[United States Senate Manual, 106th Congress]
[S. Doc. 106-1]
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                  TITLE 40.--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

                      Chapter 2.--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

       500
       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
       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, 109 Stat. 220.)

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     501.2
     501.2  Sec. 162a. Compensation of Architect of Capitol.
                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
     501.3  Sec. 162b. Semiannual report of expenditures by Architect of 
                Capitol.
                (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
       502  Sec. 163. Care and superintendence of Capitol by Architect 
                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
       503  Sec. 163a. Exterior of Capitol, duty of Architect.
                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
       504  Sec. 163b. Delegation of authority by Architect of Capitol.
                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.)

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       505
       505  Sec. 164a. Assistant Architect of Capitol 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. L. 91-382, Sec. 101, 84 
            Stat. 817; Pub. L. 101-163, Sec. 106(d), 103 Stat. 1057, 
            Nov. 21, 1989.)
       506
       506  Sec. 166. Architect of Capitol; 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
     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.''

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                ``(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:
                ``(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

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                    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.)
       507
       507  Sec. 166a. [Omitted.].

     508.1
     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
     508.2  Sec. 166b-1b. Conversion by Architect of 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
     508.3  Sec. 166b-1c. 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;
            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
     508.4  Sec. 166b-1d. Savings provisions.
                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

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                        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
     508.5  Sec. 166b-1e. 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
     508.6  Sec. 166b-1f. 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 House of 
                        Representatives Restaurant. (Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. 
                        L. 91-510, Sec. 486, 84 Stat. 1197.)
       509
       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 
            at not to exceed grade 12 of the General Schedule.

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                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; Pub. L. 103-283, 
            Title I, Sec. 103, July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1435.)
     509.1
     509.1  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) of this 
            section 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 first 
                        section of 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, or by reference 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.)
     509.2
     509.2  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,

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            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
       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
       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 Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the 
            House of Representatives. (R.S. Sec. 1816; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 
            753, Secs. 102, 121, 224, 60 Stat. 814, 822, 838; Aug. 20, 
            1996, Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, Sec. 221(2), 110 Stat. 
            1748.)
     511.1
     511.1  (Transferred)
            Note
                This section transferred to 2 U.S.C. Sec. 117b-1. 
            (Senate Manual section 300.)
       512
       512  Sec. 174b. Senate Office Building; 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.

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       513
       513  Sec. 174b-1. Additional Senate 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
     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
     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\ 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

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            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.
     513.3
     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 therefore 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, herein before 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 
            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.

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     513.4
     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
     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.)
     513.6
     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 other

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            wise, 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
       514  Sec. 174c. Control, care, and supervision of Senate office 
                building.
                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 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.

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       515
       515  Sec. 174d. Assignment of space in Senate office building.
                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.)
                \1\ See Senate Manual sections 79.8, 79.9
       516
       516  Sec. 174d-1. 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
       517  Sec. 174e. Certification of vouchers by Architect of 
                Capitol.
                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
       518  Sec. 174j-1. Senate Restaurants; management by Architect of 
                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
     518.1  [Omitted.]

     518.2
     518.2  Sec. 174j-3. Authorization and direction to effectuate 
                purposes of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title
                The Architect of the Capitol is 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
     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
     518.4  Sec. 174j-5. 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.)
     518.5
     518.5  Sec. 174j-6. 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.)

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     518.6
     518.6  Sec. 174j-7. 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
   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
   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), 
            and resolutions of the Senate amendatory thereof or 
            supplementary thereto.
            (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.

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            (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
     518.7  Sec. 184a. John W. McCormack Residential Page School
                (a) Construction authorization for dormitory and 
            classroom facilities complex.--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) Acquisition of property in District of Columbia.--
            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) Condemnation proceedings.--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) Transfer of United States owned property.--
            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.
                (e) Alley and street closures by Mayor of District of 
            Columbia.--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

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            with the joint approval of the Senate Office Building 
            Commission and the House Office Building Commission.
                (f) United States Capitol Grounds provisions 
            applicable.--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, 212a-2, and 212b of this title.
                (g) Designation; employment of services under 
            supervision and control of Architect of Capitol; joint 
            approval and direction of Speaker and President pro tempore; 
            annual estimates to Congress; regulations governing 
            Architect of Capitol.--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) Joint appointee for supervision and control over 
            page activities; regulations; Residence Superintendent of 
            Pages; appointment, compensation, and duties; additional 
            personnel: appointment and compensation.--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

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            as may be necessary to assist those officers and the 
            Residence Superintendent of Pages in carrying out their 
            functions under this section.

