. (Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 1, 33 Stat. 89.)

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§ 212a. Policing of Capitol buildings and grounds; powers of Capitol [546] police; arrests by District of Columbia police.

The Capitol police shall police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections 193a-193m, 212a, and 212b of this title and regulations promulgated under section 212b of this title, and to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law of the United States or of any State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto: Provided, That the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia are authorized to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any such laws or regulations, but such authority shall not be construed as authorizing the Metropolitan Police force, except with the consent or upon the request of the Capitol Police Board, to enter such buildings

to make arrests in response to complaints or to serve warrants or to patrol the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds, with the exception of the streets and roadways shown on the map referred to in section 193a of this title as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. For the purpose of this section, the word "grounds" shall include the House Office Building parking area. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 9, 69 Stat. 719.)

CROSS REFERENCE

For the definition of Capitol Buildings, see section 193m of this title (Senate Manual Section [538]).

[547] § 212b. Regulation of traffic by Capitol Police Board; penalties; prosecution; promulgation and publication of regulations.

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(a) The Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, shall have exclusive charge and control of the regulation and movement of all vehicular and other traffic, including the parking and impounding of vehicles and limiting the speed thereof, within the United States Capitol Grounds, except on those streets and roadways shown on the map referred to in section 193a of this title as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and said Board is authorized and empowered to make and enforce all necessary regulations therefor and to prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations, such penalties not to exceed a fine of $300 or imprisonment for not more than ninety days. Nothwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section those provisions of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, as amended, for the violation of which specific penalties are provided in said Act, as amended, shall be applicable to the United States Capitol Grounds. Prosecutions for violation of such regulations shall be in The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, upon information by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants.

(b) Regulations authorized to be promulgated under this section shall be promulgated by the Capitol Police Board and such regulations may be amended from time to time by the Capitol Police Board whenever it shall deem it necessary: Provided, That until such regulations are promulgated and become effective, the traffic regulations of the District of Columbia shall be applicable to the United States Capitol Grounds.

(c) All regulations promulgated under the authority of this sec- [547.3] tion shall, when adopted by the Capitol Police Board, be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the District of Columbia, and shall not become effective until the expiration of ten days after the date of such publication, except that whenever the Capitol Police Board deems it advisable to make effective immediately any regulation relating to parking, diverting of vehicular traffic, or the closing of streets to such traffic, the regulation shall be effective immediately upon placing at the point where it is to be in force conspicuous signs containing a notice of the regulation. Any expenses incurred under this subsection shall be payable from the appropriation “Uniforms and Equipment, Capitol Police". (d) It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the District of [547.4] Columbia, or any officer or employee of the government of the District of Columbia designated by said Commissioners, upon request of the Capitol Police Board, to cooperate with the Board in the preparation of the regulations authorized to be promulgated under this section, and any future amendments thereof. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 14, 60 Stat. 720; July 11, 1947, ch. 211, §§ 1, 2, 61 Stat. 308; July 8, 1963, Pub. L. 88-60, 77 Stat. 78.)

§ 213a. Capitol Police Board to detail police for grounds.

The Capitol Police Board is authorized to detail police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds. (July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, 72 Stat. 453.)

Similar provision has appeared in Legislative Appropriation Acts since 1938.

8214. Protection of grounds.

It shall be the duty of the Capitol police 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.)

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§ 214a. Temporary use of Capitol Grounds for recreational purposes. [549.1] Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 193a-1931, and 214 of this title, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to permit the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to operate for recreational purposes only, and without any improvement to said land, that part of the United States Capitol Grounds known as Square 732 in the District of Columbia, bounded by Independ

ence Avenue, S.E., Second Street, S.E., C Street, S.E., and First Street, S.E. and intersected by Carroll Street, for such period of time as said land is not required for building or other purposes by the Architect of the Capitol. (Oct. 29, 1966, Pub. L. 89-698, § 401, 80 Stat. 1072.)

[550] $215. Supervision of Botanical Garden.

The supervision of the Capitol police shall extend over the Botanical Garden. (R.S. § 1826.)

[551] § 216. Superintendent, etc., of Botanical Garden and greenhouses. There shall be a superintendent and assistants in the Botanical Garden and greenhouses, who shall be under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. (R.S. § 1827.)

[552] § 216a. Restriction on use of appropriation for Botanic Garden.

On and after July 31, 1958, no part of any appropriation for the Botanic Garden shall be used for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock. (July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, 72 Stat. 450.)

Chapter 18.-NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER FACILITIES

Subchapter III.-Capitol Visitor Center

[556] §831. Capitol educational and information center and information and distribution stations; operation agreements.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the House Office Building Commission and the Senate Office Building Commission, is hereby authorized and directed to provide adequate space and facilities in the Capitol Building for an educational and informational center and information and distribution stations to afford visitors to the Capitol Building an opportunity to acquire (1) information relative to Congressional offices, (2) assistance relative to their visit to the Capitol, (3) pamphlets, books, drawings, slides and photographs, and related materials, and (4) information about the Capitol and the history of the Capitol Building and past and present Congresses. All materials distributed by such educational and informational center and such stations shall first be approved by the Architect of the Capitol, after consultation with the House Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the United States Capitol Historical Society, and such other educational and historical groups as the Architect