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The two agencies produced about 110 used police bulletproof vests and 15 surplus ballistic helmets that they were no longer using.

They include keeping troopers from joining militia groups and giving people more opportunities to file bias complaints.

The formation of three committees within the still-new Citizen Advisory Commission comes more than a year after Gov. Tom Wolf pledged to use them to “promote transparency, fairness, and accountability” among state law enforcement.

The detailed, 104-page review was launched by Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton in the wake of the January siege.

Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed and another was injured.

The lawsuit details the violence Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby faced on Jan. 6 as well as the physical and emotional toll they continue to deal with.

The troops were expected to leave the city March 12, a Capitol Police statement said, but are needed in light of current intelligence. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and U.S. Army officials would have to approve.

U.S. Capitol Police said it is aware of a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex that day.

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief is being pressed to explain why the agency wasn’t prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists last month, even though officials had compelling intelligence in advance.