    [United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 104-1]
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                      TITLE 40.--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

                          Chapter 2.--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

           500  Sec. 161. Title of Superintendent of Capitol Building and
                    Grounds changed to Architect of the Capitol.
                    The title of ``Superintendent of the Capitol Building
                and Grounds'' is changed to ``Architect of the Capitol.''
                (Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)
           501  Sec. 162. Architect of the Capitol; powers and duties.
                    The Architect of the Capitol shall perform all the
                duties relative to the Capitol Building performed prior to
                August 15, 1876, by the Commissioner of Public Buildings and
                Grounds, and shall be appointed by the President: Provided,
                That no change in the architectural features of the Capitol
                Building or in the landscape features of the Capitol Grounds
                shall be made except on plans to be approved by Congress.
                (Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 147; Feb. 14,
                1902, ch. 17, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 20; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124,
                Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)
         501.1
         501.1  Sec. 162-1. Appointment of Architect of the Capitol.
                    (a)(1) The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed
                by the President by and with the advice and consent of the
                Senate for a term of 10 years.
                    (2) There is established a commission to recommend
                individuals to the President for appointment to the office
                of Architect of the Capitol. The Commission shall be
                composed of--
                            (A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
                            (B) the President pro tempore of the Senate,
                            (C) the majority and minority leaders of the
                        House of Representatives and the Senate, and
                            (D) the chairmen and the ranking minority
                        members of the Committee on House oversight of the
                        House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
                        Administration of the Senate, the Committee on
                        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and
                        the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

                The commission shall recommend at least three individuals
                for appointment to such office.

                    (3) An individual appointed Architect of the Capitol
                under paragraph (1) shall be eligible for reappointment to
                such office.
                    (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall be effective in
                the case of appointments made to fill vacancies in the
                office of Architect of the Capitol which occur on or after
                November 21, 1989. If no such vacancy occurs within the six-
                year period which begins on November 21, 1989, no individual
                may, after the expiration of such period, hold such office
                unless the individual is appointed in accordance with
                subsection (a). (Pub. L. 101-163, Title III, Sec. 319, Nov.
                21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1068; Pub. L. 104-19, Sec. 701, July 27,
                1995, 108 Stat. 220.)

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         501.2  Sec. 162a. Same; compensation.
                    The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall
                be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of
                basic pay payable for positions at level III of the
                Executive Schedule under section 5314 of Title 5. (Aug. 14,
                1964, Pub. L. 88-426, Sec. 203(c), 78 Stat. 415; Dec. 16,
                1967, Pub. L. 90-206, Sec. 219, 81 Stat. 639; Salary
                Recommendations, Budget, 1970, pursuant to Act Dec. 16,
                1967, Pub. L. 90-206, Sec. 225(h), 81 Stat. 634; August 9,
                1975, Pub. L. 94-82, Title II, Sec. 204(b), 89 Stat. 421;
                Dec. 14, 1979, Pub. L. 96-146, Sec. 1(1), 93 Stat. 1086.)
         501.3  Sec. 162b. Same; semiannual report of expenditures.
                    (1) Commencing with the semiannual period beginning
                January 1, 1965, and for each semiannual period thereafter,
                the Architect of the Capitol shall compile and, not later
                than sixty days following the close of the semiannual
                period, submit to the Senate and the House of
                Representatives a report of all expenditures made from
                monies appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol, based
                on payrolls and other vouchers transmitted during such
                period to the Treasury Department for disbursement, such
                report to include (1) the name, title, and gross salary
                payment to each employee; (2) a list of government
                contributions to retirement, health insurance, and other
                similar funds; and (3) name of payee, brief description of
                service rendered or items furnished under contract, purchase
                order or other agreement. Such report shall be printed as a
                Senate document.
                    (2) The report by the Architect of the Capitol under
                paragraph (1) for the semiannual period beginning on January
                1, 1976, shall include the period beginning on July 1, 1976,
                and ending on September 30, 1976, and such semiannual period
                shall be treated as closing on September 30, 1976.
                Thereafter, the report by the Architect of the Capitol under
                paragraph (1) shall be for the semiannual periods beginning
                on October 1 and ending on March 31 and beginning on April 1
                and ending on September 30 of each year. (As amended Pub. L.
                94-303, Title I, Sec. 118(c), June 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 616.)
           502  Sec. 163. Same; care and superintendence of Capitol.
                    The Architect of the Capitol shall have the care and
                superintendence of the Capitol, including lighting. His
                Office shall be in the Capitol Building. (Aug. 15, 1876, ch.
                287, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 147; Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 102, 19 Stat.
                298; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 3(14), 65 Stat. 708.)
           503  Sec. 163a. Same; exterior of Capitol.
                    It shall be the duty of the Architect to clean and keep
                in proper order the exterior of the Capitol. (July 7, 1884,
                ch. 332, 23 Stat. 209.)
           504  Sec. 163b. Same; delegation of authority.
                    The Architect of the Capitol is authorized hereafter to
                delegate to the Assistant Architect and other assistants
                such authority of the Architect as he may deem proper. (Aug.
                5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 515.)
           505  Sec. 164a. Same; Assistant Architect of the Capitol or
                    Executive Assistant to act in case of absence,
                    disability, or vacancy.
                    On and after August 18, 1970, the Assistant Architect of
                the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the
                absence or disability of that official or whenever there is
                no Architect. (Aug. 18, 1970, Pub.

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                L. 91-382, Sec. 101, 84 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 101-163,
                Sec. 106(d), 103 Stat. 1057, Nov. 21, 1989.)
           506  Sec. 166. Same; repairs of Capitol.
                    All improvements, alterations, additions, and repairs of
                the Capitol Building shall be made by the direction and
                under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol. (R.S.
                Sec. 1816; Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 20; Mar.
                3, 1921, ch. 124, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291; Oct. 31, 1951, ch.
                654, Sec. 3(15), 65 Stat. 708.)
         506.1     Extension, Reconstruction, and Replacement of Central
                            Portion of the United States Capitol
                    Section 101 of Act of August 5, 1955, as amended by the
                Act of September 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91-77, 83 Stat. 124,
                provides in part that:
                    ``The Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized,
                under the direction of a Commission for Extension of the
                United States Capitol, to be composed of the President of
                the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
                majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the
                House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House
                of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to
                provide for the extension, reconstruction, and replacement
                of the central portion of the United States Capitol in
                substantial accordance with scheme B of the architectural
                plan submitted by a joint commission of Congress and
                reported to Congress on March 3, 1905 (House Document
                numbered 385, Fifty-eighth Congress), but with such
                modifications and additions, including provisions for
                restaurant facilities, and such other facilities on the
                Capitol Grounds, together with utilities, equipment,
                approaches, and other appurtenant or necessary items, as may
                be approved by said Commission.''

                                 Cross Reference

                    Changes in architectural features of the Capitol
                Building or in landscape features of Capitol Grounds, see
                section 162 of this title (Senate Manual section 501).

                                      Note

                    Section 305 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
                Act, 1993, provided that:
                    ``Sec. 305. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in
                consultation with the heads of the agencies of the
                legislative branch, shall develop an overall plan for
                satisfying the telecommunications requirements of such
                agencies, using a common system architecture for maximum
                interconnection capability and engineering compatibility.
                The plan shall be subject to joint approval by the Committee
                on House Administration of the House of Representatives and
                the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,
                and, upon approval, shall be communicated to the Committee
                on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. No part of any
                appropriation in this Act or any other Act shall be used for
                acquisition of any new or expanded telecommunications system
                for an agency of the legislative branch, unless, as
                determined by the Architect of the Capitol, the acquisition
                is in conformance with the plan, as approved.
                    ``(b) As used in this section--
                      ``(1) the term ``agency of the legislative branch''
                    means, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the
                    Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the
                    Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the
                    Office of Technology Assessment, and the Congressional
                    Budget Office; and
                      ``(2) the term ``telecommunications system'' means an
                    electronic system for voice, data, or image
                    communication, including any associated cable and
                    switching equipment.''
                    ``(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal
                years beginning after September 30, 1992.'' (Pub. L. 102-
                392, Title III, Sec. 305, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1721.)

                                      Note

                    Section 168 of the Energy Policy Act, 1992, provided
                Energy Management Requirements for Congressional Buildings
                as follows:

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                    ``(a) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol
                (hereafter in this section [this note] referred to as the
                `Architect') shall undertake a program of analysis and, as
                necessary, retrofit of the Capitol Building, the Senate
                Office Buildings, the House Office Buildings, and the
                Capitol Grounds, in accordance with subsection (b).
                    ``(b) Program.--
                            ``(1) Lighting.--

    ``(A) Implementation.--

    ``(i) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
    of this Act [Oct. 24, 1992] and subject to the availability of funds to
    carry out this section [this note], the Architect shall begin implementing
    a program to replace in each building described in subsection (a) all
    inefficient office and general use area fluorescent lighting systems with
    systems that incorporate the best available design and technology and that
    have payback periods of 10 years or less, as determined by using methods
    and procedures established under section 544(a) of the National Energy and
    Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)).

    ``(ii) Replacement of incandescent lighting.--Whenever practicable in
    office and general use areas, the Architect shall replace incandescent
    lighting with efficient fluorescent lighting.

    ``(B) Completion.--Subject to the availability of funds to carry out this
    section [this note], the program described in subparagraph (A) shall be
    completed not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
    Act [Oct. 24, 1992].

                            ``(2) Evaluation and report.--

    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
    of this Act [Oct. 24, 1992], the Architect shall submit to the Speaker of
    the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a
    report evaluating potential energy conservation measures for each building
    described in subsection (a) in the areas of heating, ventilation, air
    conditioning equipment, insulation, windows, domestic hot water, food
    service equipment, and automatic control equipment.

    ``(B) Costs.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall detail the
    projected installation cost, energy and cost savings, and payback period of
    each energy conservation measure, as determined by using methods and
    procedures established under section 544(a) of the National Energy
    Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)).

                            ``(3) Review and approval of energy conservation
                        measures.--The Committee on Public Works and
                        Transportation of the House of Representatives and
                        the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
                        Senate shall review the energy conservation measures
                        identified in accordance with paragraph (2) and
                        shall approve any such measure before it may be
                        implemented.
                            ``(4) Utility incentive programs.--In carrying
                        out this section [this note], the Architect is
                        authorized and encouraged to--

    ``(A) accept any rebate or other financial incentive offered through a
    program for energy conservation or demand management of electricity, water,
    or gas that--

    ``(i) is conducted by an electric, natural gas, or water utility;

    ``(ii) is generally available to customers of the utility; and

    ``(iii) provides for the adoption of energy efficiency technologies or
    practices that the Architect determines are cost-effective for the
    buildings described in subsection (a); and

    ``(B) enter into negotiations with electric and natural gas utilities to
    design a special demand management and conservation incentive program to
    address the unique needs of the buildings described in subsection (a).

                            ``(5) Use of savings.--The Architect shall use
                        an amount equal to the rebate or other savings from
                        the financial incentive programs under paragraph
                        (4)(A), without additional authorization or
                        appropriation, for the implementation of additional
                        energy and water conservation measures in the
                        buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect.
                    ``(c) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
                authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to
                carry out this section [this note].'' (Pub. L. 102-486,
                Title I, Sec. 168, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2862.)

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           507  Sec. 166a. Same; travel expenses.
                    Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the
                Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on
                official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all
                funds the sum of $20,000. (July 22, 1994, Pub. L. 103-283,
                108 Stat. 1434; Nov. 19, 1995, Pub. L. 104-53, Title I, 109
                Stat. 527.)
         507.1  Sec. 166b. Compensation of Assistant Architect of the
                    Capitol.
                    The compensation of the Assistant Architect of the
                Capitol shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the
                annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the
                Executive Schedule under section 5315 of Title 5. (Aug. 14,
                1964, Pub. L. 88-426, Sec. 203(d), 78 Stat. 415; Dec. 16,
                1967, Pub. L. 90-206, Sec. 219, 81 Stat. 639; Salary
                Recommendations, Budget, 1970, pursuant to Act of Dec. 16,
                1967, Pub. L. 90-206, Sec. 225(h), 81 Stat. 634; Aug. 9,
                1975, Pub. L. 94-82, Title II, Sec. 204(b), 89 Stat. 421;
                Dec. 14, 1979, Pub. L. 96-146, Sec. 1(2), 93 Stat. 1086.)
         508.1  Sec. 166b-1a. Compensation of employees under Architect of
                    the Capitol; single per annum gross rates of pay.
                    Whenever the rate of pay of--
                            (1) an employee of the Office of Architect of
                        the Capitol;
                        or
                            (2) an employee of the House Restaurant or of
                        the Senate Restaurant, under the supervision of the
                        Architect of the Capitol as an agent of the House or
                        Senate, respectively, as the case may be,

                is fixed or adjusted on or after the effective date of this
                section, that rate, as so fixed and adjusted, shall be a
                single per annum gross rate. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510,
                Sec. 481, 84 Stat. 1196.)

         508.2  Sec. 166b-1b. Same; conversion by Architect of the Capitol
                    of existing basic pay rates to per annum gross pay
                    rates.
                    The Architect of the Capitol shall convert, as of the
                effective date of this section, to a single per annum gross
                rate, the rate of pay of each employee described in
                subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of section 166b-1a of
                this title, whose pay immediately prior to such effective
                date was fixed at a basic rate with respect to which
                additional pay was payable by law. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L.
                91-510, Sec. 482, 84 Stat. 1196.)

         508.3  Sec. 166b-1c. Same; obsolete references in existing law to
                    basic pay rates.
                    In any case in which--
                            (1) the rate of pay of, or any maximum or
                        minimum rate of pay with respect to--

                                    (A) any employee described in
                                subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of
                                section 166b-1a of this title, or

                                    (B) the position of such employee, or

                                    (C) any class or group of such employees
                                or positions, is referred to in or provided
                                by statute or other authority;

                        and
                            (2) the rate so referred to or provided is a
                        basic rate with respect to which additional pay is
                        provided by law;

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                such statutory provision or authority shall be deemed to
                refer, in lieu of such basic rate, to the per annum gross
                rate which an employee receiving such basic rate immediately
                prior to the effective date of this section would receive,
                without regard to such statutory provision or authority,
                under section 166b-1b of this title on and after such date.
                (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, Sec. 483, 84 Stat. 1196.)

         508.4  Sec. 166b-1d. Same; saving provision.
                    The provisions of sections 166b-1a to 166b-1f of this
                title shall not be construed to--
                            (1) limit or otherwise affect any authority for
                        the making of any appointment to, or for fixing or
                        adjusting the pay for, the position of any employee
                        described in subparagraph (1) or subparagraph (2) of
                        section 166b-1a of this title;
                            (2) affect the continuity of employment of, or
                        reduce the pay of, any employee holding any position
                        referred to in subparagraph (1) of this section; or
                            (3) modify, change, supersede, or otherwise
                        affect the provisions of sections 5504 and
                        6101(a)(5) of title 5, insofar as such sections
                        relate to the Office of the Architect of the
                        Capitol. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, Sec. 484,
                        84 Stat. 1197.)
         508.5  Sec. 166b-1e. Same; effect on existing law.
                    (a) All provisions of law inconsistent with sections
                166b-1a to 166b-1f of this title are hereby superseded to
                the extent of the inconsistency.
                    (b) Sections 5504 and 6101(a)(5) of title 5 shall apply
                to employees of the House and Senate Restaurants who are
                paid at per annum rates of pay as long as such employees are
                under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol as an
                agent of the House or Senate, respectively, as the case may
                be. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, Sec. 485, 84 Stat.
                1197.)
         508.6  Sec. 166b-1f. Same; exemptions.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 166b-1a
                to 166b-1f of this title, the foregoing provisions of such
                sections do not apply to any employee described in section
                166b-1a of this title whose pay is fixed and adjusted--
                            (1) in accordance with chapter 51, and
                        subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, relating
                        to classification and General Schedule pay rates;
                            (2) in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter
                        53 of title 5, relating to prevailing rate pay
                        systems;
                            (3) at per hour or per diem rates in accordance
                        with section 3 of the Legislative Pay Act of 1929,
                        as amended (46 Stat. 38; 55 Stat. 615), relating to
                        employees performing professional and technical
                        services for the Architect of the Capitol in
                        connection with construction projects and employees
                        under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol
                        whose tenure of employment is temporary or of
                        uncertain duration; or
                            (4) in accordance with prevailing rates under
                        authority of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title
                        entitled ``Joint Resolution transferring the
                        management of the Senate Restaurants to the
                        Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes'',
                        or section 174k of this title, relating to the
                        duties of the Architect of the Capitol with respect
                        to the

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                        House of Representatives Restaurant. (Oct. 26, 1970,
                        Pub. L. 91-510, Sec. 486, 84 Stat. 1197.)
           509  Sec. 166b-2. Registered Nurses compensated under
                    appropriations for Capitol Buildings, Senate Office
                    Buildings and House Office Buildings; allocation to
                    General Schedule salary grade.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective on
                the first day of the first applicable pay period which
                begins on or after December 27, 1974, the positions of
                registered nurses compensated under appropriations for
                Capitol Buildings, Senate Office Buildings, and House Office
                Buildings shall be allocated by the Architect of the Capitol
                to grade 11 of the General Schedule.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective
                January 1, 1975, none of the funds appropriated to the
                Architect of the Capitol shall thereafter be available for
                any nursing position unless the position is occupied by a
                Registered Nurse: Provided, That such provision shall not be
                applicable to the present incumbents of such positions.
                (June 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-462, 72 Stat. 208; Dec. 27, 1974,
                Pub. L. 93-554, Sec. 101, 88 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 101-520,
                Sec. 109, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2269.)
                Sec. 166b-3a. Compensation of certain positions in Office of
                    Architect of Capitol.
                (a) Amount of compensation to be that specified in
                    appropriations Acts.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pay for
                positions described in subsection (b) shall be the amounts
                specified for such positions in appropriations Acts.
                (b) Positions covered.
                    The positions referred to in subsection (a) are: (1) the
                position of assistant referred to in the proviso in the
                first undesignated paragraph under the center subheadings
                ``Office of the Architect of the Capitol'' and ``Salaries''
                in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation
                Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a), and (2) the eight positions
                provided for in the third and fourth undesignated paragraphs
                under the center subheadings ``Office of the Architect of
                the Capitol'' and ``Salaries'' in the Legislative Branch
                Appropriation Act, 1960 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3).
                (c) Calculation of amounts.
                    The pay for each position described in subsection (b)
                shall be the pay payable for such position with respect to
                the last pay period before this section takes effect,
                subject to any applicable adjustment during fiscal year 1988
                under, subchapter I of chapter 53 of Title 5.
                (d) Effective date.
                    This section shall apply in fiscal years beginning after
                September 30, 1987, with respect to pay periods beginning
                after December 22, 1987. (Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i)
                [Title III, Sec. 308], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-309;
                Pub. L. 101-163, Title I, Sec. 106(e), Nov. 21, 1989, 103
                Stat. 1057.)

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                Sec. 166b-6. Assignment and reassignment of personnel by
                    Architect of the Capitol for personal services.

