H.R. 4346 — what changed
CHIPS Act of 2022
From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended and 3 added between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 213 Annual Rate of Pay For Personnel Of Certain Legislative Branch Offices
Office of the Architect of the Capitol—
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Architect of the Capitol— “Section 1” Section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol” (2 U.S.C. 1802) is amended to read as follows:
“1. COMPENSATION
“The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall be at an annual rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule.”
Deputy Architect of the Capitol— Section 1203(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805(b)), as redesignated by section 701(b) of Public Law 116–260 (134 Stat. 2154), is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Compensation—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall be paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.”
Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services— Section 202(d) the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2212(d)) is amended by striking “the annual rate of pay of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol” and inserting “an annual rate of pay equal to the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved”.
Chief of the Capitol Police— Subsection (c) of the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to establish by law the position of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes” (2 U.S.C. 1902) is amended to read as follows:
“(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule.”
Effective date— This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the later of October 1, 2021, or the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 216 Plaque to Honor Law Enforcement Agencies Responding to Attack on Capitol
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Sense of Congress— It is the sense of the Congress that the United States owes its deepest gratitude to those United States Capitol Police and Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department officers, as well as officers from multiple Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, who valiantly protected the United States Capitol, Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021.
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Plaque— The Architect of the Capitol shall obtain an honorific plaque that commends the examples of bravery and service-above-self demonstrated by officers of the United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and the multiple Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities on the list compiled under subsection (c) that joined alongside of them during the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, and shall place the plaque at a permanent location on the western front of the United States Capitol.
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List of agencies—
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Compilation— The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall jointly compile a list of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities whose names should be included on the plaque under subsection (b).
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Specific Federal agencies and entities included— The list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following Federal law enforcement agencies and protective entities:
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The United States Capitol Police.
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The National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense.
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The Department of Homeland Security.
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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The Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Department of Defense.
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The United States Secret Service.
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The United States Park Police.
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The United States Marshals Service.
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The Department of Health and Human Services.
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Specific State and local law agencies included— The list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following State and local law enforcement agencies:
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Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
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Metro Transit Police Department, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
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Virginia State Police.
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Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department.
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Prince William County, Virginia, Police Department.
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Arlington County, Virginia, Police Department.
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Maryland Department of State Police.
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Prince George’s County, Maryland, Police Department.
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Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Police.
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New Jersey State Police.
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Confirmation— The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall work with the agencies and entities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) to confirm the accuracy of the list compiled under this section.
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Presentation of matching plaques to agencies and entities— For each of the law enforcement agencies and protective entities whose name is included on the plaque under subsection (b), the Architect of the Capitol shall obtain and present a plaque which matches the plaque under subsection (b).
Sec. 217
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In General— The appropriate security official of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall submit a report (in the appropriate format) to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on the procedures in place for evacuating the Membership, staff, workforce, and visitors of the Capitol, the House Office Buildings and the Senate Office buildings.
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Requirements of Report— The report referenced in subsection (a) shall include an assessment of previous evacuations, plans for evacuations involving civil disturbances, emergency management and emergency preparedness training and existing emergency action response plans and policies.
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Classification of Report— The report accompanying this section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may be accompanied by a classified annex.
Sec. 218
addedadded None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the United States Capitol Police to enforce the prohibition on the use of scooters on the United States Capitol Grounds.