                (i) Sections 88(a) and 88(b) of title 2 unaffected.--
            Nothing in section 88b-1 of title 2 and this section shall 
            affect the operation of section 88b of title 2, relating to 
            educational facilities of pages and other minors who are 
            congressional 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; Aug. 20, 1996, Pub. L. 104-186, 
            Title II, Sec. 204(34)(c), 110 Stat. 1734.)
     518.8
     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
       519  Sec. 185a. Senate garage; control, supervision, servicing of 
                official motor vehicles.
                (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 fur

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            nishing 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.)
       520
       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
       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
     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
       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.)

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      522a
      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).
            (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 Oversight 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.

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            (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; Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, Sec. 221(7), Aug. 20, 
            1996, 110 Stat. 1749.)

    522a-1
    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--
                            (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
    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,

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            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
                            (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, 102 
            Stat. 4609; Pub. L. 101-302, Title III, Sec. 312(b), May 25, 
            1990, 104 Stat. 245.)

    522a-3
    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
    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 chair

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            men) 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
    522a-5  Sec. 188a-5. ``Members of the House of Representatives'' 
                defined.
                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.)
      522b
      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.)

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    522b-1
    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 
            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
    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.)

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    522b-3
    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
    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.)
    522b-5
    522b-5  Sec. 188b-5. Additional authority for Senate Commission on 
                Art to acquire works of art, historical objects, 
                documents, or exhibits.
                (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
    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, 
            2000, 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''.

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            (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; Pub. L. 104-197, 
            Title III, Sec. 313, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2415; Pub. L. 
            105-55, Title III, Sec. 309, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1198; 
            Pub. L. 105-275, Title III, Sec. 311, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 
            Stat. 2457, Sept. 29, 1999, Pub. L. 106-57, Sec. 309, 113 
            Stat. 427.)

       523
       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.)
       524
       524  Sec. 190. Private studios and works of art.
                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
       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 References
                Policing of Capitol building and grounds, see section 
            212a of this title (Senate Manual section 546).
                Use of Capitol Grounds for temporary recreational 
            purposes permitted, see section 214a of this title (Senate 
            Manual section 549a).
       526
       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]
                            (i) That portion of the triangle of Federal 
                        land in Reservation No. 204 in the District of 
                        Columbia under the jurisdiction of the

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                        Secretary of the Interior, including any 
                        contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution 
                        Avenue, N.E., on the north, the branch of 
                        Maryland Avenue, N.E., running in a northeast 
                        direction on the west, the major portion of 
                        Maryland Avenue, N.E., on the south, and 2nd 
                        Street, N.E., on the east, including the 
                        contiguous sidewalks.
                            (ii) That irregular area of Federal land in 
                        Reservation No. 204 in the District of Columbia 
                        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
                        Interior, including any contiguous sidewalks, 
                        northeast of the real property described in 
                        clause (i) bound by Constitution Avenue, N.E., 
                        on the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, 
                        N.E., running to the northeast on the south, and 
                        the private property on the west known as lot 7, 
                        in square 726.
                            (iii) The two irregularly shaped medians 
                        lying north and east of the property described 
                        in clause (i), located between the north and 
                        south curbs of Constitution Avenue, N.E., west 
                        of its intersection with Second Street, N.E., 
                        all as shown in Land Record No. 268, dated 
                        November 22, 1957, in the Office of the 
                        Surveyor, District of Columbia, in Book 138, 
                        Page 58.
                            (iv) All sidewalks under the jurisdiction of 
                        the District of Columbia abutting on and 
                        contiguous to the land described in clauses (i), 
                        (ii), and (iii).

            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 
            Mayor 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 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 Mayor of the 
            District of

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            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.

            (As amended Nov. 12, 1996, Pub. L. 104-333, Div. I, Title V, 
            Sec. 514(c)(3)(A), 110 Stat. 4167.)

            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
       527  Sec. 193b. Public use of Capitol Grounds.
                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
       528  Sec. 193c. Obstruction of roads; conveyance of goods or 
                merchandise; Capitol Grounds.
                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 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
       529  Sec. 193d. Sale of articles; signs; solicitation on Capitol 
                Grounds.
                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.)