                    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in order to
                improve the economic use of the personal services of his
                employees, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized
                hereafter to assign and reassign, without increase or
                decrease in basic salary or wages, any person on the
                employment rolls of his Office, for personal services in any
                buildings, facilities or grounds under his jurisdiction or
                for personal services in connection with any project under
                his jurisdiction for which appropriations have been made and
                are available, whenever such action, in his opinion, will be
                most advantageous to the interest of or result in either
                specific or overall savings to the Government. Exceptions
                may be made where there are differences in equipment. No
                assignment or reassignment of personnel by the Architect of
                the Capitol pursuant to this provision shall operate in any
                respect to augment or decrease any general or specific
                appropriation. (Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 106, Dec. 22, 1987,
                101 Stat. 1329-433.)

                                      Note

                    Sections 104 and 105 of Pub. L. 100-458, Oct. 1, 1988,
                (102 Stat. 2171), provided that:
                    ``Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
                the Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized to (1)
                develop a pilot program to determine the economic
                feasibility and efficiency of centralizing certain
                maintenance functions, to assign and reassign, without
                increase or decrease in basic salary or wages, any person on
                the employment rolls of the Office of the Architect of the
                Capitol, for personal services in any buildings, facilities,
                or grounds under his jurisdiction for which appropriations
                have been made and are available; (2) maintain appropriate
                cost and productivity records for the program; and (3)
                report to appropriate authorities, including the Committees
                on Appropriations, on the results of the program, together
                with recommendations for continuation or expansion of the
                program.
                    ``Sec. 105. The Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, is
                authorized to accept donations to restore and display the
                Statue of Freedom model.''.
           510  Sec. 168. Heating and ventilating Senate wing.
                    All engineers and others who are engaged in heating and
                ventilating the Senate wing of the Capitol shall be subject
                to the orders and in all respects under the direction of the
                Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the
                Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. (July 11,
                1888, ch. 615, Sec. 1, 25 Stat. 258; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753,
                Secs. 102, 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838.)
           511  Sec. 170. Purchase of furniture or carpets for House or
                    Senate.
                    No furniture or carpets for either House shall be
                purchased without the written order of the chairman of the
                Committee on Rules and Administration, for the Senate, or
                without the written order of the chairman of the Committee
                on House Administration for the House. (R.S. Sec. 1816; Aug.
                2, 1946, ch. 753, Secs. 102, 121, 224, 60 Stat. 814,
                822, 838.)
         511.1  Sec. 170a. Receipts from sale of used or surplus furniture
                and furnishing of Senate.

                                      Note

                    This section transferred to 2 U.S.C. Sec. 117b-1.
                (Senate Manual Sec. 300.)

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           512  Sec. 174b. Senate Office Buildings; approval of structural
                    changes by Architect of Capitol.
                    Structural changes in the Senate Office Building\1\
                shall only be made with the approval of the Architect of the
                Capitol. (July 1, 1941, ch. 268, Sec. 1, 55 Stat. 458.)
                    \1\See Senate Manual sections 79.8, 79.9.
           513  Sec. 174b-1. Same; additional office building.
                    Upon completion of the additional office building\1\ for
                the United States Senate, the building and the grounds and
                sidewalks surrounding the same shall be subject to the
                provisions of sections 174c, 174d, 193a--193m, 212a, and
                212b of this title, in the same manner and to the same
                extent as the present Senate Office Building\1\ and the
                grounds and sidewalks surrounding the same. (June 25, 1948,
                ch. 658, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 1029.)
         513.1       Extension of Additional Senate Office Building Site
                    To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to
                acquire on behalf of the United States, by purchase,
                condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, in addition to the
                real property contained in square 724 in the District of
                Columbia heretofore acquired under Public Law 85-429,
                approved May 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 148-149), and Public Law 91-
                382, approved August 18, 1970 (84 Stat. 819), for purposes
                of further extension of such site or for additions to the
                United States Capitol Grounds, all publicly or privately
                owned real property contained in lot 18 in square 724 in the
                District of Columbia, as such square appears on the records
                in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia as
                of the date of the approval of this Act: Provided, That for
                the purposes of this Act, square 724 shall be deemed to
                extent to the outer face of the curbs surrounding such
                square: Provided further, That, upon acquisition of any real
                property under this Act, the jurisdiction of the Capitol
                Police shall extend over such property: Provided further,
                That, any proceeding for condemnation brought under this Act
                shall be conducted in accordance with the Act of December
                23, 1963 (16 D.C. Code, secs. 1351-1368): Provided further,
                That upon acquisition of any real property pursuant to this
                Act, the Architect of the Capitol, when directed by the
                Senate Office Building Commission to so act, is authorized
                to provide for the demolition and/or removal of any
                structures on, or constituting a part of, such property and
                to use the property for Government purposes or to lease any
                or all of such property for such periods and under such
                terms and conditions as he may deem most advantageous to the
                United States and to incur any necessary expenses in
                connection therewith: Provided further, That, such real
                property, when acquired under authority of this Act, shall
                be subject to the provisions of the Act of July 31, 1946, as
                amended (40 U.S.C. 193a-193m, 212a, and 212b): Provided
                further, That, the Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, is
                authorized to enter into contracts and to make such
                expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other
                services, expenditures authorized by Public Law 91-646,
                approved January 2, 1971 (84 Stat. 1894-1907), applicable to
                the Architect of the Capitol, and expenditures for any other
                required items, as may be necessary to carry out the
                provisions of the appropriation; $270,000, to remain
                available until expended. (Dec. 15, 1971, Pub. L. 92-184, 85
                Stat. 637.)
         513.2     Construction of an Extension to the New Senate Office
                                         Building\1\
                    To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, to
                provide for the construction and equipment of an extension
                to the New Senate Office Building,\1\ in accordance with
                plans approved by such Commission and by the Senate
                Committee on Public Works, on the east half of square 725
                including the public alley separating the east and west
                halves of such square, but excluding lot 885 in such square,
                containing office rooms and such other rooms and
                accommodations as may be approved by the Senate Office
                Building Commission, and by the Senate Committee on Public
                Works, including structural and other changes in the
                existing new Senate Office Building\1\

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                necessitated by such construction, together with approaches,
                connections with the Capitol Power Plant and public
                utilities, and architectural landscape treatment of the
                grounds: Provided, That upon completion of the project, the
                building and the grounds and sidewalks surrounding the same
                shall be subject to the provisions of the Act of June 8,
                1942 (40 U.S.C. 174 (c) and (d)), and the Act of July 31,
                1946 (40 U.S.C. 193a-193m, 212a and 212b) in the same manner
                and to the same extent as the present Senate Office
                Buildings and the grounds and sidewalks surrounding the
                same: Provided further, That during each fiscal year, the
                Senate Committee on Public Works shall examine the progress
                and costs of construction of such building and take such
                steps as are necessary to insure its economical
                construction: Provided further, That the Architect of the
                Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building
                Commission, is authorized and directed to enter into such
                contracts, incur such obligations, and make such
                expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other
                services, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
                this paragraph; $47,925,000, to remain available until
                expended.
                    \1\See Senate Manual sections 79.8, 79.9.

         513.3  Acquisition of Property as a Site for Parking Facilities for
                                  the United States Senate
                    To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, in
                addition to the real property contained in square 724 in the
                District of Columbia heretofore acquired under Public Law
                85-429, approved May 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 148-149), Public Law
                91-382, approved August 18, 1970 (84 Stat. 819), and Public
                Law 92-184, approved December 15, 1971 (85 Stat. 637), to
                acquire on behalf of the United States, by purchase,
                condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, as a site for parking
                facilities for the United States Senate, all publicly or
                privately owned real property contained in lots 79, 80, 86,
                94, 805, 806, 833, 838, 839, 840, and 844 in square 724 in
                the District of Columbia, and all alleys or parts of alleys
                and streets contained within the curblines surrounding such
                square, as such square appears on the records in the office
                of the surveyor of the District of Columbia as of the date
                of the approval of this Act: Provided, That for the purposes
                of this paragraph, square 724 shall be deemed to extend to
                the outer face of the curbs surrounding such square:
                Provided further, That, upon acquisition of any real
                property under this paragraph, the jurisdiction of the
                Capitol Police shall extend over such property, and any
                property acquired under this paragraph shall become a part
                of the United States Capitol Grounds and be subject to the
                provisions of sections 193a-193m, 212a, and 212b of title
                40, United States Code: Provided further, That any
                proceeding for condemnation brought under this paragraph
                shall be conducted in accordance with the Act of December
                23, 1963 (16 D.C. Code secs. 1351-1368): Provided further,
                That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real
                property owned by the United States and any public alleys or
                parts of alleys and streets contained within the curblines
                surrounding square 724, shall, upon request of the Architect
                of the Capitol, made with the approval of the Senate Office
                Building Commission, be transferred to the jurisdiction and
                control of the Architect of the Capitol without
                reimbursement or transfer of funds, and any alleys or parts
                of alleys or streets contained within the curblines of said
                square shall be closed and vacated by the Commissioner of
                the District of Columbia, appointed pursuant to part III of
                Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1967, in accordance with
                any request therefor made by the Architect of the Capitol
                with the approval of such Commission: Provided further,
                That, upon acquisition of any real property pursuant to this
                paragraph, the Architect of the Capitol, when directed by
                the Senate Office Building Commission to so act, is
                authorized to provide for the demolition and/or removal of
                any buildings or other structures on, or constituting a part
                of, such property and, pending demolition, to use the
                property for Government purposes or to lease any or all of
                such property for such periods and under such terms and
                conditions as he may deem most advantageous to the United
                States and to incur any necessary expenses in connection
                therewith: Provided further, That nothing herein shall be
                construed to prohibit the continued use of areas in square
                724, acquired under authority of the Acts of May 29, 1958,
                August 18, 1970, and December 15, 1971, hereinbefore cited,
                for the parking of automobiles, until such times as such
                areas may be required for construction purposes: Provided
                further, That the Architect of the Capitol, under the
                direction of Senate Office Building Commission, is
                authorized to enter into such contracts, incur such
                obligations, and make such expenditures, including
                expenditures for personal and other services, and

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                expenditures authorized by Public Law 91-646, approved
                January 2, 1971 (84 Stat. 1894-1907) applicable to the
                Architect of the Capitol, as may be necessary to carry out
                the provisions of this paragraph; $4,075,000, to remain
                available until expended.
         513.4     Plans for Garage and Related Facilities for the United
                                        States Senate
                    To enable the Architect of the Capitol to initiate and
                conduct a study, after consultation with the appropriate
                Federal agencies and individuals experienced in the design
                of vehicle parking structures, to explore design and cost
                alternatives for construction, on square 724, of a parking
                garage with limited commercial facilities, and report his
                preliminary findings and recommendations to the Senate
                Committee on Public Works: Provided, That the Architect of
                the Capitol, concurrently with such study, is authorized to
                establish, for the purpose of development of a basic concept
                therefor, an architectural design competition, in order to
                encourage the preparation of an imaginative design for the
                garage structure, including limited commercial facilities
                and landscaping and to assure a pleasant transition to and
                maximum coordination with the surrounding residential and
                commercial community in that area of Northeast Washington
                within sight of or adjoining the Capitol Grounds: Provided
                further, That such design concept may consider and include
                existing and future land use and structures in said
                surrounding community, and shall consider any existing model
                cities or other governmental planning for such Northeast
                area, including that of the National Capitol Planning
                Commission: Provided further, That guidelines and criteria
                specifically defining the limits, scope, and all aspects of
                the competition shall be developed and promulgated by the
                Architect of the Capitol, with the approval of the Senate
                Office Building Commission, and an award for the best design
                or designs shall be determined by a committee jointly
                designated for this purpose by the Architect of the Capitol
                and the Senate Office Building Commission, in such amount as
                they may deem to be appropriate: Provided further, That the
                Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate
                Office Building Commission, is authorized and directed to
                enter into such contracts, incur such obligations, and make
                such expenditures, including expenditures for personal and
                other services, as may be necessary to carry out the
                provisions of this paragraph; $50,000, to remain available
                until expended. (Oct. 31, 1972, Pub. L. 92-607, 86 Stat.
                1510.)
         513.5  City Post Office Building; Leased Property as Part of Senate
                                      Office Buildings
                    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the
                Committee on Rules and Administration, is authorized to
                lease, for use by the United States Senate, and for such
                other purposes as such committee may approve, 150,000 square
                feet of space, more or less, in the property located at 2
                Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, District of
                Columbia, known as the City Post Office Building: Provided,
                That rental payments shall be paid from the account
                `Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings' upon
                vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol: Provided
                further, That nothing in this section shall be construed so
                as to obligate the Senate or any of its Members, officers,
                or employees to enter into any such lease or to imply any
                obligation to enter into any such lease.
                    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, property
                leased under authority of subsection (a) shall be maintained
                by the Architect of the Capitol as part of the `Senate
                Office Buildings' subject to the laws, rules, and
                regulations governing such buildings, and the Architect is
                authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary to
                provide for such occupancy.
                    (c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
                `Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings' such
                sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
                subsections (a) and (b).
                    (d) There is authorized to be appropriated to the
                Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate such sums as
                may be necessary to provide for the planning and relocation
                of offices and equipment to the property described in
                subsection (a), subject to direction by the Committee on
                Rules and Administration.
                    (e) The authority under this section shall continue
                until otherwise provided by law. (Pub. L. 101-520, Title I.
                Sec. 107, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2267.)

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         513.6  Acquisition of Property For Use as Residential Facility For
                                 United States Senate Pages
                    (a) Acquisition of property.--The Architect of the
                Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Committee on
                Rules and Administration, may acquire, on behalf of the
                United States Government, by purchase, condemnation,
                transfer or otherwise, as an addition to the United States
                Capitol Grounds, all publicly and privately owned real
                property in lots 34 and 35 in square 758 in the District of
                Columbia as those lots appear on the records in the Office
                of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia as the date of
                the enactment of this Act [Aug. 3, 1992], extending to the
                outer face of the curbs of the square in which such lots are
                located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and
                streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such
                real property, together with all improvements thereon.
                    (b) United States Capitol Grounds and Buildings.--
                Immediately upon the acquisition by the Architect of the
                Capitol, on behalf of the United States, of the real
                property, and the improvements thereon, as provided under
                subsection (a), the real property acquired shall be a part
                of the United States Capitol Grounds, and the improvements
                on such real property shall be a part of the Senate Office
                Buildings. Such real property and improvements shall be
                subject to the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193a et seq.)
                [sections 193a to 193m, 212a, 212a-2 and 212b of this title
                and provisions set out as notes under sections 193a and 193h
                of this title], and the Act of June 8, 1942 (40 U.S.C. 174c)
                [sections 174c and 174d of this title].
                    (c) Building codes.--The real property and improvements
                acquired in accordance with subsection (a) shall be repaired
                and altered, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by
                the Architect of the Capitol, in accordance with a
                nationally recognized model building code, and other
                applicable nationally recognized codes (including electrical
                codes, fire and life safety codes, and plumbing codes, as
                determined by the Architect of the Capitol), using the most
                current edition of the nationally recognized codes referred
                to in this subsection.
                    (d) Repairs; expenditures.--The Architect of the Capitol
                is authorized, without regard to the provisions of section
                3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States [section 5
                of Title 41, Public Contracts], to enter into contracts and
                to make expenditures for necessary repairs to, and
                refurbishment of, the real property and the improvements on
                such real property acquired in accordance with subsection
                (a), including expenditures for personal and other services
                as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act
                [this note]. In no event shall the aggregate value of
                contracts and expenditures under this subsection exceed an
                amount equal to that authorized to be appropriated pursuant
                to subsection (e).
                    (e) Authorization.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated to the account under the heading ``Architect of
                the Capitol'' and the subheadings ``Capitol Buildings and
                Grounds'' and ``Senate Office Buildings'', $2,000,000 for
                carrying out the purposes of this Act [this note]. Moneys
                appropriated pursuant to this authorization may remain
                available until expended.
                    (f) Use of property.--The real property, and
                improvements thereon, acquired in accordance with subsection
                (a) shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms and
                Doorkeeper of the Senate for use as a residential facility
                for United States Senate Pages, and for such other purposes
                as the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may
                provide. (Pub. L. 102-330, Aug. 3, 1992, 106 Stat 849.)
           514  Sec. 174c. Same; control, care, and supervision.
                    The Senate Office Building,\1\ and the employment of all
                services (other than for officers and privates of the
                Capitol Police) necessary for its protection, care, and
                occupancy, together with all other items that may be
                appropriated for by the Congress for such purposes, shall be
                under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
                Capitol, subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on
                Rules and Administration as to matters of general policy;
                and the Architect of the Capitol shall submit annually to
                the Congress estimates in detail for all services (other
                than for officers and privates of the Capitol Police) and
                for all other expenses in connection with said office
                building and necessary

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                for its protection, care, and occupancy. (June 8, 1942, ch.
                396, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 343; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753,
                Secs. 102, 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838.)
                    \1\See Senate Manual sections 79.8, 79.9.
           515  Sec. 174d. Same; assignment of space.
                    The assignment of rooms and other space in the Senate
                Office Building\1\ shall be under the direction and control
                of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and
                shall not be a part of the duties of the Architect of the
                Capitol. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 343; Aug.
                2, 1946, ch. 753, Secs. 102, 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838.)
           516  Sec. 174d-1. Same; assignment of space for meetings of joint
                    committees, conference committees, etc.
                    The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker
                of the House of Representatives shall cause a survey to be
                made of available space within the Capitol which could be
                utilized for joint committee meetings, meetings of
                conference committees, and other meetings, requiring the
                attendance of both Senators and Members of the House of
                Representatives; and shall recommend the reassignment of
                such space to accommodate such meetings. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch.
                753, Sec. 242, 60 Stat. 839.)
           517  Sec. 174e. Same; certification of vouchers.
                    It shall not be a duty of the Architect of the Capitol
                to certify any payroll or other voucher covering any
                expenditure from any appropriation for the Senate Office
                Building, or for any other building or activity, unless the
                obligation involved was incurred by him or under his
                direction. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 343.)
           518  Sec. 174j-1. Senate Restaurants; management by Architect of
                    the Capitol; approval of matters of general policy;
                    termination.
                    Effective August 1, 1961, the management of the Senate
                Restaurants and all matters connected therewith, heretofore
                under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration, shall be under the direction of the
                Architect of the Capitol under such rules and regulations as
                the Architect may prescribe for the operation and the
                employment of necessary assistance for the conduct of said
                restaurants by such business methods as may produce the best
                results consistent with economical and modern management,
                subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration as to matters of general policy: Provided,
                That the management of the Senate Restaurant by the
                Architect of the Capitol shall cease and the restaurants
                revert from the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol
                to the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration upon adoption by that committee of a
                resolution ordering such transfer of jurisdiction at any
                time hereafter. (Pub. L. 87-82, Sec. 1, July 6, 1961, 75
                Stat. 199.)

