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 124 STAT. 51 PUBLIC LAW 111–145—MAR. 4, 2010 employee of the United States Capitol Police as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2802 of the Supplemental Appro- priations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States Capitol Police’’; and (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of the United States Capitol Police’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001. (c) PRIOR NOTICE TO AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES OF DEPLOY- MENT OUTSIDE JURISDICTION.—Section 1007(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘prior notification to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘prior notification to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and’’. (d) ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 2 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Committee on House Administra- tion of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate’’ after ‘‘the Senate,’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and apply to payments made on or after that effective date. SEC. 3. GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. (a) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the United States Capitol Police the General Counsel to the Chief of Police and the United States Capitol Police (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘General Counsel’’), who shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the Chief of the United States Capitol Police. (2) APPOINTMENT.—The General Counsel shall be appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in accordance with section 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(e)(1)) (as amended by section 2(a)(4)), after consultation with the Capitol Police Board, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. (3) COMPENSATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the annual rate of pay for the General Counsel shall be fixed by the Chief of the Capitol Police. (B) LIMITATION.—The annual rate of pay for the Gen- eral Counsel may not exceed an annual rate equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police. 2 USC 1911. 2 USC 1981 note. 2 USC 1905 note.