2001 US Code
Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 167 - Buildings and grounds; designation of employees as police

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§167. Buildings and grounds; designation of employees as police

The Librarian of Congress may designate employees of the Library of Congress as police for duty with respect to the Library of Congress buildings and adjacent streets. The rank structure and pay for employees so designated shall be the same as the rank structure and pay for the Capitol Police.

(Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §1, 64 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 90–610, §1, Oct. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 1201; Pub. L. 93–175, §1, Dec. 5, 1973, 87 Stat. 693; Pub. L. 100–135, §1(a), Oct. 16, 1987, 101 Stat. 811.)

Amendments

1987—Pub. L. 100–135 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

“(a) The Librarian of Congress may designate employees of the Library of Congress as special policemen for duty in connection with policing of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds and adjacent streets and shall fix their rates of basic pay as follows:

“(1) Private GS–7—step one through five;

“(2) Sergeant GS–8—step one through five;

“(3) Lieutenant GS–9—step one through five;

“(4) Senior Lieutenant GS–10—step one through five; and

“(5) Captain GS–11—step one through seven.

“(b) The Librarian of Congress may apply the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 to members of the special police force of the Library of Congress.”

1973—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–175 substituted “Private GS–7—step one through five” for “Private—not to exceed the rate for GS–5, Step 5”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93–175 substituted “Sergeant GS–8—step one through five” for “Sergeant—not to exceed the rate for GS–6, Step 5”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 93–175 substituted “Lieutenant GS–9—step one through five” for “Lieutenant—not to exceed the rate for GS–7, Step 5”.

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–175 substituted “Senior Lieutenant GS–10—step one through five” for “Senior Lieutenant—not to exceed the rate for GS–9, Step 5”.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 93–175 substituted “Captain GS–11—step one through seven” for “Captain—not to exceed the rate for GS–10, Step 5”.

1968—Pub. L. 90–610 struck out provisions which permitted the Librarian to designate employees as special policemen without additional compensation, and inserted provisions permitting designation of employees as special employees, prescribing their rates of basic pay, and empowering the Librarian to apply the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5 to members of the special police force.

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Section 3 of Pub. L. 100–135 provided that: “The amendments made by section 1 [amending sections 167 and 167h of this title and section 5102 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after September 30, 1987, except that any pay increase for employees of the Library of Congress, pursuant to the amendments made by such section, shall be subject to appropriation and shall be implemented in four approximately equal annual increments, so that pay parity with the Capitol Police occurs beginning with the first pay period beginning after September 30, 1990.”

Effective Date of 1973 Amendment

Section 2 of Pub. L. 93–175 provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1973].”

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Section 3 of Pub. L. 90–610 provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [amending this section and section 5102 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1968]. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act, no rate of basic pay shall be reduced by reason of the enactment of this Act.”

Transition Rule for Certain Employees

Section 2 of Pub. L. 100–135 provided that:

“(a) In General.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 1 [amending this section, section 167h of this title, and section 5102 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees], each identified employee shall be paid in accordance with prior law until the earliest of—

“(1) the first pay period during which the employee does not perform Sunday work or night work;

“(2) the first pay period for which the pay of the employee, computed in accordance with the amendments made by section 1 and without regard to this section, exceeds the pay computed under prior law; or

“(3) the first pay period beginning after September 30, 1989.

“(b) Definitions.—As used in this section—

“(1) the term ‘identified employee’ means an employee identified by the Librarian of Congress as an employee who (with respect to each of the thirteen pay periods immediately before the first pay period to which the amendments made by section 1 apply) is designated by the Librarian for police duty, at the rank of private, and receives additional pay for Sunday work or night work under section 5544 or section 5545 of title 5, United States Code; and

“(2) the term ‘prior law’ means the first section of the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167), as in effect immediately before the first pay period to which the amendments made by section 1 apply.”

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 167h, 167j of this title; title 5 section 5102.