                                      Note

                    Section 5 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
                1989, provided:
                    ``Sec. 5. The Committee on Rules and Administration of
                the Senate may provide for the distribution of unused food
                from the Senate cafeterias under the jurisdiction of the
                committee to the needy of the District of Columbia through
                an appropriate private distribution organization selected by
                the committee.'' (Pub. L. 100-458, Sec. 5, Oct. 1, 1988, 102
                Stat. 2161.)

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         518.1  Sec. 174j-2. Same; transfer of accounts, records, supplies,
                    equipment, and assets of Senate Restaurants.
                    The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration after
                the close of business July 31, 1961, is hereby authorized
                and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction of the
                Architect of the Capitol all accounts, records, supplies,
                equipment, and assets of the Senate Restaurants that may be
                in the possession or under the control of the said committee
                in order that all such items may be available to the
                Architect of the Capitol toward the maintenance and
                operation of the Senate Restaurants. (Pub. L. 87-82, Sec. 2,
                July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199.)
         518.2  Sec. 174j-3. Same: authorization and direction to effectuate
                    purposes of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title.
                    The Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized and
                directed to carry into effect for the United States Senate
                the provisions of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title
                and to exercise the authorities contained herein, and any
                resolution of the Senate amendatory hereof or supplementary
                hereto hereafter adopted. Such authority and direction shall
                continue until the United States Senate shall by resolution
                otherwise order, or until the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration shall by resolution order the restaurants to
                be returned to the committee's jurisdiction. (Pub. L. 87-82,
                Sec. 3, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199.)
         518.3  Sec. 174j-4. Special deposit account; establishment;
                    appropriations; approval of payments.
                    There is established with the Treasurer of the United
                States a special deposit account in the name of the
                Architect of the Capitol for the United States Senate
                Restaurants, into which shall be deposited all sums received
                pursuant to sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title or any
                amendatory or supplementary resolutions hereafter adopted
                and from the operations thereunder and from which shall be
                disbursed the sums necessary in connection with the exercise
                of the duties required under section 174j-1 to 174j-7 of
                this title or any amendatory or supplementary resolutions
                and the operations thereunder. Any amounts appropriated for
                fiscal year 1973 and thereafter from the Treasury of the
                United States, which shall be part of a ``Contingent
                Expenses of the Senate'' item for the particular fiscal year
                involved, shall be paid to the Architect of the Capitol by
                the Secretary of the Senate at such times and in such sums
                as the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may
                approve. Any such payment shall be deposited by the
                Architect in full under such special deposit account. (July
                6, 1961, Pub. L. 87-82, Sec. 4, 75 Stat. 199; July 9, 1971,
                Pub. L. 92-51, Sec. 101, 85 Stat. 129; July 10, 1972, Pub.
                L. 92-342, Sec. 101, 86 Stat. 435.)
         518.4  Sec. 174j-5. Same; deposits and disbursements under special
                    deposit account.
                    Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit
                account (1) shall be made by the Architect, or, when
                directed by him, by such employees of the Architect as he
                may designate, and (2) shall be subject to audit by the
                General Accounting Office at such times and in such manner
                as the Comptroller General may direct: Provided, That
                payments made by or under direction of the Architect of the
                Capitol from such special deposit account shall be
                conclusive upon all officers of the Government. (Pub. L. 87-
                82, Sec. 5, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.)

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         518.5  Sec. 174j-6. Same; bond of Architect, Assistant Architect,
                    and other employees.
                    The Architect, Assistant Architect, and any employees of
                the Architect designated by the Architect under section
                174j-5 of this title shall each give bond in the sum of
                $5,000 with such surety as the Secretary of the Treasury may
                approve for the handling of the financial transactions under
                such special deposit account. (Pub. L. 87-82, Sec. 6, July
                6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.)
         518.6  Sec. 174j-7. Same; supersedure of prior provisions for
                    maintenance and operation of Senate Restaurants.
                    This Act shall supersede any other Acts or resolutions
                heretofore approved for the maintenance and operation of the
                Senate Restaurants: Provided, however, That any Acts or
                resolutions now in effect shall again become effective,
                should the restaurants at any future time revert to the
                jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration. (Pub. L. 87-82, Sec. 7, July 6, 1961, 75
                Stat. 200.)
       518.6-1  Sec. 174j-8. Management personnel and miscellaneous
                    expenses; availability of appropriations; annual and
                    sick leave.
                    Hereafter, appropriations for the ``Senate Office
                Buildings'' shall be available for employment of management
                personnel of the Senate restaurant facilities and
                miscellaneous restaurant expenses (except cost of food and
                cigar stand sales) and, in fixing the compensation of such
                personnel, the compensation of four positions hereafter to
                be designated as Director of Food Service, Assistant
                Director of Food Service, Manager (special functions), and
                Administrative Officer shall be fixed by the Architect of
                the Capitol without regard to chapter 51 and subchapters III
                and IV of chapter 53 of Title 5, and shall thereafter be
                adjusted in accordance with section 5307 of Title 5. Annual
                and sick leave balances of such personnel, as of July 9,
                1971, shall be credited to the leave accounts of such
                personnel, subject to the provisions of section 6304 of
                Title 5, upon their transfer to the appropriation for Senate
                Office Buildings and such personnel shall continue, while
                employed by the Architect of the Capitol, to earn leave at
                rates not less than their present accrual rates. (Pub. L.
                92-51, Sec. 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 138, amended Pub. L.
                94-59, Title V, Sec. 500, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 289; Pub.
                L. 101-509, 104 Stat. 1440, Nov. 5, 1990.)
       518.6-2  Sec. 174j-9. Loans for Senate Restaurants.
                (a) Borrowing authority.
                    Subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules
                and Administration, the Architect of the Capitol shall have
                authority to borrow (and be accountable for), from time to
                time, from the appropriation account, within the contingent
                fund of the Senate, for ``Miscellaneous Items'', such amount
                as he may determine necessary to carry out the provisions of
                the joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution
                transferring the management of the Senate Restaurants to the
                Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes'', approved
                July 6, 1961, as amended (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 through 174j-
                8),\1\ and resolutions of the Senate amendatory thereof or
                supplementary thereto.

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                (b) Amount and period of loan; voucher.
                    Any such loan authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of
                this section shall be for such amount and for such period as
                the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall
                prescribe and shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate
                to the Architect of the Capitol upon a voucher approved by
                the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration.
                (c) Deposit, credit, and future availability of proceeds
                    from repayment.
                    All proceeds from the repayment of any such loan shall
                be deposited in the appropriation account, within the
                contingent fund of the Senate, for ``Miscellaneous Items'',
                shall be credited to the fiscal year during which such loan
                was made, and shall thereafter be available for the same
                purposes for which the amount loaned was initially
                appropriated. (Pub. L. 98-396, Title I, Sec. 101, Aug. 22,
                1984, 98 Stat. 1395.)
         518.7  Sec. 184a. John W. McCormack Residential Page School--
                    Construction authorization for dormitory and classroom
                    facilities complex.
                    (a) There is hereby authorized to be constructed, on a
                site jointly approved by the Senate Office Building
                Commission and the House Office Building Commission, in
                accordance with plans which shall be prepared by or under
                the direction of the Architect of the Capitol and which
                shall be submitted to and jointly approved by the Senate
                Office Building Commission and the House Office Building
                Commission, a fireproof building containing dormitory and
                classroom facilities, including necessary furnishings and
                equipment, for pages of the Senate, the House of
                Representatives, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
                    (b) The Architect of the Capitol, under the joint
                direction and supervision of the Senate Office Building
                Commission and the House Office Building Commission, is
                authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States, by
                purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, such
                publicly or privately owned real property in the District of
                Columbia (including all alleys, and parts of alleys, and
                streets within the curblines surrounding such real property)
                located in the vicinity of the United States Capitol
                Grounds, as may be approved jointly by the Senate Office
                Building Commission and the House Office Building
                Commission, for the purpose of constructing on such real
                property, in accordance with this section, a suitable
                dormitory and classroom facilities complex for pages of the
                Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court
                of the United States.
                    (c) Any proceeding for condemnation instituted under
                subsection (b) of this section shall be conducted in
                accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 13 of title 16 of
                the District of Columbia Code.
                    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real
                property owned by the United States, and any alleys, or
                parts of alleys and streets, contained within the curblines
                surrounding the real property acquired on behalf of the
                United States under this section shall be transferred, upon
                the request of the Architect of the Capitol made with the
                joint approval of the Senate Office Building Commission and
                the House Office Building Commission, to the jurisdiction
                and control of the Architect of the Capitol.

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                    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
                alleys, or parts of alleys and streets, contained within the
                curblines surrounding the real property acquired on behalf
                of the United States under this section shall be closed and
                vacated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in
                accordance with any request therefor made by the Architect
                of the Capitol with the joint approval of the Senate Office
                Building Commission and the House Office Building
                Commission.
                    (f) Upon the acquisition on behalf of the United States
                of all real property under this section, such property shall
                be a part of the United States Capitol Grounds and shall be
                subject to the provisions of sections 193a to 193m, 212a,
                and 212b of this title.
                    (g) The building constructed on the real property
                acquired under this section shall be designated the ``John
                W. McCormack Residential Page School''. The employment of
                all services (other than that of the United States Capitol
                Police) necessary for its protection, care, maintenance, and
                use, for which appropriations are made by Congress, shall be
                under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
                Capitol. Such supervision and control shall be subject to
                the joint approval and direction of the Speaker and the
                President pro tempore. The Architect shall submit annually
                to the Congress estimates in detail for all services, other
                than those of the United States Capitol Police or those
                provided in connection with the conduct of school operations
                and the personal supervision of pages, and for all other
                expenses in connection with the protection, care,
                maintenance, and use of the John W. McCormack Residential
                Page School. The Speaker and the President pro tempore shall
                prescribe, from time to time, regulations governing the
                Architect in the provision of services and the protection,
                care, and maintenance, of the John W. McCormack Residential
                Page School.
                    (h) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
                President pro tempore of the Senate jointly shall designate
                an officer of the House and an officer of the Senate, other
                than a Member of the House or Senate, who shall jointly
                exercise supervision and control over the activities of the
                pages resident in the John W. McCormack Residential Page
                School. With the approval of the Speaker and the President
                pro tempore, such officers so designated shall prescribe
                regulations governing--
                            (1) the actual use and occupancy of the John W.
                        McCormack Residential Page School including, if
                        necessary, the imposition of a curfew for pages;
                            (2) the conduct of pages generally; and
                            (3) other matters pertaining to the supervision,
                        direction, safety, and well-being of pages in off-
                        duty hours.

                Such officers, subject to the approval of the Speaker and
                the President pro tempore, jointly shall appoint and fix the
                per annum gross rate of pay of a Residence Superintendent of
                Pages, who shall perform such duties with respect to the
                supervision of pages resident therein as those officials
                shall prescribe. In addition, such officers, subject to the
                approval of the Speaker and the President pro tempore,
                jointly shall appoint and fix the per annum gross rates of
                pay of such additional personnel as may be necessary to
                assist those officers and the Residence Superintendent of
                Pages in carrying out their functions under this section.

                    (i) Nothing in section 88b-1 of title 2 and this section
                shall affect the operation of section 88a of title 2 or
                section 88b of title 2, relating to educational facilities
                of pages and other minors who are congressional

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                employees. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510, Sec. 492, 84
                Stat. 1199; Dec. 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93-198, Sec. 421, 87
                Stat. 789.)
         518.8     Acquisition of Property as an Addition to the Capitol
                                           Grounds
                    To enable the Architect of the Capitol to acquire on
                behalf of the United States, as an addition to the United
                States Capitol Grounds, by purchase, condemnation, transfer,
                or otherwise, all publicly or privately owned property
                contained in square 764 in the District of Columbia, and all
                alleys or parts of alleys contained within the curblines
                surrounding such square, as such square appears on the
                records in the office of the surveyor of the District of
                Columbia as of the date of the approval of this Act:
                Provided,  That any proceeding for condemnation brought
                under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with
                the Act of December 23, 1963 (16 D.C. Code, secs. 1351-
                1368): Provided further, That for the purposes of this
                paragraph, square 764 shall be deemed to extend to the outer
                face of the curbs surrounding such square: Provided further,
                That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real
                property owned by the United States and any public alleys or
                parts of alleys and streets contained within the curblines
                surrounding such square shall, upon request of the Architect
                of the Capitol, be transferred to the jurisdiction and
                control of the Architect of the Capitol without
                reimbursement or transfer of funds, and any alleys or parts
                of alleys or streets contained within the curblines of said
                square shall be closed and vacated by the Commissioner of
                the District of Columbia, appointed pursuant to part III of
                Reorganization Plan numbered 3 of 1967, in accordance with
                any request therfor made by the Architect of the Capitol:
                Provided further, That, upon acquisition of such real
                property pursuant to this paragraph, the Architect of the
                Capitol is authorized to use such property as a green park
                area, pending its development for permanent use as the site
                of the John W. McCormack Residential Page School, subject to
                the approval of the Senate Office Building Commission and
                the House Office Building Commission: Provided further, That
                the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police shall extend over any
                real property acquired under this paragraph and such
                property shall become a part of the United States Capitol
                Grounds and be subject to the provisions of sections 193a-
                193m, 212a, and 212b of title 40, United States Code:
                Provided further, That the Architect of the Capitol, under
                the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission and
                the House Office Building Commission, is authorized and
                directed to enter into such contracts, incur such
                obligations, and make such expenditures, including
                expenditures for personal and other services, as may be
                necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph;
                $1,450,000, to remain available until expended. (Oct. 31,
                1972, Pub. L. 92-607, 86 Stat. 1512.)
           519  Sec. 185a. Senate garage; control, supervision, and care.
                    (a) The employees of the Senate garage engaged by the
                Architect of the Capitol for the primary purpose of
                servicing official motor vehicles, together with the
                functions performed by such employees, shall, on October 1,
                1980, be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at
                Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Provided further, That,
                effective July 1, 1965, the underground space in the north
                extension of the Capitol Grounds, known as the Legislative
                Garage shall hereafter be known as the Senate Garage and
                shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Architect
                of the Capitol, subject to such regulations respecting the
                use thereof as may be promulgated by the Senate Committee on
                Rules and Administration: Provided further, That such
                regulations shall provide for the continued assignment of
                space and the continued furnishing of service in such garage
                for official motor vehicles of the House and the Senate and
                the Architect of the Capitol and Capitol Grounds maintenance
                equipment.
                    (b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, the term
                ``servicing'' includes, with respect to an official motor
                vehicle, the washing and fueling of such vehicle, the
                checking of its tires and battery, and checking and adding
                oil. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, Sec. 1, 47 Stat. 391; Aug. 20,
                1964, Pub. L. 88-454, 78 Stat. 545; Oct. 13, 1980, Pub. L.
                96-444, Sec. 1(a)(1), (b), 94 Stat. 1889.)

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           520  Sec. 186. Transfer of material and equipment to Architect.
                    The Secretary of the Army is authorized to transfer,
                without payment, to the Architect of the Capitol, such
                material and equipment, not required by the Department of
                the Army, as the Architect may request for use at the
                Capitol powerplant, the Capitol Building, and the Senate and
                House Office Buildings. (June 5, 1920, ch. 253, Sec. 1, 41
                Stat. 1035; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)
           521  Sec. 187. National Statuary Hall.
                    Suitable structures and railings shall be erected in the
                old hall of Representatives for the reception and protection
                of statuary, and the same shall be under the supervision and
                direction of the Architect of the Capitol. And the President
                is authorized to invite all the States to provide and
                furnish statues, in marble or bronze, not exceeding two in
                number for each State, of deceased persons who have been
                citizens thereof, and illustrious for their historic renown
                or for distinguished civic or military services, such as
                each State may deem to be worthy of this national
                commemoration; and when so furnished, the same shall be
                placed in the old hall of the House of Representatives, in
                the Capitol of the United States, which is set apart, or so
                much thereof as may be necessary, as a national statuary
                hall for the purpose indicated in this section. (R.S.
                Sec. 1814; Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 147;
                Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)
         521.1                       Location of Statues
                    House Concurrent Resolution 47, passed Feb. 24, 1933, 47
                Stat. Part 2, 1784, provided:
                    ``That the Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval
                of the Joint Committee on the Library, with the advice of
                the Commission on Fine Arts, is hereby authorized and
                directed to relocate within the Capitol any of the statues
                already received and placed in Statuary Hall, and to provide
                for the reception and location of the statues received
                hereafter from the States.''
           522  Sec. 188. Works of fine arts.
                    The Joint Committee on the Library, whenever, in their
                judgment, it is expedient, are authorized to accept any work
                of the fine arts, on behalf of Congress, which may be
                offered, and to assign the same such place in the Capitol as
                they may deem suitable, and shall have the supervision of
                all works of art that may be placed in the Capitol. (R.S.
                Sec. 1831.)
          522a  Sec. 188a. United States Capitol Preservation Commission.
                (a) Establishment and purposes.
                    There is established in the Congress the United States
                Capitol Preservation Commission (hereinafter in sections
                188a to 188a-5 of this title referred to as the
                ``Commission'') for the purposes of----
                            (1) providing for improvements in, preservation
                        of, and acquisitions for, the United States Capitol;
                            (2) providing for works of fine art and other
                        property for display in the United States Capitol
                        and at other locations under the control of the
                        Congress; and
                            (3) conducting other activities that directly
                        facilitate, encourage, or otherwise support any
                        purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2).

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                (b) Membership.
                    The Commission shall be composed of the following
                Members of Congress:
                            (1) The President pro tempore of the Senate and
                        the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who
                        shall be co-chairmen.
                            (2) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint
                        Committee on the Library.
                            (3) The Chairman and the ranking minority party
                        member of the Committee on Rules and Administration
                        of the Senate, and the Chairman and the ranking
                        minority party member of the Committee on House
                        Administration of the House of Representatives.
                            (4) The majority leader and the minority leader
                        of the Senate.
                            (5) The majority leader and the minority leader
                        of the House of Representatives.
                            (6) The Chairman of the Commission on the
                        Bicentennial of the United States Senate and the
                        Chairman of the Commission of the House of
                        Representatives Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon
                        expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or
                        Member of the House of Representatives, as
                        appropriate, appointed by the Senate or House of
                        Representatives co-chairman of the Commission,
                        respectively.
                            (7) One Senator appointed by the President pro
                        tempore of the Senate and one Senator appointed by
                        the minority leader of the Senate.
                            (8) One Member of the House of Representatives
                        appointed by the Speaker of the House of
                        Representatives and one Member of the House of
                        Representatives appointed by the minority leader of
                        the House of Representatives.
                (c) Designees.
                    Each member of the Commission specified under subsection
                (b) of this section (other than a member under paragraph (7)
                or (8) of such subsection) may designate a Senator or Member
                of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to
                serve as a member of the Commission in place of the member
                so specified.
                (d) Architect of the Capitol.
                    In addition to the members under subsection (b) of this
                section, the Architect of the Capitol shall participate in
                the activities of the Commission, ex officio, and without
                the right to vote.
                (e) Staff support and assistance.
                    The Senate Commission on Art, the House of
                Representatives Fine Arts Board, and the Architect of the
                Capitol shall provide to the Commission such staff support
                and assistance as the Commission may request.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
                Stat. 4608.)

