513.6 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR USE AS RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR (a) Acquisition of property.-The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, may acquire, on behalf of the United States Government, by purchase, condemnation, transfer or otherwise, as an addition to the United States Capitol Grounds, all publicly and privately owned real property in lots 34 and 35 in square 758 in the District of Columbia as those lots appear on the records in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia as the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 3, 1992], extending to the outer face of the curbs of the square in which such lots are located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such real property, together with all improvements thereon. (b) United States Capitol Grounds and Buildings.—Immediately upon the acquisition by the Architect of the Capitol, on behalf of the United States, of the real property, and the improvements thereon, as provided under subsection (a), the real property acquired shall be a part of the United States Capitol Grounds, and the improvements on such real property shall be a part of the Senate Office Buildings. Such real property and improvements shall be subject to the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193a et seq.) [sections 193a to 193m, 212a, 212a-2 and 212b of this title and provisions set out as notes under sections 193a and 193h of this title], and the Act of June 8, 1942 (40 U.S.C. 174c) [sections 174c and 174d of this title]. (c) Building codes.-The real property and improvements acquired in accordance with subsection (a) shall be repaired and altered, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, in accordance with a nationally recognized model building code, and other applicable nationally recognized codes (including electrical codes, fire and life safety codes, and plumbing codes, as determined by the Architect of the Capitol), using the most current edition of the nationally recognized codes referred to in this subsection. (d) Repairs; expenditures.-The Architect of the Capitol is authorized, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States [section 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts], to enter into contracts and to make expenditures for necessary repairs to, and refurbishment of, the real property and the improvements on such real property acquired in accordance with subsection (a), including expenditures for personal and other services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [this note]. In no event shall the aggregate value of contracts and expenditures under this subsection exceed an amount equal to that authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (e). (e) Authorization.-There is authorized to be appropriated to the account under the heading "Architect of the Capitol" and the subheadings "Capitol Buildings and Grounds" and "Senate Office Buildings", $2,000,000 for carrying out the purposes of this Act [this note]. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization may remain available until expended. (f) Use of property.-The real property, and improvements thereon, acquired in accordance with subsection (a) shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for use as a residential facility for United States Senate Pages, and for such other purposes as the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may provide. (Pub. L. 102-330, Aug. 3, 1992, 106 Stat 849.) 514 §174c. Same; control, care, and supervision. The Senate Office Building,' 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 1 See Senate Manual sections 79.8, 79.9. for its protection, care, and occupancy. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, § 1, 56 The assignment of rooms and other space in the Senate Office Building 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, § 1, 56 Stat. 343; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §§ 102, 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838.) 515 § 174d-1. Same; assignment of space for meetings of joint commit- 516 tees, 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, § 242, 60 Stat. 839.) § 174e. Same; certification of vouchers. It shall not be a duty of the Architect of the Capitol to certify any payroll or other voucher covering any expenditure from any appropriation for the Senate Office Building, or for any other building or activity, unless the obligation involved was incurred by him or under his direction. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, § 1, 56 Stat. 343.) 517 § 174j-1. Senate Restaurants; management by Architect of the 518 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, § 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, §5, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2161.) 518.1 §174j-2. Same; transfer of accounts, records, supplies, equipment, and assets of Senate Restaurants. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration after the close of business July 31, 1961, is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol all accounts, records, supplies, equipment, and assets of the Senate Restaurants that may be in the possession or under the control of the said committee in order that all such items may be available to the Architect of the Capitol toward the maintenance and operation of the Senate Restaurants. (Pub. L. 87-82, § 2, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199.) 518.2 § 174j-3. Same: authorization and direction to effectuate purposes of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title. The Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized and directed to carry into effect for the United States Senate the provisions of sections 174j-1 to 174j-7 of this title and to exercise the authorities contained herein, and any resolution of the Senate amendatory hereof or supplementary hereto hereafter adopted. Such authority and direction shall continue until the United States Senate shall by resolution otherwise order, or until the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall by resolution order the restaurants to be returned to the committee's jurisdiction. (Pub. L. 87-82, §3, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199.) 518.3 §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, §4, 75 Stat. 199; July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92–51, § 101, 85 Stat. 129; July 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-342, § 101, 86 Stat. 435.) 518.4 § 174j-5. Same; deposits and disbursements under special deposit account. Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit account (1) shall be made by the Architect, or, when directed by him, by such employees of the Architect as he may designate, and (2) shall be subject to audit by the General Accounting Office at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General may direct: Provided, That payments made by or under direction of the Architect of the Capitol from such special deposit account shall be conclusive upon all officers of the Government. (Pub. L. 87-82, § 5, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.) § 174j-6. Same; bond of Architect, Assistant Architect, and other 518.5 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, §6, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.) § 174j–7. Same; supersedure of prior provisions for maintenance 518.6 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, §7, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.) § 174j-8. Management personnel and miscellaneous expenses; 518.6-1 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, § 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 138, amended Pub. L. 94-59, Title V, §500, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 289; Pub. L. 101-509, 104 Stat. 1440, Nov. 5, 1990.) § 174j-9. Loans for Senate Restaurants. (a) Borrowing authority. Subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Architect of the Capitol shall have authority to borrow (and be accountable for), from time to time, from the appropriation account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for "Miscellaneous Items", such amount as he may determine necessary to carry out the provisions of the joint resolution entitled “Joint Resolution transferring the management of the Senate Restaurants to the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes", approved July 6, 1961, as amended (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 through 174j-8),1 and resolutions of the Senate amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. 518.6-2 (b) Amount and period of loan; voucher. Any such loan authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be for such amount and for such period as the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall prescribe and shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate to the Architect of the Capitol upon a voucher approved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. (c) Deposit, credit, and future availability of proceeds from repayment. All proceeds from the repayment of any such loan shall be deposited in the appropriation account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for "Miscellaneous Items", shall be credited to the fiscal year during which such loan was made, and shall thereafter be available for the same purposes for which the amount loaned was initially appropriated. (Pub. L. 98-396, Title I, § 101, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1395.) 518.7 § 184a. John W. McCormack Residential Page School-Construction authorization for dormitory and classroom facilities complex. (a) There is hereby authorized to be constructed, on a site jointly approved by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, in accordance with plans which shall be prepared by or under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol and which shall be submitted to and jointly approved by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, a fireproof building containing dormitory and classroom facilities, including necessary furnishings and equipment, for pages of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court of the United States. (b) The Architect of the Capitol, under the joint direction and supervision of the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States, by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, such publicly or privately owned real property in the District of Columbia (including all alleys, and parts of alleys, and streets within the curblines surrounding such real property) located in the vicinity of the United States Capitol Grounds, as may be approved jointly by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, for the purpose of constructing on such real property, in accordance with this section, a suitable dormitory and classroom facilities complex for pages of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court of the United States. (c) Any proceeding for condemnation instituted under subsection (b) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 13 of title 16 of the District of Columbia Code. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real property owned by the United States, and any alleys, or parts of alleys and streets, contained within the curblines surrounding the real property acquired on behalf of the United States under this section shall be transferred, upon the request of the Architect of the Capitol made with the joint approval of the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, to the jurisdiction and control of the Architect of the Capitol. |