[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2574 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2574
To provide for the establishment of the National Institutes of Health
Police, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2004
Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the National Institutes of Health
Police, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NIH Security Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH POLICE.
(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institutes of
Health (in this section referred to as the ``Director of NIH'') shall
establish a permanent police force, to be known as the National
Institutes of Health Police (in this section referred to as the ``NIH
Police''), for the purpose of performing law enforcement, security, and
investigative functions for property under the jurisdiction, custody,
and control of, or occupied by, the National Institutes of Health.
(b) Appointment of Officers.--
(1) In general.--The Director of NIH shall appoint a Chief,
a Deputy Chief, and such other officers as may be necessary to
carry out the purpose of the NIH Police.
(2) Officers above maximum age.--The Director of NIH may
appoint officers of the NIH Police without regard to standard
maximum limits of age prescribed under section 3307 of title 5,
United States Code. Officers appointed under this paragraph--
(A) may include the Chief and Deputy Chief of the
NIH Police;
(B) shall have the same authorities and powers as
other officers of the NIH Police;
(C) shall receive the same pay and benefits as
other officers of the NIH Police; and
(D) shall not be treated as law enforcement
officers for purposes of retirement benefits.
(c) Powers.--Each officer of the NIH Police may--
(1) carry firearms, serve warrants and subpoenas issued
under the authority of the United States, and make arrests
without warrant for any offense against the United States
committed in the officer's presence, or for any felony
cognizable under the laws of the United States, if the officer
has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be
arrested has committed or is committing such a felony;
(2) conduct investigations within the United States and its
territories for offenses that have been or may be committed on
property described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d);
and
(3) protect in any area of the United States or its
territories the Director of NIH and other officials, as
authorized by the Director of NIH.
(d) Jurisdiction.--Officers of the NIH Police may exercise their
powers--
(1) on all properties under the custody and control of the
National Institutes of Health;
(2) on other properties occupied by the National Institutes
of Health, as determined by the Director of NIH; and
(3) as authorized under paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (c).
(e) Pay, Benefits, Retirement.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b)(2)(D) and
paragraph (2)(A), all officers of the NIH Police appointed
under subsection (b) are--
(A) law enforcement officers as that term is used
in title 5, United States Code, without regard to any
eligibility requirements prescribed by law; and
(B) eligible for all pay and benefits prescribed by
law for such law enforcement officers.
(2) Pay; ranks.--
(A) Pay.--The officers of the NIH Police shall
receive the same pay and benefits, as determined by the
Director of NIH, as officers who hold comparable
positions in the United States Park Police. For
purposes of this subparagraph, the Chief of the NIH
Police is deemed comparable to the Assistant Chief in
the United States Park Police, and the Deputy Chief of
the NIH Police is deemed comparable to the Deputy Chief
in the United States Park Police.
(B) Rank.--The Chief and Deputy Chief of the NIH
Police shall have ranks not lower than a colonel and a
lieutenant colonel, respectively. Other ranks and
equivalences shall be determined by the Director of NIH
or the Director's designee.
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