        522a-1  Sec. 188a-1. Authority of Commission to accept gifts and
                    conduct other transactions relating to works of fine art
                    and other property.
                (a) In general.
                    In carrying out the purposes referred to in section
                188a(a) of this title the Commission is authorized--

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                            (1) to accept gifts of works of fine art, gifts
                        of other property, and gifts of money; and
                            (2) to acquire property, administer property,
                        dispose of property, and conduct other transactions
                        related to such purposes.
                (b) Transfer and disposition of works of fine art and other
                    property.
                    The Commission shall, with respect to works of fine art
                and other property received by the Commission--
                            (1) in consultation with the Joint Committee on
                        the Library, the Senate Commission on Art, or the
                        House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, as the
                        case may be, transfer such property to the entity
                        consulted;
                            (2) if a transfer described in paragraph (1) is
                        not appropriate, dispose of the work of fine art by
                        sale or other transaction; and
                            (3) in the case of property that is not directly
                        related to the purposes referred to in section
                        188a(a) of this title, dispose of such property by
                        sale or other transaction.
                (c) Requirements for conduct of transactions.
                    In conducting transactions under this section, the
                Commission shall--
                            (1) accept money only in the form of a check or
                        similar instrument made payable to the Treasury of
                        the United States and shall deposit any such check
                        or instrument in accordance with section 188a-2 of
                        this title;
                            (2) in making sales and engaging in other
                        property transactions, take into consideration
                        market conditions and other relevant factors; and
                            (3) assure that each transaction is directly
                        related to the purposes referred to in section
                        188a(a) of this title.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title VIII, Sec. 802, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
                Stat. 4609; Pub. L. 101-302, Title III, Sec. 312(a), May 25,
                1990, 104 Stat. 245.)

        522a-2  Sec. 188a-2. Capitol Preservation Fund.
                (a) In general.
                    There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known
                as the ``Capitol Preservation Fund'' (hereafter in sections
                188a to 188a-5 of this title referred to as the ``fund''),
                which shall consist of (1) amounts deposited, and interest
                and proceeds credited, under subsection (d) of this section,
                (2) obligations obtained under subsection (e) of this
                section, and (3) all surcharges received by the Secretary of
                the Treasury from the sale of coins minted under the
                Bicentennial of the United States Congress Commemorative
                Coin Act.
                (b) Availability of fund.
                    The fund shall be available to the Commission--
                            (1) for payment of transaction costs and similar
                        expenses incurred under section 188a-1 of this
                        title;
                            (2) subject to the approval of the Committee on
                        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
                        the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, for
                        improvement and preservation projects for the United
                        States Capitol;
                            (3) for disbursement with respect to works of
                        fine art and other property as provided in section
                        188a-1 of this title; and

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                            (4) for such other payments as may be required
                        to carry out section 188a of this title or section
                        188a-1 of this title.
                (c) Transaction costs and proportionality.
                    In carrying out this section, the Commission shall, to
                the extent practicable, take such action as may be
                necessary--
                            (1) to minimize disbursements under subsection
                        (b)(1) of this section; and
                            (2) to equalize disbursements under subsection
                        (b) of this section between the Senate and the House
                        of Representatives.
                (d) Deposits, credits, and disbursements.
                    The Commission shall deposit in the fund gifts of money
                and proceeds of transactions under section 188a-1 of this
                title. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the
                fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or
                redemption of, obligations held in the fund. Disbursements
                from the fund shall be made on vouchers approved by the
                Commission and signed by the co-chairmen.
                (e) Investments.
                    The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion
                of the fund that, as determined by the Commission, is not
                required to meet current withdrawals. Each investment shall
                be made in an interest bearing obligation of the United
                States or an obligation guaranteed as to principal and
                interest by the United States that, as determined by the
                Commission has a maturity suitable for the fund. In carrying
                out this subsection, the Secretary may make such purchases,
                sales, and redemptions of obligations as may be approved by
                the Commission.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title VIII, Sec. 803, Nov. 18, 1988, Stat.
                4609; Pub. L. 101-302, Title III, Sec. 312(b), May 25, 1990,
                104 Stat. 245.)

        522a-3  Sec. 188a-3. Audits by the Comptroller General.
                    The Comptroller General shall conduct annual audits of
                the transactions of the Commission and shall report the
                results of each audit to the Congress. (Pub. L. 100-696,
                Title VIII, Sec. 804, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4610.)
        522a-4  Sec. 188a-4. Advisory boards.
                    The Commission may establish appropriate boards to
                provide advice and assistance to the Commission and to
                further the purposes of the Commission. The boards shall be
                composed of members (including chairmen) who shall be
                appointed by the Commission from public and private life and
                shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission and each co-
                chairman of the Commission may appoint one member to any
                such board. The members of boards under this section may be
                reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
                performance of the duties of the boards, at the discretion
                of the Commission. (Pub. L. 100-696, Title VIII, Sec. 805,
                Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4610.)
        522a-5  Sec. 188a-5. Definition.
                    As used in sections 188a to 188a-5 of this title, the
                term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
                Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
                to, the Congress. (Pub. L. 100-696, Title VIII, Sec. 806,
                Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4610.)

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          522b  Sec. 188b. Senate Commission on Art.
                (a) Establishment.
                    There is hereby established a Senate Commission on Art
                (hereinafter referred to as ``the Commission'') consisting
                of the President pro tempore of the Senate, the chairman and
                ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and
                Administration of the Senate, and the majority and minority
                leaders of the Senate.
                (b) Chairman and Vice Chairman; quorum; Executive Secretary.
                    The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice
                Chairman at the beginning of each Congress. Three members of
                the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
                of business, except that the Commission may fix a lesser
                number which shall constitute a quorum for the taking of
                testimony. The Secretary of the Senate shall be the
                Executive Secretary of the Commission\1\
                    \1\So in original. Probably should end with a period.
                (c) Selection of Curator of Art and Antiquities of the
                    Senate; availability of professional and clerical
                    assistance.
                    The Commission shall select a Curator of Art and
                Antiquities of the Senate who shall be appointed by and be
                an employee of the Secretary of the Senate. The Curator
                shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission, shall perform
                such duties as it may prescribe, and shall receive
                compensation at a gross rate, not to exceed $22,089 per
                annum to be fixed by the Commission. At the request of the
                Commission the Secretary of the Senate shall detail to the
                Commission such additional professional, clerical, and other
                assistants as, from time to time, it deems necessary.
                (d) Hearings and meetings.
                    The Commission shall be empowered to hold hearings,
                summon witnesses, administer oaths, employ reporters,
                request the production of papers and records, take such
                testimony, and adopt such rules for the conduct of its
                hearings and meetings, as it deems necessary. (Pub. L. 100-
                696, Title IX, Sec. 901(a), (b)(1), (3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102
                Stat. 4610, 4611.)
        522b-1  Sec. 188b-1. Duties of Commission.
                (a) In general.
                    The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to
                supervise, hold, place, protect, and make known all works of
                art, historical objects, and exhibits within the Senate wing
                of the United States Capitol, any Senate Office Buildings,
                and in all rooms, spaces, and corridors thereof, which are
                the property of the United States, and in its judgment to
                accept any works of art, historical objects, or exhibits
                which may hereafter be offered, given, or devised to the
                Senate, its committees, and its officers for placement and
                exhibition in the Senate wing of the Capitol, the Senate
                Office Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.
                (b) Issuance and publication of regulations.
                    The Commission shall prescribe such regulations as it
                deems necessary for the care, protection, and placement of
                such works of art, exhibits, and historical objects in the
                Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings,
                and for their acceptance on behalf of the Senate, its

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                committees, and officers. Such regulations shall be
                published in the Congressional Record at such time or times
                as the Commission may deem necessary for the information of
                the Members of the Senate and the public.
                (c) Consistency of regulations.
                    Regulations authorized by the provisions of section 193
                of this title to be issued by the Sergeant at Arms of the
                Senate for the protection of the Capitol, and any
                regulations issued, or activities undertaken, by the
                Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, or the
                Architect of the Capitol, in carrying out duties relating to
                the care, preservation, and protection of the Senate wing of
                the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings, shall be
                consistent with such rules and regulations as the Commission
                may issue pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
                (d) Responsibilities of Committee on Rules and
                    Administration of the Senate.
                    The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
                in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol and
                consistent with regulations prescribed by the Commission
                under subsection (b) of this section, shall have
                responsibility for the supervision, protection, and
                placement of all works of art, historical objects, and
                exhibits which shall have been accepted on behalf of the
                Senate by the Commission or acknowledged as United States
                property by inventory of the Commission, and which may be
                lodged in the Senate wing of the Capitol or the Senate
                Office Building by the Commission.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title IX, Sec. 901(a), (b)(2), Nov. 18,
                1988, 102 Stat. 4610, 4611.)

        522b-2  Sec. 188b-2. Supervision and maintenance of Old Senate
                    Chamber.
                    The Commission shall have responsibility for the
                supervision and maintenance of the Old Senate Chamber on the
                principal floor of the Senate wing of the Capitol insofar as
                it is to be preserved as a patriotic shrine in the Capitol
                for the benefit of the people of the United States.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title IX, Sec. 901(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102
                Stat. 4610.)

        522b-3  Sec. 188b-3. Publication of list of works of art, historical
                    objects, and exhibits.
                    The Commission shall, from time to time, but at least
                once every ten years, publish as a Senate document a list of
                all works of art, historical objects, and exhibits currently
                within the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office
                Buildings, together with their description, location, and
                with such notes as may be pertinent to their history.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title IX, Sec. 901(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102
                Stat. 4610.)

        522b-4  Sec. 188b-4. Authorization of appropriations.
                    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the
                contingent fund of the Senate for the expenses of the
                Commission the sum of $15,000 each fiscal year, to be
                disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate on vouchers signed
                by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Commission:
                Provided, That no payment shall be made from such
                appropriation as salary. (Pub. L. 100-696, Title IX,
                Sec. 901(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4610.)

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        522b-5  Sec. 188b-5. Additional authority for Senate Commission on
                    Art to acquire works of art, historical objects,
                    documents, exhibits, or exhibitions.
                    (a) The Senate Commission on Art, in addition to any
                authority conferred upon it by sections 188b to 188b-4 of
                this title, is authorized to acquire any work of art,
                historical object, document or material relating to
                historical matters, or exhibit for placement or exhibition
                in the Senate wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office
                Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.
                    (b) This section shall be effective as of March 1, 1971.

                (Pub. L. 100-696, Title IX, Sec. 901(a), (c), Nov. 18, 1988,
                102 Stat. 4610, 4611.)

        522b-6  Sec. 188b-6. Conservation, restoration, replication, or
                    replacement of items in United States Senate Collection.
                (a) Use of moneys in Senate contingent fund.
                    Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30,
                1996, and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to the
                approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
                any unexpended and unobligated funds in the appropriation
                account for the ``Secretary of the Senate'' within the
                contingent fund of the Senate which have not been withdrawn
                in accordance with section 102a of Title 2 shall be
                available for the expenses incurred, without regard to the
                fiscal year in which incurred, for the conservation,
                restoration, and replication or replacement, in whole or in
                part, of items of art, fine art, and historical items within
                the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, any Senate
                Office Building, or any room, corridor, or other space
                therein. In the case of replication or replacement of such
                items, the funds available under this subsection shall be
                available for any such items previously contained within the
                Senate wing of the Capitol, or an item historically
                accurate.
                (b) United States Senate Collection.
                    All such items of art referred to in subsection (a) of
                this section shall be known as the ``United States
                Collection''.
                (c) Approval of disbursements by Chairman or Executive
                    Secretary of Senate Commission on Art.
                    Disbursements for expenses incurred for the purposes in
                subsection (a) of this section shall be made upon vouchers
                approved by the Chairman of the Senate Commission on Art or
                the Executive Secretary of the Senate Commission on Art.

                (Pub. L. 101-302, Title III, Sec. 316, May 25, 1990, 104
                Stat. 246; Pub. L. 101-520, Title III, Sec. 323, Nov. 5,
                1990, 104 Stat. 2285; Pub. L. 102-90, Title III, Sec. 310,
                Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 102-392, Title III,
                Sec. 312, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 104-53,
                Sec. 311, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 538.)

           523  Sec. 189. Art exhibits.
                    No work of art or manufacture other than the property of
                the United States shall be exhibited in the National
                Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, or the corridors of the Capitol.
                (Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, Sec. 1, 20 Stat. 391.)

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           524  Sec. 190. Same.
                    No room in the Capitol shall be used for private studios
                or works of art, without permission from the Joint Committee
                on the Library, given in writing; and it shall be the duty
                of the Architect of the Capitol to carry this provision into
                effect. (Mar. 3. 1875, ch. 130, Sec. 1, 18 Stat. 376.)
           525  Sec. 193. Protection of buildings and property.
                    The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of
                Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as
                they may deem necessary for preserving the peace and
                securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection
                of the public property therein, and they shall have power to
                arrest and detain any person violating such regulations,
                until such person can be brought before the proper
                authorities for trial. (R.S. Sec. 1820.)

                                Cross Reference

                    Policing of Capitol building and grounds, see section
                212a of this title (Senate Manual section 546).
                    Use of Capitol Grounds as playground prohibited, see
                section 214 of this title (Senate Manual section 549).
                    Use of Capitol Grounds for temporary recreational
                purposes permitted, see section 214a of this title (Senate
                Manual section 549a).
           526  Sec. 193a. United States Capitol Grounds; area comprising;
                    jurisdiction.
                    The United States Capitol Grounds shall comprise all
                squares, reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other
                areas as defined on a map entitled ``Map showing areas
                comprising United States Capitol Grounds'', dated June 25,
                1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol and recorded
                in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in
                book 127, page 8, including all additions added thereto by
                law subsequent to June 25, 1946, and the jurisdiction and
                control over the United States Capitol Grounds, vested prior
                to July 31, 1946, by law in the Architect of the Capitol, is
                extended to the entire area of the United States Capitol
                Grounds and the Architect of the Capitol shall be
                responsible for the maintenance and improvement thereof,
                including those streets and roadways in said United States
                Capitol Grounds as shown on said map as being under the
                jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the
                District of Columbia, except that the Commissioners of the
                District of Columbia shall be responsible for the
                maintenance and improvement of those portions of the
                following streets which are situated between the curblines
                thereof: Constitution Avenue from Second Street Northeast to
                Third Street Northwest, First Street from D Street N.E. to D
                Street S.E., D Street from First Street S.E. to Canal Street
                S.W., and First Street from the north side of Louisiana
                Avenue to the intersection of C Street and Canal Street
                S.W., Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest from First Street
                Northwest to Third Street Northwest, Maryland Avenue
                Southwest from First Street Southwest to Third Street
                Southwest, Second Street Northeast from F Street Northeast
                to C Street Southeast; C Street Southeast from Second Street
                Southeast to First Street Southeast; that portion of
                Maryland Avenue Northeast from Second Street Northeast to
                First Street Northeast; that portion of New Jersey Avenue
                Northwest from D Street Northwest to Louisiana Avenue; that
                portion

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                of Second Street Southwest from the north curb of D Street
                to the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest; that portion
                of Virginia Avenue Southwest from the east curb of Second
                Street Southwest to the west curb of Third Street Southwest;
                that portion of Third Street Southwest from the south curb
                of Virginia Avenue Southwest to the north curb of D Street
                Southwest; that portion of D Street Southwest from the west
                curb of Third Street Southwest to the east curb of Second
                Street Southwest; that portion of Canal Street Southwest,
                including sidewalks and traffic islands, from the south curb
                of Independence Avenue Southwest to the west curb of South
                Capitol Street: Provided, That the Commissioner of the
                District of Columbia shall be permitted to enter any part of
                said United States Capitol Grounds for the purpose of
                repairing or maintaining or, subject to the approval of the
                Architect of the Capitol, for the purpose of constructing or
                altering, any utility service of the District of Columbia
                government. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 718;
                Oct. 20, 1967, Pub. L. 90-1080, Sec. 1(a), 81 Stat. 275;
                Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96-432, Sec. 2, 94 Stat. 1852.)

