[111th Congress Public Law 316]
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Public Law 111-316
111th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To improve certain administrative operations of the Office of the 
   Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 18, 
                         2010 -  [H.R. 6399]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF STAFF POSITIONS.

    (a) Consolidation.--Section 108 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 108.  The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic 
pay for not more than 32 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest 
total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII 
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality 
involved.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1203(e) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805(e)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3).
    (c) Effective <<NOTE: 2 USC 1805 note.>> Date.--The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO ACQUIRE BUILDING.

    (a) Availability.--The amounts described in subsection (b) shall be 
available to the Architect of the Capitol for the acquisition (through 
purchase, lease, transfer from another Federal entity, or otherwise) of 
real property for the use of the Capitol Police.
    (b) Amounts Described.--The amounts described in this subsection are 
amounts appropriated to, and remaining available for obligation by, the 
Architect of the Capitol under the heading ``Architect of the Capitol, 
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds'' or under the heading ``Architect 
of the Capitol, Capitol Police

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Buildings, Grounds and Security'' in any Act making appropriations for 
the legislative branch for fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

    Approved December 18, 2010.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6399:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
            Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate.

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