[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2843 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2843


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2010

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
   of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House of 
 Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, 
       the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the 
    chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and 
 Administration of the Senate, the chairs and ranking minority members 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
 Senate, and two other designated members of the Senate, 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 ``Architect of the Capitol Appointment 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.

    (a) Appointment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed 
jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, the chairs and ranking minority members 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate, a member of the Senate to be designated by the majority leader 
of the Senate, and a member of the Senate to be designated by the 
minority leader of the Senate.
    (b) Term of Service.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be 
appointed for a term of 10 years, and may be reappointed for additional 
terms.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 319 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 1801) is repealed.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.