                                      Note

      Public Law 97-379, December 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1935, provided in part
    that the definition of United States Capitol Grounds should include the
    following additional areas which are situated as follows:

                            (1) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently
                        under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia
                        located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue,
                        Northwest, between the west curb of First Street,
                        Northwest and the east curb of Third Street,
                        Northwest.
                            (2) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently
                        under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia
                        located on the north side of Maryland Avenue,
                        Southwest, between the west curb of First Street,
                        Southwest and the east curb of Third Street,
                        Southwest.
                            (3) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently
                        under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia,
                        located on the west side of First Street between the
                        south curb of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest and the
                        north curb of Maryland Avenue, Southwest.
                            (4) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently
                        under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia,
                        located on the east side of Third Street between the
                        south curb of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest and the
                        north curb of Maryland Avenue, Southwest.
                    Section 3 of Pub. L. 96-432 provided that: ``On and
                after the effective date of this section [See section 4 of
                Pub. L. 96-432], that portion of C Street Northeast from the
                west curb of Second Street Northeast to the east curb of
                First Street Northeast shall be under the exclusive
                jurisdiction and control of the Capitol Police Board and the
                Architect of the Capitol in the same manner and to the same
                extent as such Board or the Architect of the Capitol has
                over other streets comprising the United States Capitol
                Grounds, and the Architect of the Capitol shall be
                responsible for the maintenance and improvement thereof.''
           527  Sec. 193b. Same; public use.
                    Public travel in and occupancy of said United States
                Capitol Grounds shall be restricted to the roads, walks, and
                places prepared for that purpose by flagging, paving, or
                otherwise. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 718.)
           528  Sec. 193c. Same; obstruction of roads; conveyance of goods
                    or merchandise.
                    It is forbidden to occupy the roads in said United
                States Capitol Grounds in such manner as to obstruct or
                hinder their proper use, or to use the roads in the area of
                said United States Capitol Grounds, south of Constitution
                Avenue and B Street and north of Independence

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                Avenue and B Street, for the conveyance of goods or
                merchandise, except to or from the Capitol on Government
                service. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 3, 60 Stat. 718.)
           529  Sec. 193d. Same; sale of articles; signs; solicitation.
                    It is forbidden to offer or expose any article for sale
                in said United States Capitol Grounds; to display any sign,
                placard, or other form of advertisement therein; to solicit
                fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions therein. (July
                31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 4, 60 Stat. 718.)
           530  Sec. 193e. Same; injuries to property.
                    It is forbidden to step or climb upon, remove, or in any
                way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other
                erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub,
                plant, or turf in said United States Capitol Grounds. (July
                31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 718.)
           531  Sec. 193f. Same; firearms, dangerous weapons, explosives, or
                    incendiary devices; violent entry and disorderly conduct
                    in the Capitol Grounds and Buildings; exemption of
                    Government officials.
                    (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or group of
                persons--
                            (1) Except as authorized by regulations which
                        shall be promulgated by the Capitol Police Board:

                                    (A) to carry on or have readily
                                accessible to the person of any individual
                                upon the United States Capitol Grounds or
                                within any of the Capitol Buildings any
                                firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive, or
                                incendiary device; or

                                    (B) to discharge any firearm or
                                explosive, to use any dangerous weapon, or
                                to ignite any incendiary device, upon the
                                United States Capitol Grounds or within any
                                of the Capitol Buildings; or

                                    (C) to transport by any means upon the
                                United States Capitol Grounds or within any
                                of the Capitol Buildings any explosive or
                                incendiary device; or

                            (2) Knowingly, with force and violence, to enter
                        or to remain upon the floor of either House of the
                        Congress.
                    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person or group of
                persons willfully and knowingly--
                            (1) to enter or to remain upon the floor of
                        either House of the Congress, to enter or to remain
                        in any cloakroom or lobby adjacent to such floor, or
                        to enter or to remain in the Rayburn Room of the
                        House or the Marble Room of the Senate, unless such
                        person is authorized, pursuant to rules adopted by
                        that House or pursuant to authorization given by
                        that House, to enter or to remain upon such floor or
                        in such cloakroom, lobby, or room;
                            (2) to enter or to remain in the gallery of
                        either House of the Congress in violation of rules
                        governing admission to such gallery adopted by that
                        House or pursuant to authorization given by that
                        House;
                            (3) to enter or to remain in any room within any
                        of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for
                        the use of either House of the Congress or any
                        Member, committee, subcommittee, officer, or
                        employee of the Congress or either House thereof
                        with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of
                        official business;

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                            (4) to utter loud, threatening, or abusive
                        language, or to engage in any disorderly or
                        disruptive conduct, at any place upon the United
                        States Capitol Grounds or within any of the Capitol
                        Buildings with intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb
                        the orderly conduct of any session of the Congress
                        or either House thereof, or the orderly conduct
                        within any such building of any hearing before, or
                        any deliberations of, any committee or subcommittee
                        of the Congress or either House thereof;
                            (5) to obstruct, or to impede passage through or
                        within, the United States Capitol Grounds or any of
                        the Capitol Buildings;
                            (6) to engage in any act of physical violence
                        upon the United States Capitol Grounds or within any
                        of the Capitol Buildings; or
                            (7) to parade, demonstrate, or picket within any
                        of the Capitol Buildings.
                    (c) Nothing contained in this section shall forbid any
                act of any Member of Congress, or any employee of a Member
                of the Congress, any officer or employee of the Congress or
                any committee or subcommittee thereof, or any officer or
                employee of either House of the Congress or any committee or
                subcommittee thereof, which is performed in the lawful
                discharge of his official duties. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707,
                Sec. 6, 60 Stat. 718; Aug. 6, 1962, Pub. L. 87-571, 76 Stat.
                307; Oct. 20, 1967, Pub. L. 90-108, Sec. 1(b), 81 Stat.
                276.)
           532  Sec. 193g. Same; parades or assemblages; display of flags.
                    It is forbidden to parade, stand, or move in processions
                or assemblages in said United States Capitol Grounds, or to
                display therein any flag, banner, or device designed or
                adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization,
                or movement, except as hereinafter provided in sections 193j
                and 193k of this title. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 7, 60
                Stat. 719.)

                                      Note

                    The Case of Jeannette Rankin Brigade v. Chief of Capitol
                Police, D.C., D.C. 1972, 342 F. Supp. 575, affirmed 93 S.
                Ct. 311, 409 U.S. 972, held that the governmental interest
                in maintenance of a ``park-like setting'' on Capitol grounds
                was not sufficient to sustain this section prohibiting
                parades or assemblages on the Capitol grounds and that the
                section is void on its face on both U.S.C.A. Const. Amends.
                1 and 5 grounds.

           533  Sec. 193h. Same; prosecution and punishment of offenses;
                    procedure.

                    (a) Any violation of section 193f(a) of this title, and
                any attempt to commit any such violation, shall be a felony
                punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment
                not exceeding five years, or both.
                    (b) Any violation of section 193b, 193c, 193d, 193e,
                193f(b), or 193g of this title, and any attempt to commit
                any such violation, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a
                fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding six
                months, or both.
                    (c) Violations of sections 193a-193m, 212a and 212b of
                this title, including attempts or conspiracies to commit
                such violations, shall be prosecuted by the United States
                attorney or his assistants in the name of the United States.
                None of the general laws of the United States and none of
                the laws of the District of Columbia shall be superseded by
                any provision of sections 193a-193m, 212a and 212b of this
                title. Where the conduct violating sections 193a-193m, 212a
                and 212b of this title also violates the general laws of the
                United States or the laws

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                of the District of Columbia, both violations may be joined
                in a single prosecution. Prosecution for any violation of
                section 193f(a) of this title or for conduct which
                constitutes a felony under the general laws of the United
                States or the laws of the District of Columbia shall be in
                the United States District Court for the District of
                Columbia. All other prosecutions for violations of sections
                193a-193m, 212a and 212b of this title may be in the
                Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Whenever any
                person is convicted of a violation of sections 193a-193m,
                212a and 212b of this title and of the general laws of the
                United States or the laws of the District of Columbia, in a
                prosecution under this subsection, the penalty which may be
                imposed for such violation is the highest penalty authorized
                by any of the laws for violation of which the defendant is
                convicted. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 8, 60 Stat. 719;
                Oct. 20, 1967, Pub. L. 90-108, Sec. 1(c), 81 Stat. 277; July
                29, 1970. Pub. L. 91-358, Sec. 155(a), 84 Stat. 570.)
           534  Sec. 193i. Same; assistance to authorities by Capitol
                    employees.
                    It shall be the duty of all persons employed in the
                service of the Government in the Capitol or in the United
                States Capitol Grounds to prevent, as far as may be in their
                power, offenses against sections 193a-193m, 212a, 212b of
                this title, and to aid the police, by information or
                otherwise, in securing the arrest and conviction of
                offenders. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 10, 60 Stat. 719.)
           535  Sec. 193j. Same; suspension of prohibitions against use of
                    grounds.
                    In order to admit of the due observance within the
                United States Capitol Grounds of occasions of national
                interest becoming the cognizance and entertainment of
                Congress, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives, acting concurrently, are
                authorized to suspend for such proper occasions so much of
                the prohibitions contained in sections 193b-193g of this
                title as would prevent the use of the roads and walks of the
                said grounds by processions or assemblages, and the use upon
                them of suitable decorations, music, addresses, and
                ceremonies: Provided, That responsible officers shall have
                been appointed, and arrangements determined which are
                adequate, in the judgment of said President of the Senate
                and Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the
                maintenance of suitable order and decorum in the
                proceedings, and for guarding the Capitol and its grounds
                from injury. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 11, 60 Stat.
                719.)
           536  Sec. 193k. Same; power of Capitol Police Board to suspend
                    prohibitions.
                    In the absence from Washington of either of the officers
                designated in section 193j of this title, the authority
                therein given to suspend certain prohibitions of sections
                193b-193g of this title shall devolve upon the other, and in
                the absence from Washington of both it shall devolve upon
                the Capitol Police Board: Provided, That notwithstanding the
                provisions of sections 193g and 193j of this title, the
                Capitol Police Board is authorized to grant the
                Commissioners of the District of Columbia authority to
                permit the use of Louisiana Avenue for any of the purposes
                prohibited by section 193g of this title. (July 31, 1946,
                ch. 707, Sec. 12, 60 Stat. 719.)

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           537  Sec. 193l. Same; concerts on grounds.
                    Nothing in sections 193a-193k and 212a of this title
                shall be construed to prohibit the giving of concerts in the
                United States Capitol Grounds, at such times as will not
                interfere with the Congress, by any band in the service of
                the United States, when and as authorized by the Architect
                of the Capitol. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 13, 60 Stat.
                720.)
           538  Sec. 193m. Same; definitions.
                    (a) As used in sections 193a-193m, 212a and 212b of this
                title--
                            (1) The term ``Capitol Buildings'' means the
                        United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office
                        Buildings and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all
                        subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more
                        such structures, and the real property underlying
                        and enclosed by any such structure.
                            (2) The term ``firearm'' shall have the same
                        meaning as when used in section 901(3) of title 15.
                            (3) The term ``dangerous weapon'' includes all
                        articles enumerated in section 14(a) of the Act of
                        July 8, 1932 (47 Stat. 654, as amended; D.C. Code
                        22-3214(a)) and also any device designed to expel or
                        hurl a projectile capable of causing injury to
                        persons or property, daggers, dirks, stilettoes, and
                        knives having blades over three inches in length.
                            (4) The term ``explosive'' shall have the same
                        meaning as when used in section 121(1) of title 50.
                            (5) The term ``act of physical violence'' means
                        any act involving (1) an assault or any other
                        infliction or threat of infliction of death or
                        bodily harm upon any individual, or (2) damage to or
                        destruction of any real property or personal
                        property. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 16(a), 60
                        Stat. 721; Oct. 20, 1967, Pub. L. 90-108, Sec. 1(d),
                        81 Stat. 277.)
         538.1  Sec. 193m-1. Audit of accounts of certain private
                    organizations.
                    Any private organization, except political parties and
                committees constituted for election of Federal officials,
                whether or not organized for profit and whether or not any
                of its income inures to the benefit of any person, which
                performs services or conducts activities in or on the United
                States Capitol Buildings or Grounds, as defined by or
                pursuant to law, shall be subject, for each year in which it
                performs such services or conducts such activities, to a
                special audit of its accounts which shall be conducted by
                the General Accounting Office. The results of such audit
                shall be reported by the Comptroller General to the Senate
                and House of Representatives. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-
                510, Sec. 451, 84 Stat. 1193.)
           539  Sec. 206. Capitol police; appointment.
                    There shall be a Capitol police. The captain and
                lieutenants shall be selected jointly by the Sergeant at
                Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
                Representatives; and one-half of the privates shall be
                selected by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and one-half
                by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives. The
                Capitol Police shall be headed by a Chief who shall be
                appointed by the Capitol Police Board and shall serve at the
                pleasure of the Board. (R.S. Sec. 1821; Apr. 28, 1902. Ch.
                594, Sec. 1, 32 Stat. 124; June 28, 1943,

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                ch. 173, Sec. 101, 57 Stat. 230; Dec. 20, 1979, Pub. L. 96-
                152, Sec. 1(a), 93 Stat. 1099.)
         539.1  Sec. 206c. Same; emergency duty overtime pay from funds
                    disbursed by Secretary of the Senate; compensatory time
                    off in place of additional pay; election, accrual and
                    transfer of time off; rules and regulations.
                    Each officer or member of the Capitol Police force whose
                compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate,
                who performs duty in addition to the number of hours of his
                regularly scheduled tour of duty for any day on or after
                July 1, 1974, is entitled to be paid compensation (when
                ordered to perform such duty by proper authority) or receive
                compensatory time off for each such additional hour of duty,
                except that an officer shall be entitled to such
                compensation only upon a determination made by the Capitol
                Police Board with respect to any additional hours.
                Compensation of an officer or member for each additional
                hour of duty shall be paid at a rate equal to his hourly
                rate of compensation in the case of an officer, and at a
                rate equal to one and one-half times his hourly rate of
                compensation for a member of such force. The hourly rate of
                compensation of such officer or member shall be determined
                by dividing his annual rate of compensation by 2,080. Any
                officer or member entitled to be paid compensation for such
                additional hours shall make a written election, which is
                irrevocable, whether he desires to be paid that compensation
                or to receive compensatory time off instead for each such
                hour. Compensation due officers and members under this
                paragraph shall be paid by the Secretary, upon certification
                by the Chief of the Capitol Police at the end of each
                calendar quarter and approval of the Capitol Police Board,
                from funds available in the Senate appropriation,
                ``Salaries, Officers and Employees'' for the fiscal year in
                which the additional hours of duty are performed without
                regard to the limitations specified therein. Any
                compensatory time off accured and not used by an officer or
                member at the time he is separated from service on the
                Capitol Police force may not be transferred to any other
                department, agency, or establishment of the United States
                Government or the government of the District of Columbia,
                and no lump-sum amount shall be paid for such accured time.
                The Capitol Police Board is authorized to prescribe
                regulations to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 92-51,
                Sec. 101, July 9, 1971; 85 Stat. 130, amended Pub. L. 93-
                145, Sec. 101, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 532; Pub. L. 93-371,
                Sec. 101(5), Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 430.)
           540  Sec. 207. Same; payment.
                    The said police shall be paid on the order of the
                Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of
                the House, or of either of them. (R.S. Sec. 1822.)
          540a  Sec. 207a. Unified payroll administration for Capitol
                    Police.
                    Payroll administration for the Capitol Police and
                civilian support personnel of the Capitol Police shall be
                carried out on a unified basis by a single disbursing
                authority. The Capitol Police Board, with the approval of
                the Committee on House Administration of the House of
                Representatives and the Committee on Rules and
                Administration of the Senate, acting jointly, shall, by
                contract or otherwise, provide for such

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                unified payroll administration. (July 31, 1946, c. 707,
                Sec. 9C, as added Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102-397, Title I,
                Sec. 102, 106 Stat. 1950.)

                                      Note

                                 Effective Date

                    Section 104 of Pub. L. 102-397, as amended Pub. L. 102-
                392, Title III, Sec. 321, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1726,
                provided that: ``The unified payroll administration under
                the amendment made by section 102 [enacting this section]
                shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after
                September 30, 1993.''
           541  Sec. 208. Same; suspension of members.
                    The captain of the Capitol police may suspend any member
                of the force, subject to the approval of the two Sergeants
                at Arms and of the Architect of the Capitol. (R.S.
                Sec. 1823; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1291.)
           542  Sec. 209. Same; pay of members under suspension.
                    Whenever a member of the Capitol police or watch force
                is suspended from duty for cause, said policeman or watchman
                shall receive no compensation for the time of such
                suspension if he shall not be reinstated. (Mar. 3, 1875, ch.
                129, Sec. 1, 18 Stat. 345.)
           543  Sec. 210. Same; uniforms; belts and arms.
                    The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at
                Arms of the House of Representatives shall select and
                regulate the pattern for a uniform for the Capitol police
                and watchmen, and furnish each member of the force with the
                necessary belts and arms, payable out of the contingent fund
                of the Senate and House of Representatives upon the
                certificate of the officers above named. Such arms so
                furnished shall be carried by each officer and member of the
                Capitol Police, while in the Capitol Building (as defined in
                section 16(a)(1) of the Act of July 31, 1946, as amended (40
                U.S.C. 193m)), and while within or outside of the boundaries
                of the United States Capitol Grounds (as defined in the
                first section of the Act of July 31, 1946, as amended (40
                U.S.C. 193a)), in such manner and at such times as the
                Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of
                the House of Representatives may, by regulations, prescribe.
                (R.S. Sec. 1824; Oct. 31, 1972, Pub. L. 92-607, Sec. 507, 86
                Stat. 1508; May 4, 1977, Pub. L. 95-26, Sec. 112, 91 Stat.
                87.)
           544  Sec. 211. Same; uniforms; at whose expense.
                    The members of the Capitol police shall furnish at their
                own expense, each his own uniform, which shall be in exact
                conformity to that required by regulation of the Sergeants
                at Arms. (R.S. Sec. 1825.)
           545  Sec. 212. Same; wearing uniform on duty.
                    The officers, privates, and watchmen of the Capitol
                police shall, when on duty, wear the regulation uniform.
                (Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 89.)
           546  Sec. 212a. Policing of Capitol buildings and grounds; powers
                    of Capitol police; arrests by District of Columbia
                    police.
                    The Capitol Police shall police the United States
                Capitol Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the
                Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of
                the United States Senate, the Sergeant

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                at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect
                of the Capitol, and shall have the power to enforce the
                provisions of sections 193a to 193m, 212a, 212a-2, and 212b
                of this title and regulations promulgated under section 212b
                of this title, and to make arrests within the United States
                Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law
                of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or of any
                State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto:
                Provided, That for the fiscal year for which appropriations
                are made by this Act the Capitol Police shall have the
                additional authority to make arrests within the District of
                Columbia for crimes of violence, as defined in section 16 of
                Title 18, committed within the Capitol Buildings and Grounds
                and shall have the additional authority to make arrests,
                without a warrant, for crimes of violence, as defined in
                section 16 of Title 18, committed in the presence of any
                member of the Capitol Police performing official duties:
                Provided further, That the Metropolitan Police force of the
                District of Columbia are authorized to make arrests within
                the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any
                violation of any such laws or regulations, but such
                authority shall not be construed as authorizing the
                Metropolitan Police force, except with the consent or upon
                the request of the Capitol Police Board, to enter such
                buildings to make arrests in response to complaints or to
                serve warrants or to patrol the United States Capitol
                Buildings and Grounds. For the purpose of this section, the
                word ``grounds'' shall include the House Office Buildings
                parking areas and that part or parts of property which have
                been or hereafter are acquired in the District of Columbia
                by the Architect of the Capitol, or by an officer of the
                Senate or the House, by lease, purchase, intergovernment
                transfer, or otherwise, for the use of the Senate, the
                House, or the Architect of the Capitol. (July 31, 1946, ch.
                707, Sec. 9, 60 Stat. 719; Dec. 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93-198,
                title VII, Sec. 739(g)(4), (5), 87 Stat. 829; Pub. L. 101-
                520, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2264.)
         546.1  Sec. 212a-1. Capitol grounds and Library of Congress
                    grounds; detail of police.
                    The Capitol Police Board is authorized to detail police
                from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings
                for police duty on the Capitol Grounds and on the Library of
                Congress Grounds. (Pub. L. 96-432, Sec. 5, Oct. 10, 1980, 94
                Stat. 1853.)
         546.2  Sec. 212a-2. Protection of Members of Congress, officers of
                    Congress, and members of their families.
                (a) Authority of the Capitol Police.
                    Subject to the direction of the Capitol Police Board,
                the United States Capitol Police is authorized to protect,
                in any area of the United States, the person of any Member
                of Congress, officer of the Congress, as defined in section
                60-1(b) of Title 2, and any member of the immediate family
                of any such Member or officer, if the Capitol Police Board
                determines such protection to be necessary.
                (b) Detail of police.
                    In carrying out its authority under this section, the
                Capitol Police Board, or its designee, is authorized, in
                accordance with regulations issued by the Board pursuant to
                this section, to detail, on a case-by-case basis, members of
                the United States Capitol Police to provide such protection
                as the Board may determine necessary under this section.

