UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
FISCAL YEAR 1997 BUDGET REQUEST

COMBINED BUDGET

Overview

Fiscal 1996

Appropriation
Request
$72,692,000

Fiscal 1997
Appropriation
Request
$84,000,000

%

Fiscal 1997
Increase
$11,308,000 16%

The Capitol Police budget request for FY 97 is $84,000,000, an increase of $11,308,000 (15.5%) over the amount appropriated for FY 96. This request will fully fund the 1303 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions authorized for the Capitol Police. This is an increase of four (4) positions over FY 96, to staff the USCP Off-Site Delivery Center for the House Office Buildings. In addition to salary and benefits, this request includes funding for the uniform allowance and hazardous duty pay differential approved in FY 95, $6,000,000 for Overtime and necessary funding for scheduled increases. Funding is also requested to continue to provide USCP officers with a comparability increase comparable to what other federal law enforcement officers are now receiving.

The request continues the funding level for the National Finance Center conversion mandate that was initiated during FY 96 and includes increases relative to the Security Function transferred from the Architect of the Capitol. Funding is requested to implement improvements to security based on a survey conducted jointly by the USCP and the U.S. Secret Service. The remaining increase in General Expenses is due to inflationary increases projected for uniform purchases and contracted services provided to the Capitol Police. The amount requested also allows for payment to the House Stationary Account for items that had not been billed to USCP previously. The requested increase for mandatory items, listed below, is largely due to the anticipated increase in overtime costs as a result of the Congressional Accountability Act becoming effective in January, 1996.

The following information is an overview of the General Expense Budget by object class.

The General Expense Budget Submission for FY 97 is $7,606,000. The increase for the General Expense Budget for FY 97 is to fund improvements to the Security Related Functions transferred to USCP in FY 96, as well as minor inflationary adjustments for the remaining object classifications.

This object class includes airfare, car rental, mileage, tolls, per diem, and other expenses incidental to official travel by employees of the Department. These travel expenses are related to protective details, transporting employees to and from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) for recruit and other specialized training, as well as other developmental training that is not held at FLETC or in the DC area. It also includes costs associated with other travel related to official business such as investigations, ceremonial functions, competitions, etc. In FY 97, this amount will fund travel for details to the national presidential nominating conventions.

This object class includes freight costs incurred when parts, uniforms, or materials must be sent to another location (e.g., our liaison office at FLETC), when equipment is shipped to a repair facility, when items of evidence must be sent to another site for analysis or investigation, shipment of household goods for officers assigned to FLETC, etc. Funds contained in this object class cover any transportation costs except regular mail services (contained in Rents, Communications, and Utilities) and travel and per diem costs (contained in Transportation of Persons).

Fiscal 1996

Rent, Communications and Utilities

Fiscal 1997
$140,000

This object class includes all services not specifically covered by any other object class. It encompasses such things as repairs and alterations to equipment, maintenance contracts, tuition and registration fees for training programs, conferences, seminars, etc., uniform maintenance and alterations (including laundry and dry cleaning), and professional services such as recruit physicals, forensic services, stenographic services, veterinary care, psychological evaluations, employee assistance program, including but not limited to professional referrals, drug screening, promotional assessment, etc. The request also includes continued funding for the NFC conversion of payroll as well as planned improvements to the security related functions transferred by the Architect of the Capitol in FY 96. Funding for the biennial promotional process funded in FY 96 has been deleted for FY 97.

Fiscal 1996

$938,000

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
Fiscal 1997
$970,000

Increase
$32,000

% 3.4%

This object class includes charges for commodities, whether acquired by formal contract or other form of purchase, that are ordinarily consumed or expended within one year after they are put into use. It contains items such as weapon parts and accessories, automotive maintenance supplies, fuel, oil, repair parts, photographic supplies, K-9 supplies, training supplies, electronic supplies, office supplies, publications, uniforms and accessories, ammunition and explosives, and other miscellaneous supplies.

This object class provides for the purchase of equipment that has a normal life expectancy of a year or more after being put into use, without material impairment of its physical condition, and has a unit cost of at least one hundred dollars. Included in this object class are weapons, vehicles, photographic equipment, automotive maintenance equipment, electronic equipment, investigative equipment, etc. The increase is due to providing funding for replacement vehicles for FY 97 that was moved to the Other Services Object Class in FY 96 to fund the biennial promotion examination.

U.S. CAPITOL POLICE

DEFINITIONS OF OBJECT CLASSIFICATIONS
FISCAL YEAR 1997

TO ACCOMPANY SCHEDULE A

11 PERSONNEL COMPENSATION:

Projected funding for personnel costs which includes salary, longevity increases, PFC increases, after-training increases, overtime, uniform allowances, comparability pay adjustments, and hazardous duty pay.

12 PERSONNEL BENEFITS:

Projected funding for benefit costs which includes FERS, CSRS, Health & Life Insurance, FICA, TSP, and Medicare.

21 TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS:

This object class includes airfare, car rentals, mileage allowances, tolls, per diem, and other expenses incidental to official travel by employees of the Department. These travel expenses are related to protective details, transporting employees to the Federal Law Enforcement Center (FLETC) for recruit and other specialized training, and other locations for developmental training. It also includes costs associated with other travel related to official business such as investigations, ceremonial functions, competitions, etc.

22 TRANSPORTATION OF THINGS

This object class includes freight costs incurred when parts, uniforms, or materials must be sent to another location (e.g., our liaison office at FLETC), when equipment is shipped to a repair facility, when items of evidence must be sent to another site for analysis or investigation, and shipment of household goods for officers assigned to FLETC, etc. Funds contained in this object class cover any transportation costs except regular mail services (contained in Rents, Communications, and Utilities) and travel and per diem costs (contained in Transportation of Persons).