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[S. 2116 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        S.2116

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act


 
 To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE 
              SUPREME COURT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Supreme Court 
Grounds Transfer Act of 2005''.
    (b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
        (1) In general.--Jurisdiction over the parcel of Federal real 
    property described under paragraph (2) (over which jurisdiction was 
    transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 
    514(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
    Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note; Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 
    4165)) is transferred to the Supreme Court of the United States, 
    without consideration.
        (2) Parcel.--The parcel of Federal real property referred to 
    under paragraph (1) is that portion of the triangle of Federal land 
    in Reservation No. 204 in the District of Columbia under the 
    jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including any 
    contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue, N.E., on the 
    north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, N.E., running in a northeast 
    direction on the west, the major portion of Maryland Avenue, N.E., 
    on the south, and 2nd Street, N.E., on the east, including the 
    contiguous sidewalks.
    (c) Miscellaneous.--
        (1) Compliance with other laws.--Compliance with this section 
    shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of all laws otherwise 
    applicable to transfers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal 
    real property.
        (2) Inclusion in supreme court grounds.--Section 6101(b)(2) of 
    title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the 
    period ``and that parcel transferred under the Supreme Court 
    Grounds Transfer Act of 2005''.
        (3) United states capitol grounds.--
            (A) Definition.--Section 5102 of title 40, United States 
        Code, is amended to exclude within the definition of the United 
        States Capitol Grounds the parcel of Federal real property 
        described in subsection (b)(2).
            (B) Jurisdiction of capitol police.--The United States 
        Capitol Police shall not have jurisdiction over the parcel of 
        Federal real property described in subsection (b)(2) by reason 
        of such parcel formerly being part of the United States Capitol 
        Grounds.
        (4) Recording of map of supreme court grounds.--The Architect 
    of the Capitol shall record with the Office of the Surveyor of the 
    District of Columbia a map showing areas comprising the grounds of 
    the Supreme Court of the United States that reflects--
            (A) the legal boundaries described under section 6101(b)(1) 
        of title 40, United States Code; and
            (B) any portion of the United States Capitol Grounds as 
        described under section 5102 of title 40, United States Code, 
        which is contiguous to the boundaries or property described 
        under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall apply to fiscal year 2006 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.