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                (c) Arrest of suspects.
                    In the performance of their protective duties under this
                section, members of the United States Capitol Police are
                authorized (1) to make arrests without warrant for any
                offense against the United States committed in their
                presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the
                United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe
                that the person to be arrested has committed or is
                committing such felony; and (2) to utilize equipment and
                property of the Capitol Police.
                (d) Fines and penalties.
                    Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or
                interferes with a member of the Capitol Police engaged in
                the performance of the protective functions authorized by
                this section, shall be fined not more than $300 or
                imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
                (e) Construction of provisions.
                    Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
                imply that the authority, duty, and function conferred on
                the Capitol Police Board and the United States Capitol
                Police are in lieu of or intended to supersede any
                authority, duty, or function imposed on any Federal
                department, agency, bureau, or other entity, or the
                Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, involving
                the protection of any such Member, officer, or family
                member.
                (f) Definition.
                    As used in this section, the term ``United States''
                means each of the several States of the United States, the
                District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the
                United States. (Pub. L. 97-143, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95
                Stat. 1723.)

                                      Note

                    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, Pub. L. 95-26,
                chapter VIII, Sec. 113.91 Stat. 87, provided:
                    ``Sec. 113. The Chairman of the Capitol Police Board is
                authorized, subject to such conditions as he may impose, to
                authorize the assignment of a police motor vehicle for use
                by instructor personnel of the Capital Police Force while
                assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.''

                                       Cross Reference

                    For the definition of Capitol Buildings, see section
                193m of this title. (Senate Manual section 538.)

           547  Sec. 212a-3. Law enforcement authority of Capitol Police.

                (a) Scope.

                    Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the
                Capitol Police Board and approved by the Committee on House
                Administration of the House of Representatives and the
                Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a
                member of the Capitol Police shall have authority to make
                arrests and otherwise enforce the laws of the United States,
                including the laws of the District of Columbia--
                            (1) within the District of Columbia, with
                        respect to any crime of violence committed within
                        the United States Capitol Grounds;
                            (2) within the District of Columbia, with
                        respect to any crime of violence committed in the
                        presence of the member, if the member is in the
                        performance of official duties when the crime is
                        committed;

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                            (3) within the District of Columbia, to prevent
                        imminent loss of life or injury to person or
                        property, if the officer is in the performance of
                        official duties when the authority is exercised; and
                            (4) within the area described in subsection (b)
                        of this section.
                (b) Area.
                    The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this
                section is that area bounded by the north curb of H Street
                from 3rd Street, N.W. to 7th Street, N.E., the east curb of
                7th Street from H Street, N.E., to M Street, S.E., the south
                curb of M Street from 7th Street, S.E., to 1st Street, S.E.,
                the east curb of 1st Street from M Street, S.E., to Potomac
                Avenue S.E., the southeast curb of Potomac Avenue from 1st
                Street, S.E. to South Capitol Street, S.W., the west curb of
                South Capitol Street from Potomac Avenue, S.W. to P Street,
                S.W., the north curb of P Street from South Capitol Street,
                S.W. to 3rd Street, S.W., and the west curb of 3rd Street
                from P Street, S.W. to H Street, N.W.
                (c) Authority of Metropolitan Police force unaffected.
                    This section does not affect the authority of the
                Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia with
                respect to the area described in subsection (b) of this
                section.
                (d) ``Crime of violence'' defined.
                    As used in this section, the term ``crime of violence''
                has the meaning given that term in section 16 of Title 18.
                (July 31, 1946, c. 707, Sec. 9B, as added Oct. 6, 1992, Pub.
                L. 102-397, Title I, Sec. 101, 106 Stat. 1949.)
         547.1  Sec. 212b. Regulation of traffic by Capitol Police Board;
                    penalties; prosecution; promulgation and publication of
                    regulations.
                    (a) The Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant
                at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of
                the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the
                Capitol, shall have exclusive charge and control of the
                regulation and movement of all vehicular and other traffic,
                including the parking and impounding of vehicles and
                limiting the speed thereof, within the United States Capitol
                Grounds; and said Board is authorized and empowered to make
                and enforce all necessary regulations therefor and to
                prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations, such
                penalties not to exceed a fine of $300 or imprisonment for
                not more than ninety days. Notwithstanding the foregoing
                provisions of this section those provisions of the Superior
                Court of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, as
                amended, for the violation of which specific penalties are
                provided in said Act, as amended, shall be applicable to the
                United States Capitol Grounds. Prosecutions for violation of
                such regulations shall be in the Superior Court of the
                District of Columbia, upon information by the Corporation
                Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his
                assistants.
         547.2      (b) Regulations authorized to be promulgated under this
                section shall be promulgated by the Capitol Police Board and
                such regulations may be amended from time to time by the
                Capitol Police Board whenever it shall deem it necessary:
                Provided, That until such regulations are promulgated and
                become effective, the traffic regulations of the Distict of
                Columbia shall be applicable to the United States Capitol
                Grounds.
         547.3      (c) All regulations promulgated under the authority of
                this section shall, when adopted by the Capitol Police
                Board, be printed in one

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                or more of the daily newspapers published in the District of
                Columbia, and shall not become effective until the
                expiration of ten days after the date of such publication,
                except that whenever the Capitol Police Board deems it
                advisable to make effective immediately any regulation
                relating to parking, diverting of vehicular traffic, or the
                closing of streets to such traffic, the regulation shall be
                effective immediately upon placing at the point where it is
                to be in force conspicuous signs containing a notice of the
                regulation. Any expenses incurred under this subsection
                shall be payable from the appropriation ``Uniforms and
                Equipment, Capitol Police''.
         547.4      (d) It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the
                District of Columbia, or any officer or employee of the
                government of the District of Columbia designated by said
                Commissioners, upon request of the Capitol Police Board, to
                cooperate with the Board in the preparation of the
                regulations authorized to be promulgated under this section,
                and any future amendments thereof. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707,
                Sec. 14, 60 Stat. 720; July 11, 1947, ch. 211, Secs. 1,
                2, 61 Stat. 308; July 8, 1963, Pub. L. 88-60, 77 Stat. 78;
                Dec. 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93-198, Title VII, Sec. 739(g)(6), 87
                Stat. 829.)
           548  Sec. 213a. Capitol Police Board to detail police for
                    grounds.
                    The Capitol Police Board is authorized to detail police
                from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings
                for police duty on the Capitol Grounds. (July 31, 1958, Pub.
                L. 85-570, 72 Stat. 453.)

                                      Note

                    Similar provision has appeared in Legislative
                Appropriation Acts since 1938.

           549  Sec. 214. Protection of grounds.

                    It shall be the duty of the Capitol police to prevent
                any portion of the Capitol Grounds and terraces from being
                used as playgrounds or otherwise, so far as may be necessary
                to protect the public property, turf and grass from
                destruction or injury. (Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41.)
          549a  Sec. 214a. Temporary use of Capitol Grounds for recreational
                    purposes.
                    Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 193a-193i,
                and 214 of this title, the Architect of the Capitol is
                authorized to permit the Board of Commissioners of the
                District of Columbia to operate for recreational purposes
                only, and without any improvement to said land, that part of
                the United States Capitol Grounds known as Square 732 in the
                District of Columbia, bounded by Independence Avenue, S.E.,
                Second Street, S.E., C Street, S.E., and First Street, S.E.
                and intersected by Carroll Street, for such period of time
                as said land is not required for building or other purposes
                by the Architect of the Capitol. (Oct. 29, 1966, Pub. L. 89-
                698, Sec. 401, 80 Stat. 1072.)

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          549b  Sec. 214b. Designation of Capitol grounds as play area for
                    children of Members and employees of Senate or House of
                    Representatives.
                (a) Authority of Capitol Police Board.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject
                to the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this
                section, the Capitol Police Board is authorized to designate
                certain portions of the Capitol grounds (other than a
                portion within the area bounded on the North by Constitution
                Avenue, on the South by Independence Avenue, on the East by
                First Street, and on the West by First Street) for use
                exclusively as play areas for the benefit of children
                attending a day care center which is established for the
                primary purpose of providing child care for the children of
                Members and employees of the Senate or the House of
                Representatives.
                (b) Required approval; fences; termination of authority.
                    (1) In the case of any such designation referred to in
                subsection (a) of this section involving a day care center
                established for the benefit of children of Members and
                employees of the Senate, the designation shall be with the
                approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration, and in the case of such a center established
                for the benefit of children of Members and employees of the
                House of Representatives, the designation shall be with the
                approval of the House Committee on House Administration,
                with the concurrence of the House Office Building
                Commission.
                    (2) The Architect of the Capitol shall enclose with a
                fence any area designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this
                section as a play area.
                    (3) The authority to use an area designated pursuant to
                subsection (a) of this section as a play area may be
                terminated at any time by the Committee which approved such
                designation.
                (c) Playground equipment; required approval.
                    Nothing in this or any other Act shall be construed as
                prohibiting any day care center referred to in subsection
                (a) of this section from placing playground equipment within
                an area designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this
                section for use solely in connection with the operation of
                such center, subject to, in the case of a day care center
                established for the benefit of children of Members and
                employees of the Senate, the approval of the Senate
                Committee on Rules and Administration, and in the case of
                such a center established for the benefit of children of
                Members and employees of the House of Representatives, the
                approval of the House Committee on House Administration,
                with the concurrence of the House Office Building
                Commission.
                (d) Day care center.
                    The day care center referred to in S.Res. 269, Ninety-
                eighth Congress, first session, is a day care center for
                which space may be designated under subsection (a) of this
                section for use as a play area. (Pub. L. 98-392, Sec. 3,
                Aug. 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 1362.)

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          549c  Sec. 214c. Senate Employee Child Care Center.
                (a) Applicability of provisions.
                    The provisions of this section shall apply to any
                individual who is employed by the Senate day care center
                (known as the ``Senate Employee Child Care Center'' and
                hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Center'')
                established pursuant to Senate Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth
                Congress, and section 214b of this title.
                (b) Employee election of health care insurance coverage.
                    Any individual described under subsection (a) of this
                section who is employed by the Center on or after August 14,
                1991, shall be deemed an employee under section 8901(1) of
                Title 5, for purposes of health insurance coverage under
                chapter 89 of such Title 5. An individual described under
                subsection (a) of this section who is an employee of the
                Center on August 14, 1991, may elect coverage under this
                subsection during the 31-day period beginning on August 14,
                1991, and during such periods as determined by the Office of
                Personnel Management for employees of the Center employed
                after such date.
                (c) Deductions and withholding from employee pay.
                    The Center shall make such deductions and withholdings
                from the pay of an individual described under subsection (a)
                of this section who is an employee of the Center in
                accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
                (d) Employee records; amount of deductions.
                    The Center shall--
                            (1) maintain records on all employees covered
                        under this section in such manner as the Secretary
                        of the Senate may require for administrative
                        purposes; and
                            (2) after consultation with the Secretary of the
                        Senate--

                                    (A) make deductions from the pay of
                                employees of amounts determined in
                                accordance with section 8906 of Title 5; and

                                    (B) transmit such deductions to the
                                Secretary of the Senate for deposit and
                                remittance to the Office of Personnel
                                Management.

                (e) Government contributions.
                    Government contributions for individuals receiving
                benefits under this section, as computed under section 8906
                of Title 5, shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate
                from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund
                of the Senate, ``miscellaneous items''.
          549d  Sec. 214d. Child care center employee benefits.
                (a) Election for coverage.
                    The provisions of this section shall apply to any
                individual who--
                            (1)(A) On October 6, 1992, is employed by the
                        Senate day care center (known as the ``Senate
                        Employee Child Care Center'') established pursuant
                        to Senate Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth Congress,
                        and section 214b of this title; and
                            (B) makes an election to be covered by this
                        section with the Secretary of the Senate, no later
                        than 60 days after October 6, 1992; or

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                            (2) is hired by the Center after October 6,
                        1992, and makes an election to be covered by this
                        section with the Secretary of the Senate, no later
                        than 60 days after the date such individual begins
                        employment.
                (b) Payment of deposit; payroll deduction.
                    (1) Any individual described under subsection (a) of
                this section may be credited, under section 8411 of Title 5
                for service as an employee of the Senate day care center
                before January 1, 1993, if such employee makes a payment of
                the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such title without
                application of the provisions of section 8411(b)(3) of such
                title.
                    (2) An individual described under subsection (a) of this
                section shall be credited under section 8411 of Title 5 for
                any service as an employee of the Senate day care center on
                or after October 6, 1992, if such employee has such amounts
                deducted and withheld from his pay as determined by the
                Office of Personnel Management (in accordance with
                regulations prescribed by such Office subject to subsection
                (h) of this section) which would be deducted and withheld
                from the basic pay of an employee under section 8422 of
                Title 5.
                (c) Survivor annuities and disability benefits.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any
                service performed by an individual described under
                subsection (a) of this section as an employee of the Senate
                day care center is deemed to be civilian service creditable
                under section 8411 of Title 5 for purposes of qualifying for
                survivor annuities and disability benefits under subchapters
                IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such individual
                makes payment of an amount, determined by the Office of
                Personnel Management, which would have been deducted and
                withheld from the basic pay of such individual if such
                individual had been an employee subject to section 8422 of
                Title 5 for such period so credited, together with interest
                thereon.
                (d) Participation in Thrift Savings Plan.
                    An individual described under subsection (a) of this
                section shall be deemed a congressional employee for
                purposes of chapter 84 of Title 5 including subchapter III
                thereof and may make contributions under section 8432 of
                such title effective for the first applicable pay period
                beginning on or after October 6, 1992.
                (e) Life insurance coverage.
                    An individual described under subsection (a) of this
                section shall be deemed an employee under section 8701(a)(3)
                of Title 5 for purposes of life insurance coverage under
                chapter 87 of such title.
                (f) Source of contributions for benefits.
                    Government contributions for individuals receiving
                benefits under this section, as computed under sections
                8423, 8432, and 8708, shall be made by the Secretary of the
                Senate from the appropriations account, within the
                contingent fund of the Senate, ``Miscellaneous Items''.
                (g) Certificates of creditable service.
                    The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the
                certification of the Secretary of the Senate concerning
                creditable service for the purpose of this section.

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                (h)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the
                    Secretary of the Senate shall pay such amounts to the
                    Senate day care center equal to the tax on employers
                    under section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                    with respect to each employee of the Senate day care
                    center. Such payments shall be made from the
                    appropriations account, within the contingent fund of
                    the Senate, ``Miscellaneous items''.
                    (2) The Senate day care center shall provide appropriate
                documentation to the Secretary of the Senate of payment by
                such center of the tax described under paragraph (1), before
                the Secretary of the Senate may pay any amount to such
                center as provided under paragraph (1).
                (i) Administrative provisions.
                    The Center shall--
                            (1) consult with the Secretary of the Senate on
                        the administration of this section;
                            (2) maintain records on all employees covered
                        under this section in such manner as the Secretary
                        of the Senate may require for administrative
                        purposes;
                            (3) make deductions and withholdings from the
                        pay of employees in the amounts determined under
                        sections 8422, 8432, and 8707 of Title 5; and
                            (4) transmit such deductions and withholdings to
                        the Secretary of the Senate for deposit and
                        remittance to the Office of Personnel Management.
                (j) Regulations.
                    The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe
                regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
                (Pub. L. 102-392, Title III, Sec. 320, Oct. 6, 1992, 106
                Stat. 1725; Pub. L. 103-50, Sec. 1203, July 2, 1993, 107
                Stat. 268.)
           550  Sec. 215. Supervision of Botanical Garden.
                    The supervision of the Capitol police shall extend over
                the Botanical Garden. (R.S. Sec. 1826.)
           551  Sec. 216. Superintendent, etc., of Botanical Garden and
                    greenhouses.
                    There shall be a superintendent and assistants in the
                Botanical Garden and greenhouses, who shall be under the
                direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. (R.S.
                Sec. 1827.)
           552  Sec. 216a. Restriction on use of appropriation for Botanic
                    Garden.
                    On and after July 31, 1958, no part of any appropriation
                for the Botanic Garden shall be used for the distribution,
                by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or
                other nursery stock. (July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570,
                Sec. 101, 72 Stat. 450.)
           553  Sec. 223. Capitol Grounds shuttle service; purchase, etc.,
                    of vehicles.
                    Funds appropriated for the Capitol Grounds after October
                1, 1976, shall be available for the purchase or rental,
                maintenance and operation of passenger motor vehicles to
                provide shuttle service for Members and employees of
                Congress to and from the buildings in the Legislative group.
                (Pub. L. 94-440, Title VI, Sec. 601, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat.
                1453.)

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                       Chapter 18.--NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER FACILITIES

                           Subchapter I.--National Visitor Center

           554  Sec. 801. National Visitor Center; designation; parking
                    facility; authorization of agreements and leases for use
                    of Union Station.

                                        * * * * * * *

                                            Note

                    Capitol Grounds; Erection of Flagpoles and Improvement
                of Traffic. Pub. L. 94-320, June 25, 1976, 90 Stat. 711,
                provided:
                    That, subject to the approval of the Architect of the
                Capitol and to such conditions as he may prescribe, the
                Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make such use of
                that portion of the United States Capitol Grounds adjacent
                or in close proximity to the sidewalks abutting the circular
                perimeter of the Union Station Plaza in front of Columbus
                Plaza and the National Visitor Center as may be necessary to
                enable the Secretary of the Interior to erect and maintain
                flagpoles to fly the flags of each of the States of the
                United States and its territories and possessions, generally
                as shown on NCPC Map File Numbered 1.11 (38.00)-27861.
                    Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
                the Architect of the Capitol is authorized, subject to the
                provisions of this Act and to such conditions as the
                Architect of the Capitol may prescribe, to enter into an
                agreement with the appropriate officials of the government
                of the District of Columbia pursuant to which the Architect
                of the Capitol is authorized to permit the government of the
                District of Columbia to utilize certain areas of the United
                States Capitol Grounds for the purpose of making certain
                street changes in order to coordinate and improve the flow
                of traffic to and from the United States Capitol Grounds and
                the National Visitor Center (formerly Union Station), and
                the flow of traffic within Union Station Plaza.
                    (b) Pursuant to such agreement, the Architect of the
                Capitol is authorized to make available to the government of
                the District of Columbia, for the purposes referred to in
                subsection (a), certain portions of the United States
                Capitol Grounds as follows:
                            (1) approximately two thousand one hundred
                        square feet of land in Square 680, at the east end
                        thereof, located within the United States Capitol
                        Grounds adjacent to the Union Station Plaza,
                        Massachusetts Avenue, and E Street Northeast, in
                        order to enable the government of the District of
                        Columbia to carry out the purposes referred to in
                        subsection (a) of this section, and to change the
                        curbline, and relocate existing sidewalks and curbs,
                        to conform to such street change;
                            (2) approximately three thousand five hundred
                        square feet of land in Square 723, at the northwest
                        end thereof, located within the United States
                        Capitol Grounds adjacent to the Union Station Plaza,
                        First Street, and Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, in
                        order to enable the government of the District of
                        Columbia to carry out the purposes referred to in
                        subsection (a) of this section, and to change the
                        curbline, and relocate existing sidewalks and curbs,
                        to conform to such street change; and
                            (3) approximately four hundred square feet of
                        land in Square 721, at the southwest end thereof,
                        located within the United States

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                        Capitol Grounds adjacent to the Union Station Plaza
                        and Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, in order to
                        enable the government of the District of Columbia to
                        carrry out the purposes referred to in subsection
                        (a) of this section, and to change the curbline, and
                        relocate existing sidewalks and curbs, to conform to
                        such street change.
                    Sec. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant
                to the Secretary of the Interior or to the government of the
                District of Columbia any right, title, or interest in or to
                any part of the United States Capitol Grounds and such area
                affected by this Act or any agreement pursuant thereto shall
                continue to be a part of the United States Capitol Grounds.
                All areas of the United States Capitol Grounds, including
                sidewalks, lawns and other growth, streets, and curblines,
                disturbed by reason of operations pursuant to this Act shall
                be promptly relocated or restored by the Secretary of the
                Interior or the government of the District of Columbia, as
                the case may be, in a manner approved by, and satisfactory
                to the Architect of the Capitol.
                    Sec. 4. The Congress shall not incur any expense,
                liability, obligation, or other responsibility (operational
                or otherwise), under or by reason of this Act, or any
                agreement pursuant to this Act, or be liable under any claim
                or any nature or kind that may arise from either the
                construction, operation, or maintenance of the flagpoles
                authorized by this Act, or from carrying out any agreement
                pursuant to this Act.

