[United States Government Manual]
[September 15, 2009]
[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
Deputy Architect/Chief Operating Officer          Stephen T. Ayers
Special Assistant to the Architect of the         Michael G. Turnbull
        Capitol
Director, Planning and Project Management         Anna Franz
Director, Architecture Division                   (vacancy)
Director, Construction Division                   Michael Fenn
Director of Facilities Planning and Programming   Terrell Emmons
Director of Design Services                       Bruce Arthur
Director of Congressional and External Relations  Mike Culver
Chief Administrative Officer                      David Ferguson
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer               Dan Cassil
Director, Human Resources Management Division     Rebecca Tiscione
Director, Equal Employment Opportunity            Teresa Bailey
Director, Information Resources Management        James Getter
Curator                                           Barbara Wolanin
Communications Officer                            Eva Malecki
Director, Procurement Division                    Cynthia Bennett
Inspector General                                 Carol Bates

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Director of Safety, Fire, and Environmental       Susan Adams
        Programs
Director, Safety and Environmental Division       Burl Keller
Safety and Occupational Health Manager            Charles Bowman
Chief Financial Officer                           Paula Lettice
Budget Officer                                    Lauri Smith
Accounting Officer                                Jeff Reed
Director, Financial Management Systems Division   (vacancy)
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 of Utilities, 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 of the Capitol 
complex. The agency implements 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

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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 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 facility management 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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