[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2008]
[Pages 43-45]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515

Phone, 202-228-1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov.
Architect of the Capitol                          Stephen T. Ayers, 
                                                          Acting
Special Assistant to the Architect of the         Michael G. Turnbull
        Capitol
    Director, Planning and Project                Anna Franz
            Management
    Director, Architecture Division               Bruce Arthur
    Director, Construction Division               Michael Fenn
    Director of Facilities Planning and           Terrell Emmons
            Programming
    Director of Design Services                   William Weidemeyer
    Director of Congressional and                 Mike Culver
            External Relations
Chief Administrative Officer                      David Ferguson
    Deputy Chief Administrative Officer           Dan Cassil
    Director, Human Resources Management          Rebecca Tiscione
            Division
    Director, Equal Employment                    Teresa Bailey
            Opportunity
    Director, Information Resources               James Getter
            Management
    Curator                                       Barbara Wolanin
    Communications Officer                        Eva Malecki
    Head, Procurement Division                    Cynthia Bennett
Inspector General                                 Arthur L. McIntye
Director of Safety, Fire, and Environmental       Susan Adams
        Programs
    Director, Safety and Environmental            Burl Keller
            Division
    Safety and Occupational Health                Charles Bowman
            Manager
Chief Financial Officer                           Paula Lettice
    Budget Officer                                (vacancy)

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    Accounting Officer                            (vacancy)
    Director, Financial Management                (vacancy)
            Systems Division
General Counsel                                   Peter Kushner
Chief Operating Officer                           Stephen T. Ayers
Director, Labor Relations and Collective          Margaret Cox
        Bargaining
Superintendent, House Office Buildings            Frank Tiscione
Superintendent, Senate Office Buildings           Robin Morey
Superintendent, Library of Congress Buildings     Gregory Simmons
        and Grounds
Superintendent, U.S. Capitol                      Carlos Elias
Superintendent, Capitol Grounds                   Ted Bechtol
    Director, U.S. Botanic Garden                 Holly H. Shimizu
Superintendent, U.S. Supreme Court                James Yellman
    Director, U.S. Capitol Power Plant            Mark Weiss

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The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the care and maintenance 
of the U.S. Capitol and the buildings and grounds across the Capitol 
complex. The agency is charged with implementing construction, 
renovation, conservation, and landscape improvement projects as 
authorized by the Congress.

The Architect of the Capitol is charged with operating and maintaining 
the buildings of the Capitol complex committed to his care by Congress. 
Permanent authority for the care and maintenance of the Capitol was 
established by the act of August 15, 1876 (40 U.S.C. 162, 163). The 
Architect's duties include the mechanical and structural maintenance of 
the Capitol, the conservation and care of works of art in the building 
under the Architect's jurisdiction, the upkeep and improvement of the 
Capitol grounds, and the arrangement of inaugural and other ceremonies 
held in the building or on the grounds.
    In addition to the Capitol, the Architect is responsible for the 
upkeep of all of the congressional office buildings, the Library of 
Congress buildings, the U.S. Supreme Court building, the Thurgood 
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Capitol Power Plant, the 
Capitol Police headquarters, and the Robert A. Taft Memorial. The 
Architect performs his duties in connection with the Senate side of the 
Capitol and the Senate office buildings subject to the approval of the 
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. In matters of general 
policy in connection with the House office buildings, his activities are 
subject to the approval and direction of the House Office Building 
Commission. The Architect is under the direction of the Speaker in 
matters concerning the House side of the Capitol. He is subject to the 
oversight of the Committee on House Administration with respect to many 
administrative matters affecting operations on the House side of the 
Capitol complex. In addition, the Architect of the Capitol serves as the 
Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden under the Joint Committee on 
the Library.
    The position of Architect of the Capitol was historically filled by 
Presidential appointment for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 
1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of 10 
years by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from 
a list of three candidates recommended by a congressional commission. 
Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of 
the legislative branch as an officer and agent of Congress. He is 
eligible for reappointment after completion of his term.
    Recent and ongoing projects carried out by the Architect of the 
Capitol include construction of the Capitol

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Visitor Center; conservation of murals and decorative paintings in the 
Capitol; improvement of speech-reinforcement, electrical, and fire-
protection systems in the Capitol and congressional office buildings; 
work on security improvements within the Capitol complex; renovation, 
restoration, and modification of the interiors and exteriors of the 
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Buildings of the Library of Congress and 
provision of off-site book storage facilities for the Library; and 
management oversight of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
Building.

For further information, contact the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202-228-
1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov.

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