§ 167h. — Jurisdiction of police within Library buildings, grounds, and adjacent streets.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC167h]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 167h. Jurisdiction of police within Library buildings,
grounds, and adjacent streets
The police provided for in section 167 of this title shall have the
power, within the Library of Congress buildings and grounds and adjacent
streets, to enforce and make arrests for violations of any provision of
sections 167a to 167e of this title, of any regulation prescribed under
section 167f of this title, or of any law of the United States, any law
of the District of Columbia, 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 Library of Congress 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 Librarian of Congress or his assistants, to
enter the Library of Congress buildings to make arrests in response to
complaints or to serve warrants or to patrol the Library of Congress
buildings or grounds.
(Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, Sec. 9, 64 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 93-198, title VII,
Sec. 739(g)(9), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 829; Pub. L. 100-135,
Sec. 1(b)(1), Oct. 16, 1987, 101 Stat. 811.)
Amendments
1987--Pub. L. 100-135 substituted ``The police'' for ``The special
police''.
1973--Pub. L. 93-198 inserted reference to violations of any law of
the District of Columbia.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-135 applicable with respect to pay periods
beginning after Sept. 30, 1987, except that any pay increase for
employees of Library of Congress, pursuant to such amendment, to be
subject to appropriation and to be implemented in four approximately
equal annual increments, so that pay parity with Capitol Police occurs
beginning with first pay period beginning after Sept. 30, 1990, see
section 3 of Pub. L. 100-135, set out as a note under section 167 of
this title.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Section 771(d) of Pub. L. 93-198 provided that the amendment made by
Pub. L. 93-198 is effective Jan. 2, 1975, if a majority of the
registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia voting on the
charter issue in the charter referendum accept the charter set out in
title IV of Pub. L. 93-198, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 785. The charter was
approved by the voters on May 7, 1974.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 167j of this title.