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       530
       530  Sec. 193e. Injuries to property; Capitol Grounds.
                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
       531  Sec. 193f. Capitol Grounds and Buildings security.
            (a) Firearms, dangerous weapons, explosives, or incendiary 
                devices.
                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) Violent entry and disorderly conduct.
                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;
                            (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;

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                            (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) Exemption of Government officials.
                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
       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
       533  Sec. 193h. Prosecution and punishment of offenses.
                (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, 212a-2, 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 said sections. Where the 
            conduct violating said sections also violates the general 
            laws of the United States or the laws 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 said sections may be in 
            the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Whenever any 
            person is

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            convicted of a violation of said sections 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
       534  Sec. 193i. 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, 212a-2, 
            and 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
       535  Sec. 193j. 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
       536  Sec. 193k. 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 
            193(a) to 193(m), 212(a), 212(a)(2), and 212(b) 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 Mayor 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; Dec. 
            24, 1973, Pub. L. 93-198, Title IV, Sec. 421, 87 Stat. 789.)
       537
       537  Sec. 193l. Concerts on grounds.
                Nothing in sections 193a-193k and 212a, and 212a-2 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.)

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       538
       538  Sec. 193m. Definitions.
                (a) As used in sections 193a-193m, 212a, 212a-2, 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
     538.1  Sec. 193m-1. Audit for private organizations conducting 
                activities or performing services in or on United States 
                Capitol Buildings or Grounds; report to Congress.
                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
       539  Sec. 206. Capitol police; appointment; Chief of the Capitol 
                Police.
                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, ch. 173, Sec. 101, 
            57 Stat. 230; Dec. 20, 1979, Pub. L. 96-152, Sec. 1(a), 93 
            Stat. 1099.)

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     539.1
     539.1  Sec. 206c. Emergency duty overtime pay for Capitol Police 
                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 accrued 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 accrued 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
       540  Sec. 207. Payment of Capitol Police.
                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
      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 Oversight 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 unified payroll 
            administration. (July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 9C, as added 
            Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102-397, Title I, Sec. 102, 106 Stat. 
            1950; Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, Sec. 221(12), Aug. 21, 
            1996, 110 Stat. 1750.)

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            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
       541  Sec. 208. Suspension of Capitol Police 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
       542  Sec. 209. Pay of Capitol Police 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
       543  Sec. 210. Uniform; belts and arms; Capitol Police.
                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
       544  Sec. 211. Uniform; at whose expense; Capitol Police.
                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
       545  Sec. 212. Wearing uniform on duty; Capitol Police.
                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
       546  Sec. 212a. Policing of Capitol buildings and grounds; powers 
                of Capitol police; arrests by Capitol Police for crimes 
                of violence; 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 at Arms of the House 
            of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and 
            shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections

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            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; Pub. L. 102-
            392, Title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723; Pub. 
            L. 102-397, Title I, Sec. 103, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 
            1950.)
     546.1
     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
     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) ``United States'' defined.
                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
       547  Sec. 212a-3. Law enforcement authority of Capitol Police 
                oversight.
            (a) Scope.
                Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the 
            Capitol Police Board and approved by the Committee on House 
            Oversight 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;

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                            (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;
                            (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, ch. 707, Sec. 9B, as added Oct. 6, 1992, 
            Pub. L. 102-397, Title I, Sec. 101, 106 Stat. 1949; Aug. 20, 
            1996, Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, Sec. 221(13), 110 Stat. 
            1750.)
     547.1
     547.1  Sec. 212b. Regulation of traffic by Capitol Police Board.
                (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
     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

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            promulgated and become effective, the traffic regulations of 
            the District of Columbia shall be applicable to the United 
            States Capitol Grounds.
     547.3
     547.3      (c) All regulations promulgated under the authority of 
            this section shall, when adopted by the Capitol Police 
            Board, be printed in one 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
     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
       548  [Omitted.]

       549
       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
      549a  [Omitted.]

      549b
      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

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            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 
            Oversight, 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 Oversight, 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; Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, 
            Sec. 221(14), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1750.)
      549c
      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

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            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''.
            (f) Regulations.
                The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
            regulations to carry out provisions of this section. (Pub. 
            L. 102-90, Title III, Sec. 311, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 
            467.)
      549d
      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
                            (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

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            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) Certification 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.
            (h) Payment to Center of amounts equal to Federal tax on 
                employers.
                (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;

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                            (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
       550  Sec. 215. Supervision of Botanical Garden.
                The supervision of the Capitol police shall extend over 
            the Botanical Garden. (R.S. Sec. 1826.)
       551
       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
       552  Sec. 216a. Restriction on use of appropriation for Botanical 
                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
       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.)

                   Chapter 18.--NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER FACILITIES

                          Part A.--National Visitor Center

       554
       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

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            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 
                        Capitol Grounds adjacent to the Union Station 
                        Plaza 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.
                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.