                           Subchapter III.--Capitol Visitor Center

           556  Sec. 831. Capitol educational and information center and
                    information and distribution stations; operation
                    agreements.
                    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the House
                Office Building Commission and the Senate Office Building
                Commission, is hereby authorized and directed to provide
                adequate space and facilities in the Capitol Building for an
                educational and informational center and information and
                distribution stations to afford visitors to the Capitol
                Building an opportunity to acquire (1) information relative
                to Congressional offices, (2) assistance relative to their
                visit to the Capitol, (3) pamphlets, books, drawings, slides
                and photographs, and related materials, and (4) information
                about the Capitol and the history of the Capitol Building
                and past and present Congresses. All materials distributed
                by such educational and informational center and such
                stations shall first be approved by the Architect of the
                Capitol, after consultation with the House Committee on
                House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and
                Administration, the United States Capitol Historical
                Society, and such other educational and historical groups as
                the Architect of the Capitol deems appropriate. The
                Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized to enter into
                such agreements as may be reasonably necessary to operate
                such educational and informational center and stations.
                (Mar. 12, 1968, Pub. L. 90-264, Sec. 301, 82 Stat. 46.)

                            Subchapter IV.--Capitol Guide Service

           558  Sec. 851. Capitol Guide Service.
         558.1      (a) There is hereby established an organization under
                the Congress of the United States, to be designated the
                ``Capitol Guide Service'', which

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                shall be subject to the direction, supervision, and control
                of a Capitol Guide Board consisting of the Architect of the
                Capitol, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the
                Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.
         558.2      (b) The Capitol Guide Service is authorized and directed
                to provide guided tours of the interior of the United States
                Capitol Building for the education and enlightenment of the
                general public, without charge for such tours. All such
                tours shall be conducted in compliance with regulations
                prescribed by the Capitol Guide Board.
         558.3      (c) The Capitol Guide Board is authorized--
                            (1) with the prior approval of the Committee on
                        Rules and Administration of the Senate and the
                        Committee on House Administration of the House of
                        Representatives, to establish and revise such number
                        of positions of Guide in the Capitol Guide Service
                        as the Board considers necessary to carry out
                        effectively the activities of the Capitol Guide
                        Service;
                            (2) to appoint, on a permanent basis, without
                        regard to political affiliation, and solely on the
                        basis of fitness to perform their duties, a Chief
                        Guide, a Deputy Chief Guide, and an Assistant Chief
                        Guide, and, in addition, such number of Guides as
                        may be authorized under subparagraph (1) of this
                        subsection;
                            (3) to prescribe their duties and
                        responsibilities;
                            (4) with the prior approval of the Committee on
                        Rules and Administration of the Senate and the
                        Committee on House Administration of the House of
                        Representatives, to fix, and adjust from time to
                        time, their respective rates of pay at single per
                        annum (gross) rates; and
                            (5) to terminate their employment as the Board
                        considers appropriate.
         558.4      (d) The Capitol Guide Board shall--
                            (1) prescribe a uniform dress, including
                        appropriate insignia, which shall be worn by
                        personnel of the Capitol Guide Service when on duty;
                        and
                            (2) from time to time, as may be necessary,
                        procure and furnish such uniforms to such personnel
                        without charge to such personnel.
         558.5      (e) An employee of the Capitol Guide Service shall not
                charge or accept any fee, or accept any gratuity, for or on
                account of his official services.
         558.6      (f) The Capitol Guide Board may detail personnel of the
                Capitol Guide Service to assist the United States Capitol
                Police by providing ushering and informational services, and
                other services not directly involving law enforcement, in
                connection with the inauguration of the President and Vice
                President of the United States, the official reception of
                representatives of foreign nations and other persons by the
                Senate or House of Representatives, and other special or
                ceremonial occasions in the United States Capitol Building
                or on the United States Capitol Grounds which require the
                presence of additional Government personnel and which cause
                the temporary suspension of the performance of the regular
                duties of the Capitol Guide Service.
         558.7      (g) The Capitol Guide Board may receive and consider
                advice and information from any private historical or
                educational organization, asso-

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                ciation, or society with respect to those operations of the
                Capitol Guide Service which involve the furnishing of
                historical and educational information to the general
                public.
         558.8      (h) With the prior approval of the Committee on Rules
                and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House
                Administration of the House of Representatives, the Capitol
                Guide Board shall prescribe such regulations as the Board
                considers necessary and appropriate for the operation of the
                Capitol Guide Service.
         558.9      (i) The Capitol Guide Board may take appropriate
                disciplinary action, including, when circumstances warrant,
                suspension from duty without pay, reduction in pay,
                demotion, or removal from employment with the Capitol Guide
                Service, against any employee who violates any provision of
                this section or any regulation prescribed by the Board
                pursuant to this section.
        558.10      (j) The expenses of the Capitol Guide Service shall be
                paid from the contingent fund of the House of
                Representatives, until appropriations are available for the
                payment of such expenses. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91-510,
                Sec. 441, 84 Stat. 1190; Aug. 5, 1977, Pub. L. 95-94, Title
                I, Sec. 115, 91 Stat. 671.)

                Subchapter V.--National Capital Memorials and Commemorative
                                           Works

           559  Congressional authorization of commemorative works;
                    consultation with National Capital Memorial Commission.
         559.1  Sec. 1001. Purposes.
                    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
                            (a) to preserve the integrity of the
                        comprehensive design of the L'Enfant and McMillan
                        plans for the Nation's Capital;
                            (b) to ensure the continued public use and
                        enjoyment of open space in the District of Columbia;
                            (c) to preserve, protect and maintain the
                        limited amount of open space available to residents
                        of, and visitors to, the Nation's Capital; and
                            (d) to ensure that future commemorative works in
                        areas administered by the National Park Service and
                        the General Services Administration in the District
                        of Columbia and its environs (1) are appropriately
                        designed, constructed, and located and (2) reflect a
                        consensus of the lasting national significance of
                        the subjects involved.

                (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 1, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3650.)

         559.2  Sec. 1002. Definitions.
                    As used in this Act--
                            (a) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
                        of the Interior;
                            (b) the term ``Administrator'' means the
                        Administrator of the General Services
                        Administration;
                            (c) the term ``commemorative work'' means any
                        statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, plaque,
                        inscription or other structure or landscape feature,
                        including a garden or memorial grove, designed to
                        perpetuate in a permanent manner the memory of an
                        individual, group, event or other significant
                        element of American history. The term does not
                        include any such item which is located within the

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                        interior of a structure or a structure which is
                        primarily used for other purposes;
                            (d) the term ``person'' means a public agency,
                        and an individual, group or organization that is
                        described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and
                        exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such title,
                        and which is authorized by Congress to establish a
                        commemorative work in the District of Columbia and
                        its environs;
                            (e) notwithstanding any other provision of law,
                        the term ``the District of Columbia and its
                        environs'' means those lands and properties
                        administered by the National Park Service and the
                        General Services Administration located in Areas I
                        and II as depicted on the map numbered 869/86501,
                        and dated May 1, 1986.

                (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 2, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3650; Pub.
                L. 103-321, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1793.)

         559.3  Sec. 1003. Congressional authorization of commemorative
                    works; consultation with National Capital Memorial
                    Commission.
                    (a) No commemorative work may be established on Federal
                lands referred to in section 1001(d) of this title in the
                District of Columbia and its environs unless specifically
                authorized by law. All such authorized commemorative works
                shall be subject to applicable provisions of this chapter.
                    (b) A military commemorative work may be authorized only
                to commemorate a war or similar major military conflict or
                to commemorate any branch of the Armed Forces. No
                commemorative work commemorating a lesser conflict or a unit
                of an Armed Force shall be authorized. Commemorative works
                to a war or similar major military conflict shall not be
                authorized until at least 10 years after the officially
                designated end of the event.
                    (c) A commemorative work commemorating an event,
                individual, or group of individuals, other than a military
                commemorative work as described in subsection (b) of this
                section, shall not be authorized until after the 25th
                anniversary of the event, death of the individual, or death
                of the last surviving member of the group.
                    (d) In considering legislation authorizing commemorative
                works within the District of Columbia and its environs, the
                Committee on House Administration of the House of
                Representatives and the Energy and Natural Resources
                Committee of the Senate shall solicit the views of the
                National Capital Memorial Commission. (Pub. L. 99-652,
                Sec. 3, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3651, amended Pub. L. 100-
                202, Sec. 101(f) [Title II, Sec. 3], Dec. 22, 1987, 101
                Stat. 1329-196; Pub. L. 100-230, Sec. 3, Jan. 5, 1988, 101
                Stat. 1564; Pub. L. 103-321, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108
                Stat. 1794.)
         559.4  Sec. 1004. National Capital Memorial Commission,
                    redesignation of Advisory Committee as; membership; duty
                    to advise on policy and procedure.
                    (a) The National Capital Memorial Advisory Committee as
                established by the Secretary is redesignated as the National
                Capital Memorial Commission. The membership of the
                Commission shall be expanded to include:
                            Director, National Park Service (Chairman)
                            Architect of the Capitol
                            Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission

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                            Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts
                            Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission
                            Mayor, District of Columbia
                            Commissioner, Public Building Service, General
                        Services Administration
                            Secretary, Department of Defense
                    (b) The National Capital Memorial Commission shall
                advise the Secretary and the Administrator on policy and
                procedures for establishment of (and proposals to establish)
                commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its
                environs, as well as such other matters concerning
                commemorative works in the Nation's Capital as it may deem
                appropriate. The Commission shall meet at least twice
                annually. (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 4, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
                3651.)
         559.5  Sec. 1005. Availability of map for public inspection.
                    The Secretary and the Administrator shall make
                available, for public inspection at appropriate offices of
                the National Park Service and the General Services
                Administration, the map numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1,
                1986. (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 5, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
                3651.)
         559.6  Sec. 1006. Specific conditions applicable to Areas I and II.
                    (a) Area I.--The Secretary or Administrator (as
                appropriate) may, after seeking the advice of the National
                Capital Memorial Commission, recommend the location of a
                commemorative work in Area I only if the Secretary or
                Administrator (as appropriate) determines that the subject
                of the commemorative work is of preeminent historical and
                lasting significance to the Nation. The Secretary or
                Administrator (as appropriate) shall notify the National
                Capital Memorial Commission and the committees of Congress
                specified in section 3(b) of the recommendation by the
                Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) that a
                commemorative work should be located in Area I. The location
                of a commemorative work in Area I shall be deemed not
                authorized, unless, not later than 150 calendar days after
                such notification, the recommendation is approved by law.
                    (b) Area II.--Commemorative works of subjects of lasting
                historical significance to the American people may be
                located in Area II. (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 6, Nov. 14, 1986,
                100 Stat. 3651; Pub. L. 103-321, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108
                Stat. 1794.)
         559.7  Sec. 1007. Site and design approval.
                    (a) Any person authorized by law to establish a
                commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
                environs shall comply with each of the following
                requirements before requesting the permit for the
                construction of the commemorative work:
                            (1) Such person shall consult with the National
                        Capital Memorial Commission regarding the selection
                        of alternative sites and designs for the
                        commemorative work.
                            (2) Following consultation in accordance with
                        paragraph (1), the Secretary or Administrator (as
                        appropriate) shall submit, on behalf of such person,
                        site and design proposals to the Commission on Fine
                        Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission
                        for their approval.
                    (b) In considering site and design proposals, the
                Commission on Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning
                Commission and the Secretary and

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                Administrator shall be guided by, but not limited by, the
                following criteria:
                            (1) to the maximum extent possible, a
                        commemorative work shall be located in surroundings
                        that are relevant to the subject of the
                        commemorative work;
                            (2) a commemorative work shall be so located as
                        to prevent interference with, or encroachment upon,
                        any existing commemorative work and to protect, to
                        the maximum extent practicable, open space and
                        existing public use; and
                            (3) a commemorative work shall be constructed of
                        durable material suitable to the outdoor
                        environment. Landscape features of commemorative
                        works shall be compatible with the climate.

                (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 7, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3652.)

         559.8  Sec. 1008. Criteria for issuance of construction permit.
                    (a) Prior to issuing a permit for the construction of a
                commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
                environs, the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate)
                shall determine that:
                            (1) the site and design have been approved by
                        the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate), the
                        National Capital Planning Commission and the
                        Commission on Fine Arts;
                            (2) knowledgeable persons qualified in the field
                        of preservation and maintenance have been consulted
                        to determine structural soundness and durability of
                        the commemorative work, and to assure that the
                        commemorative work meets high professional
                        standards;
                            (3) the person authorized to construct the
                        commemorative work has submitted contract documents
                        for construction of the commemorative work to the
                        Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate); and
                            (4) the person authorized to construct the
                        commemorative work has available sufficient funds to
                        complete construction of the project.
                    (b) In addition to the foregoing criteria, no
                construction permit shall be issued unless the person
                authorized to construct the commemorative work has donated
                an amount equal to 10 per centum of the total estimated cost
                of construction to offset the costs of perpetual maintenance
                and preservation of the commemorative work: Provided, That
                the provisions of this subsection shall not apply in
                instances when the commemorative work is constructed by a
                Department or agency of the Federal Government and less than
                50 per centum of the funding for such work is provided by
                private sources.
                            (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
                        all moneys provided by persons for maintenance
                        pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to a
                        separate account in the Treasury.
                            (2) Congress authorizes and directs that the
                        Secretary of the Treasury shall make all or a
                        portion of such moneys available to the Secretary or
                        the Administrator at his request for maintenance of
                        commemorative works. Under no circumstances may the
                        Secretary or Administrator request funds from the
                        separate account exceeding the total moneys
                        deposited by persons establishing commemorative
                        works in areas he administers. The Secretary and the
                        Administrator shall maintain an inventory of funds
                        available for such purposes: Provided, That such
                        moneys shall not be subject to annual
                        appropriations.
                    (c)(1) The Secretary or the Administrator (as
                appropriate) may suspend any activity under the authority of
                this Act with respect to the establish-

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                ment of a commemorative work if the Secretary or
                Administrator determines the fundraising efforts with
                respect to the commemorative work have misrepresented an
                affiliation with the commemorative work or the United
                States.
                            (2) The person shall be required to submit to
                        the Secretary or Administrator an annual report of
                        operations, including financial statements audited
                        by an independent certified public accountant, paid
                        for by the person authorized to construct the
                        commemorative work.

                (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 8, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3652; Pub.
                L. 103-321, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1793.)

         559.9  Sec. 1009. Temporary site designation.
                    (a) If the Secretary, in consultation with the National
                Capital Memorial Commission, determines that a site where
                commemorative works may be displayed on a temporary basis is
                necessary in order to aid in the preservation of the limited
                amount of open space available to residents of, and visitors
                to, the Nation's Capital, a site may be designated on lands
                administered by the Secretary in the District of Columbia. A
                designation may not be made under the preceding sentence
                unless, at least one hundred and twenty days before the
                designation, the Secretary, in consultation with the
                National Capital Memorial Commission, prepares and submits
                to the Congress a plan for the site. The plan shall include
                specifications for the location, construction, and
                administration of the site, and criteria for displaying
                commemorative works at the site.
                    (b) Any commemorative work displayed at the site shall
                be installed, maintained, and removed at the sole expense
                and risk of the person authorized to display the
                commemorative works. Such person shall agree to indemnify
                the United States for any liability arising from the display
                of the commemorative work under this section. (Pub. L. 99-
                652, Sec. 9, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3653.)
        559.10  Sec. 1010. Miscellaneous provisions.
                (a) Documentation of design and construction to Secretary or
                    Administrator.
                    Complete documentation of design and construction of
                each commemorative work located in the District of Columbia
                and its environs shall be provided to the Secretary or the
                Administrator (as appropriate) and shall be permanently
                maintained in the manner provided by law.
                (b) Expiration of legislative authority for commemorative
                    work.
                    Any legislative authority for a commemorative work shall
                expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of such authority unless the Secretary
                or Administrator (as appropriate) has issued a construction
                permit for the commemorative work during that period.
                (c) Responsibility for maintenance of completed work.
                    Upon completion of any commemorative work within the
                District of Columbia and its environs, the Secretary or
                Administrator (as appropriate) shall assume responsibility
                for the maintenance of such work.

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                (d) Promulgation and publication of regulations.
                    The Secretary and the Administrator shall develop
                appropriate standards or regulations to carry out this Act.
                (e) Commemorative works to which applicable.
                    This Act shall not apply to commemorative works
                authorized by a law enacted before the commencement of the
                Ninety-ninth Congress. (Pub. L. 99-652, Sec. 10, Nov. 14,
                1986, 100 Stat. 3654; Pub. L. 102-216, Dec. 11, 1991, 105
                Stat. 1666.)

                     Chapter 23.--JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

        559.11  Sec. 1201. Findings and purposes.
                (a) Findings.
                    The Congress makes the following findings and
                declarations:
                            (1) Space for consolidation of activities of the
                        Administrative Office of the United States Courts
                        and other offices of the judicial branch of
                        Government and for providing office space for
                        retired justices of the Supreme Court is necessary
                        and should be located in the vicinity of the Supreme
                        Court building.
                            (2) Orderly development of the Capitol Grounds
                        should be consistent with the Master Plan for the
                        United States Capitol, dated 1981.
                            (3) The cost of leasing space by the judicial
                        branch of the Government is high.
                            (4) Development of squares 721 and 722 in the
                        District of Columbia is necessary to achieve the
                        objectives of the Union Station Redevelopment Act
                        [40 U.S.C.A. Sec. 811 et seq.] and the
                        revitalization of the Union Station area.
                            (5) The Judicial Conference of the United States
                        endorsed by resolution the construction of an office
                        building on the Capitol Grounds to house the
                        Administrative Office of the United States Courts
                        and related judicial branch offices.
                (b) Purposes.
                    The purposes of this chapter are as follows:
                            (1) To implement the report submitted to
                        Congress by the Architect and the Secretary of
                        Transportation under the Act of December 28, 1985
                        (99 Stat. 1749-1750), relating to the needs of the
                        Federal judiciary for additional Federal office
                        space.
                            (2) To authorize the Architect to acquire by
                        lease space primarily for use by the judicial branch
                        of the Government by entering into contracts for the
                        design and construction of a building adjacent to
                        Union Station.
                            (3) To ensure that the design and construction
                        of such building will insofar as practicable result
                        in a building which is efficient and economical and
                        which provides visual testimony to the dignity,
                        enterprise, vigor, and stability of the Federal
                        Government.

