[United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
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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.
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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.)