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                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
       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 Oversight of the House of Representatives, 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; Aug. 20, 1996, Pub. L. 104-
            186, Title II, Sec. 221(16), 110 Stat. 1750.)
            
                        Subchapter IV.--Capitol Guide Service

       558
       558  Sec. 851. Capitol Guide Service.

     558.1
     558.1  (a) Establishment; designation; Supervision of Capitol Guide 
                Board; membership of Board.
                There is hereby established an organization under the 
            Congress of the United States, to be designated the 
            ``Capitol Guide Service'', which 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
     558.2  (b) Guided tours; regulations.
                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.

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     558.3
     558.3  (c) Duties of Capitol Guide Board; positions of guide in 
                Capitol Guide Service; establishment and revision; 
                Chief, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Chief Guide and 
                Guides: appointment, duties, pay and termination of 
                employment.
                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 Oversight 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 Oversight 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
     558.4  (d) Uniforms.
                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
     558.5  (e) Acceptance of fees; prohibition.
                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
     558.6  (f) Personnel detail.
                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
     558.7  (g) Historical and educational information.
                The Capitol Guide Board may receive and consider advice 
            and information from any private historical or educational 
            organization, association, or society with respect to those 
            operations of the Capitol Guide Service

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            which involve the furnishing of historical and educational 
            information to the general public.
     558.8
     558.8  (h) Regulations for operation of service.
                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
     558.9  (i) Disciplinary action.
                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
    558.10  (j) Volunteers.
                (1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 
            Capitol Guide Service is authorized to accept voluntary 
            personal services.
                (2) No person shall be permitted to donate personal 
            services under this subsection unless the person has first 
            agreed, in writing, to waive any claim against the United 
            States arising out of or in connection with such services, 
            other than a claim under chapter 81 of title 5.
                (3) No person donating personal services under this 
            section shall be considered an employee of the United States 
            for any purposes other than for purposes of chapter 81 of 
            title 5.
                (4) In no case shall the acceptance of personal services 
            under this section result in the reduction of pay or 
            displacement of any employee of the Capitol Guide Service.

            (As amended Pub. L. 104-186, Title II, Sec. 221(17), Aug. 
            20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1750; Pub. L. 104-279, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 
            Stat. 3358.)

             Chapter 21.--NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE 
                                       WORKS

     559.1
     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
     559.2  Sec. 1002. Definitions.
                As used in this Act--

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                            (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 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
     559.3  Sec. 1003. Congressional authorization of commemorative 
                works.
            (a) Works on Federal lands.
                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) Military commemorative works.
                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) Works commemorating events, individuals, or groups.
                 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) Consultation with National Capital Memorial Commission.
                In considering legislation authorizing commemorative 
            works within the District of Columbia and its environs, the 
            Committee on House Oversight 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

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            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; Pub. L. 104-186, 
            Title II, Sec. 221(18) Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1750.)
     559.4
     559.4  Sec. 1004. National Capital Memorial Commission.
                (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
                            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
     559.5  Sec. 1005. Availability of map depicting Area I and Area II.
                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
     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.)

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     559.7
     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 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; Pub. L. 103-321, Sec. 2(d), Aug. 
                        26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1794.)
     559.8
     559.8  Sec. 1008. Criteria for issuance of construction permit.
            (a) Issuance of construction permit.
                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) Donation for perpetual maintenance and preservation.
                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 
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            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) Suspension for misrepresentation of fundraising; annual 
                reports.
                (1) The Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) 
            may suspend any activity under the authority of this chapter 
            with respect to the establishment 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. 1794.)
     559.9
     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,

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            Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3653; Pub. L. 103-321, Sec. 2(f), 
            Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1795.)
    559.10
    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.
            (d) Development of regulations or standards.
                The Secretary and the Administrator shall develop 
            appropriate regulations or standards to carry out this 
            chapter.
            (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; Pub. L. 103-321, Sec. 2(g), Aug. 26, 1994, 108 
            Stat. 1795.)
            
                 Chapter 23.--JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

    559.11
    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.

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                            (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.)
    559.12
    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 
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                        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.
                    (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 
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                        tation, 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 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) Chilled water and steam from the Capitol Power Plant.
                    (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

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            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
    559.13  Sec. 1203. Lease of building by the 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.
            (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.)

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    559.14
    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 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) Authority of Capitol Police.
                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
    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

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                        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
                                (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.

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                    (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, 
                        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

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                        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
    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:
                            (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
    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

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            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
    559.18  Sec. 1208. Definitions.
                As used in this chapter--
            (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.)