                (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 2, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat 2328.)

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        559.12  Sec. 1202. Construction of building.
                (a) Selection process.
                        (1) General rule.
                            The Architect, under the direction of the
                        Commission and in accordance with such policies and
                        procedures as the Architect shall establish, shall
                        select in accordance with provision of this
                        subsection a person to develop squares 721 and 722
                        (bounded by F Street, 2nd Street, Massachusetts
                        Avenue, and Columbia Plaza, Northeast) in the
                        District of Columbia.
                        (2) Revision of proposals.
                            Not later than 90 days after October 7, 1988,
                        each of the 5 persons who submitted a proposal for
                        development of squares 721 and 722 under the study
                        conducted under the Act of December 28, 1985 (99
                        Stat. 1749-1750), which is one of the 5 proposals
                        under consideration by the Architect may revise such
                        proposal to take into account the objectives of this
                        chapter and resubmit such proposal to the Architect.
                        (3) Selection of revised proposal.
                            Subject to paragraph (4), not later than 120
                        days after October 7, 1988, the Architect shall
                        select one of the persons resubmitting a proposal
                        under paragraph (2) to develop squares 721 and 722
                        in the District of Columbia.
                        (4) Nonsubmission of revised proposals; protection
                                of United States interest.
                            If no proposal is resubmitted to the Architect
                        under paragraph (2) in the 90-day period or if the
                        Architect determines that none of the proposals
                        resubmitted under paragraph (2) is in the best
                        interests of the United States, the Architect shall
                        conduct a competition for selection of a person to
                        develop squares 721 and 722 in the District of
                        Columbia. Such competition shall be conducted in
                        accordance with such policies and procedures as the
                        Architect may establish for a development
                        competition.
                        (5) Purpose of development.
                            The purpose of development of squares 721 and
                        722 is to provide office space for the
                        Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
                        the Federal Judicial Center, the Judicial Panel of
                        Multidistrict Litigation, and the United States
                        Sentencing Commission, chambers for retired justices
                        of the Supreme Court, and other related offices of
                        the judicial branch of the United States and other
                        persons (including governmental entities).
                        (6) Approval of Chief Justice.
                            All final decisions regarding architectural
                        design of the building to be constructed under this
                        chapter shall be subject to the approval of the
                        Chief Justice of the United States.
                        (7) Prohibitions on payments for bids and designs.
                            The Architect may not make any payment to any
                        person for any bid or design proposal under any
                        competition conducted under this subsection.

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                        (8) Limitations.
                        (A) Size of building.
                            The building (excluding parking facilities) to
                        be constructed under this chapter may not exceed
                        520,000 gross square feet in size above the level of
                        Columbia Plaza in the District of Columbia.
                        (B) Height of building.
                            The height of the building and other
                        improvements shall be compatible with the height of
                        surrounding Government and historic buildings and
                        conform to the provisions of the Act of June 1,
                        1910, commonly known as the Building Height Act of
                        1910 (36 Stat. 452).
                        (C) Design.
                            The building and other improvements shall be
                        designed in harmony with historical and Government
                        buildings in the vicinity, shall reflect the
                        symbolic importance and historic character of the
                        United States Capitol and other buildings on the
                        United States Capitol grounds, and shall represent
                        the dignity and stability of the Federal Government.

                (b) Development agreement.

                        (1) Authority to enter.

                            The Architect may enter into with the person
                        selected to develop squares 721 and 722 under
                        subsection (a) of this section an agreement for the
                        development of such squares. Except as otherwise
                        provided in this chapter, such agreement shall
                        provide for development of such squares
                        substantially in accordance with (A) alternative D
                        of the report to Congress entitled ``The Study of
                        Alternatives for the Construction of an Office
                        Building(s) for the Administrative Office of the
                        United States Courts'', submitted to Congress on
                        August 10, 1987, by the Architect and the Secretary
                        of Transportation, and (B) the Master Plan for the
                        United States Capitol, dated 1981.
                        (2) Contents.
                            The development agreement under paragraph (1)
                        shall at a minimum provide for the following:

                                    (A) Except to the extent otherwise
                                provided by this chapter, all design,
                                development, and construction costs incurred
                                with respect to the building to be
                                constructed under the agreement will be at
                                no cost to the United States.

                                    (B) Title to squares 721 and 722 will
                                remain in the United States.

                                    (C) Title to the building and other
                                improvements constructed or otherwise made
                                on or to squares 721 and 722 will
                                immediately revert to the United States at
                                the expiration of not more than 30 years
                                from the effective date of the lease
                                agreement entered into under section 1203 of
                                this title without payment of any
                                compensation by the United States.

                                    (D) The building and other improvements
                                constructed on or to squares 721 and 722 to
                                be leased to the United States will be in
                                accordance with the provisions of this
                                chapter and the lease agreement will contain
                                such terms and conditions as may

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                                be prescribed by the Architect to carry out
                                the objectives of this chapter.

                        The agreement shall include a copy of the lease
                        agreement entered into under section 1203 of this
                        title by the Architect and the person selected to
                        develop squares 721 and 722.
                (c) Chil(1) Authority for hookup to Capitol Power Plant..
                            The building to be constructed under this
                        chapter may be connected to the Capitol Power Plant
                        through construction of extensions to the chilled
                        water and steam lines which serve Union Station. If
                        such building is to be connected to the Capitol
                        Power Plant, the agreement under subsection (b) of
                        this section between the Architect and the person
                        selected to construct such building shall provide
                        that such person will bear all costs associated with
                        the installation of chilled water and steam lines to
                        the building and shall reimburse the Union Station
                        Redevelopment Corporation for an equitable share of
                        the costs incurred by the Union Station
                        Redevelopment Corporation in the construction of
                        extensions of the chilled water and steam lines from
                        such Plant to Union Station.
                        (2) Furnishing of chilled water and steam from
                                Capitol Power Plant.
                            If the building to be constructed under this
                        chapter is connected with the Capitol Power Plant
                        pursuant to paragraph (1), the Architect shall
                        furnish, on a reimbursable basis, chilled water and
                        steam from such Plant to such building.
                (d) Construction standards and inspections.
                    The building and other improvements constructed under
                this chapter shall meet all standards applicable to
                construction of a Federal building. During construction, the
                Architect shall conduct periodic inspections of such
                building for the purpose of assuring that such standards are
                being met. Such building shall not be subject to any law of
                the District of Columbia relating to building codes,
                permits, or inspection (including any such law enacted by
                Congress).
                (e) Applicability of certain laws.
                    The building and other improvements constructed under
                this chapter shall not be subject to any law of the District
                of Columbia relating to real estate and personal property
                taxes, special assessments, or other taxes (including any
                such law enacted by Congress). (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 3,
                Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2329.)
        559.13  Sec. 1203. Lease of building by architect of the Capitol.
                (a) Entry into lease agreement.
                    Before the development agreement is entered into under
                section 1202 of this title, the Architect shall enter into
                with the person selected to construct the building under
                this chapter an agreement for the lease of such building by
                the Architect to carry out the objectives of this chapter.

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                (b) Terms of lease agreement.
                    The agreement entered into under this section shall
                include at a minimum the following terms:
                            (1) The Architect will lease the building and
                        other improvements for a term not to exceed 30 years
                        from the effective date of such lease agreement.
                            (2) The rental rate per square foot of
                        occupiable space for all space in the building and
                        other improvements will be in the best interest of
                        the United States and carry out the objectives of
                        this chapter, but in no case may the aggregate
                        rental rate for all space in the building and other
                        improvements produce an amount less than the amount
                        necessary to amortize the cost of development of
                        squares 721 and 722 over the term of the lease.
                            (3) Authority for the Architect to make space
                        available and to sublease space in the building and
                        other improvements in accordance with section 1205
                        of this title.
                (c) Accounting system.
                    The Architect shall maintain an accounting system for
                operation and maintenance of the building and other
                improvements to be constructed under this chapter which will
                permit accurate projections of the dates and the costs of
                major repairs, improvements, reconstructions, and
                replacements of such building and improvements and other
                capital expenditures on such building and improvements.
                (d) Obligation of funds.
                    Obligation of funds for lease payments under this
                section may only be made on an annual basis and may only be
                made from the account established by section 1207 of this
                title. (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 4, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat.
                2331.)
        559.14  Sec. 1204. Structural and mechanical care and security.
                (a) Structural and mechanical care.
                    Upon occupancy by the United States of the building and
                other improvements constructed under this chapter, the
                structural and mechanical care and maintenance of such
                building and improvements (including the care and
                maintenance of the grounds of such building) shall be the
                responsibility of the Architect, under the direction of the
                Commission, in the same manner and to the same extent as the
                structural and mechanical care and maintenance of the United
                States Supreme Court Building under section 13a of this
                title, and all other duties and work required for the
                operation and domestic care of such building and
                improvements shall be performed by the Architect, under the
                direction of the Commission.
                (b) Security
                        (1) General rule.
                            The United States Capitol Police shall be
                        responsible for all exterior security of the
                        building and other improvements constructed under
                        this chapter.
                        (2) Authority of Supreme Court Marshal.
                            Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
                        interfere with the obligation of the Marshal of the
                        Supreme Court of the United States

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                        to protect justices, officers, employees, or other
                        personnel of the Supreme Court who may occupy the
                        building and other improvements.
                        (3) Reimbursement.
                            The Architect shall transfer from the account
                        established by section 1207 of this title such
                        amounts as may be necessary to reimburse the United
                        States Capitol Police for expenses incurred in
                        providing exterior security under this subsection.
                        The United States Capitol Police may accept amounts
                        transferred by the Architect under this paragraph,
                        and such amounts shall be credited to the
                        appropriation account charged by the United States
                        Capitol Police in executing the performance of
                        security duties.
                (c) Building and improvements constructed pursuant to this
                    chapter.
                    The United States Capitol Police are authorized to
                police the building and other improvements constructed
                pursuant to this chapter, including the interior and
                exterior thereof, and to make arrests within the interior
                and exterior of such building and other improvements for any
                violation of any law of the United States, of the District
                of Columbia, or of any State, or any regulation promulgated
                pursuant thereto. (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 5, Oct. 7, 1988,
                102 (Stat. 2331; Pub. L. 102-392, Title III, Sec. 311(a),
                Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723.)
        559.15  Sec. 1205. Allocation of space.
                (a) Governmental entities.
                        (1) Judicial branch.
                            Subject to the provisions of this section, the
                        Architect shall make available, on a reimbursable
                        basis, all space in the building and other
                        improvements constructed under this chapter to the
                        judicial branch of the United States substantially
                        in accordance with the report referred to in section
                        1202(b)(1) of this title.
                        (2) Other.
                            Any space in the building and other improvements
                        constructed under this chapter which the Chief
                        Justice determines is not needed by the judicial
                        branch of the United States may be made available by
                        the Architect, on a reimbursable basis, to Federal
                        governmental entities which are not part of the
                        judicial branch and which are not staff of Members
                        of Congress or Congressional Committees.
                        (3) Terms and conditions.
                            Space made available under this subsection shall
                        be subject to such terms and conditions as are
                        necessary to carry out the objectives of this
                        chapter.
                        (4) Reimbursement rate.
                            All space made available by the Architect under
                        this subsection shall be subject to reimbursement at
                        the rate established under section 1203(b)(2) of
                        this title plus such amount as the Architect and--

                                    (A) in the case of the judicial branch,
                                the Director of the Administrative Office of
                                the United States Courts, or

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                                    (B) in the case of any governmental
                                entity not a part of the judicial branch,
                                such entity,

                        determine is necessary to pay on an annual basis for
                        the cost of administering the building and other
                        improvements (including costs of operation,
                        maintenance, rehabilitation, security, and
                        structural, mechanical, and domestic care) which are
                        attributable to such space.
                        (5) Meeting judicial branch needs.
                        (A) In general.
                            Whenever the Chief Justice notifies the
                        Architect that the judicial branch of the United
                        States requires additional space in the building and
                        other improvements constructed under this chapter,
                        the Architect shall accommodate those requirements
                        (i) in the case of space made available to the
                        Administrator of General Services, by a date agreed
                        upon under subparagraph (B), or (ii) in the case of
                        space made available to any person or governmental
                        entity (other than the General Services
                        Administration), within 90 days after the date of
                        such notification.
                        (B) Space available to GSA.
                            In any case in which such additional space is
                        provided from space in the building made available
                        to the Administrator of General Services, the space
                        shall be vacated expeditiously by not later than a
                        date mutually agreed upon by the Chief Justice and
                        the Administrator of General Services.
                        (C) Unoccupied space
                            Whenever any space in the building is
                        unoccupied, the Chief Justice shall have a right of
                        first refusal to use such space to meet the needs of
                        the judicial branch in accordance with this
                        subsection.
                        (6) Assignment of space within the judicial branch.
                            The Director of the Administrative Office of the
                        United States Courts may assign and reassign space
                        made available to the judicial branch of the United
                        States under this subsection among offices of the
                        judicial branch as the Director deems appropriate.
                        (7) Lease authority.
                            The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to
                        lease and occupy not more than 75,000 square feet of
                        space in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary
                        Building. Payments under any such lease shall be
                        made upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the
                        Capitol. There are authorized to be appropriated--

                                    (A) to the Architect of the Capitol such
                                sums as may be necessary to carry out this
                                paragraph, including sums for the
                                acquisition and installation of furniture
                                and furnishings for space leased under this
                                paragraph; and

                                    (B) to the Sergeant at Arms of the
                                Senate such sums as may be necessary for the
                                planning, acquisition, and installation of
                                telecommunications equipment and services
                                for the Architect of the Capitol with
                                respect to space leased under this
                                paragraph.

                        (8) Lease approval.
                            Any lease under paragraph (7) shall be subject
                        to approval by the Committee on Appropriations of
                        the House of Representatives,

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                        the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the
                        House Office Building Commission, and the Committee
                        on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
                (b) Nongovernmental tenants.
                        (1) General rule.
                            Any space in the building and other improvements
                        constructed under this chapter which the Chief
                        Justice determines is not needed by the judicial
                        branch of the United States shall first be offered
                        to other Federal governmental entities which are not
                        staff of Members of Congress or Congressional
                        Committees; and then, if any space remains, it may
                        be subleased by the Architect, under the direction
                        of the Commission, to any person.
                        (2) Rental rate.
                            All space subleased by the Architect under this
                        subsection shall be subject to reimbursement at a
                        rate which is comparable to prevailing rental rates
                        for similar facilities in the area but not less than
                        the rate established under section 1203(b)(2) of
                        this title plus such amount as the Architect and the
                        person subleasing such space agree is necessary to
                        pay on an annual basis for the cost of administering
                        the building (including costs of operation,
                        maintenance, rehabilitation, security, and
                        structural, mechanical, and domestic care) which are
                        attributable to such space.
                        (3) Limitation.
                            Subleases under this subsection must be
                        compatible with the dignity and functions of the
                        judicial branch offices housed in the building and
                        must not unduly interfere with the activities and
                        operations of the judicial branch agencies housed in
                        the building. The provisions of section 193d, and
                        section 193m-1 of this title shall not apply to any
                        space in the building and other improvements
                        subleased to a non-Government tenant under this
                        subsection.
                        (4) Collection of rent.
                            The Architect shall collect rent for space
                        subleased under this subsection.
                (c) Deposit of rent and reimbursements.
                    All funds received under this subsection (including
                lease payments and reimbursements) shall be deposited into
                the account established by section 1207 of this title. (Pub.
                L. 100-480, Sec. 6, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2332; Pub. L.
                102-392, Title III, Sec. 318, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1724;
                Pub. L. 103-4, Sec. 2, Feb. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 30.)
        559.16  Sec. 1206. Commission for judiciary office building.
                (a) Establishment.
                    There is established a Commission to be known as the
                Commission for the Judiciary Office Building.
                (b) Membership.
                    The Commission shall be composed of the following 13
                members:

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                            (1) Two individuals appointed by the Chief
                        Justice from among justices of the Supreme Court and
                        other judges of the United States (or their
                        designees).
                            (2) The members of the House Office Building
                        Commission (or their designees).
                            (3) The majority leader and minority leader of
                        the Senate (or their designees).
                            (4) The Chairman and the ranking minority member
                        of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
                        (or their designees).
                            (5) The Chairman and the ranking minority member
                        of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public
                        Works (or their designees).
                            (6) The Chairman and ranking minority member of
                        the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of
                        the House of Representatives (or their designees).
                (c) Duties.
                    The Commission shall be responsible for supervision of
                design, construction, operation, maintenance, structural,
                mechanical, and domestic care and security of the building
                to be constructed under this chapter. The Commission shall
                from time to time prescribe rules and regulations to govern
                the actions of the Architect under this chapter and to
                govern the use and occupancy of all space in such building.
                (d) Quorum.
                    Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
                quorum. (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 7, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat.
                2334.)
        559.17  Sec. 1207. Funding.
                (a) Separate account.
                    There is established in the Treasury of the United
                States a separate account. Such account shall include all
                amounts deposited therein under section 1205(c) of this
                title and such amounts as may be appropriated thereto but
                not to exceed $2,000,000. Amounts in the account shall be
                available to the Architect for paying expenses for
                structural, mechanical, and domestic care, maintenance,
                operation, and utilities of the building and other
                improvements constructed under this chapter, for reimbursing
                the United States Capitol Police for expenses incurred in
                providing exterior security for the building and other
                improvements, for making lease payments under section 1203
                of this title and for necessary personnel (including
                consultants).
                (b) Unexpended balances of funds.
                    The unexpended balance of funds appropriated by the
                Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986 under the
                heading ``Study of Construction of Office Building'' (100
                Stat. 717) are transferred to the Architect on October 7,
                1988. Such unexpended balance shall be available for design
                review, construction inspection, contract administration,
                and such other project related costs under this chapter as
                the Architect may deem appropriate. (Pub. L. 100-480,
                Sec. 9, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2334; Pub. L. 102-392, Title
                III, Sec. 311(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723.)
        559.18  Sec. 1208. Definitions.
                    As used in this chapter--

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                (1) Architect.
                            The term ``Architect'' means the Architect of
                        the Capitol.
                (2) Chief Justice.
                            The term ``Chief Justice'' means the Chief
                        Justice of the United States or his designee; except
                        that in any case in which there is a vacancy of the
                        office of the Chief Justice of the United States,
                        the most senior associate justice of the Supreme
                        Court shall be treated as the Chief Justice of the
                        United States for purposes of this chapter until
                        such time as such vacancy is filled.
                (3) Commission.
                            The term ``Commission'' means the Commission for
                        the Judiciary Office Building established by section
                        1206 of this title. (Pub. L. 100-480, Sec. 10, Oct.
                        7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2335.)