Collapse to view only § 1954. Administration by Capitol Police Board
- § 1951. Establishment of United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund
- § 1952. Payments from Fund for families of Detective Gibson and Private First Class Chestnut and certain other United States Capitol Police employees
- § 1953. Tax treatment of Fund
- § 1954. Administration by Capitol Police Board
§ 1951. Establishment of United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund (hereafter in this part referred to as the “Fund”). All amounts received by the Capitol Police Board which are designated for deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017, shall be deposited into the Fund.
(Pub. L. 105–223, § 1, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250; Pub. L. 115–45, § 2(c), Aug. 4, 2017, 131 Stat. 957.)
§ 1952. Payments from Fund for families of Detective Gibson and Private First Class Chestnut and certain other United States Capitol Police employees
(a) In general
Except to the extent used or reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the regulations issued under section 1954 of this title, amounts in the Fund shall be paid to the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police as follows:
(1) Fifty percent of such amounts shall be paid to the widow and children of Detective Gibson.
(2) Fifty percent of such amounts shall be paid to the widow and children of Private First Class Chestnut.
(b) Payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries
In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a), and in accordance with the regulations issued under section 1954(b) of this title, amounts in the Fund may be paid to—
(1) families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty; or
(2) employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries.
(Pub. L. 105–223, § 2, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250; Pub. L. 115–45, § 2(a), Aug. 4, 2017, 131 Stat. 956.)
§ 1953. Tax treatment of Fund
(a) Contributions to Fund
(b) Treatment of payments from Fund
(c) Exemption
(Pub. L. 105–223, § 3, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250.)
§ 1954. Administration by Capitol Police Board
(a) In general
(b) Regulations governing payments for employees killed in the line of duty or sustaining serious line-of-duty injuries
In carrying out subsection (a), the Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use of the Fund for making payments to families of employees of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty and employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as authorized under section 1952(b) of this title), including regulations—
(1) establishing the conditions under which the family of an employee or an employee is eligible to receive such a payment;
(2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such payments; and
(3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation payable to the family of an employee or the employee, including benefits for workers’ compensation under chapter 81 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 105–223, § 4, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250; Pub. L. 115–45, § 2(b), Aug. 4, 2017, 131 Stat. 956.)