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2 U.S.C. § 1805a — Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case of absence, disability, or vacancy
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**(a) In general** The Deputy Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Deputy Architect”) shall act as Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Architect”) if the Architect is absent or disabled or there is no Architect.
**(b) Absence, disability, or vacancy in Office of Deputy Architect** For purposes of subsection (a), if the Deputy Architect is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Architect, the congressional commission described in [section 1801a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1801a/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall designate, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, an individual to serve as acting Architect until—
(1) the end of the absence or disability of the Architect or the Deputy Architect; or
(2) in the case of vacancies in both positions, an Architect has been appointed under [section 1801a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1801a/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Authority** An officer serving as acting Architect under subsection (a) or (b) shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Architect, including the authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect in accordance with [section 1803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1803&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** The Deputy Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Deputy Architect”) shall act as Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Architect”) if the Architect is absent or disabled or there is no Architect.
**(b) Absence, disability, or vacancy in Office of Deputy Architect** For purposes of subsection (a), if the Deputy Architect is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Architect, the congressional commission described in [section 1801a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1801a/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall designate, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, an individual to serve as acting Architect until—
(1) the end of the absence or disability of the Architect or the Deputy Architect; or
(2) in the case of vacancies in both positions, an Architect has been appointed under [section 1801a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1801a/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Authority** An officer serving as acting Architect under subsection (a) or (b) shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Architect, including the authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect in accordance with [section 1803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1803&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Architect of the Capitol may delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect to officers and employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, as the Architect determines appropriate.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 91–382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 106(d), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1057; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1204, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 374, provided that the Deputy Architect of the Capitol would act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there was no Architect. See [section 1805a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1805a&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Codification
Section was classified to section 164a of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
#### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 87–730, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 688.
Pub. L. 87–130, Aug. 10, 1961, 75 Stat. 329.
Pub. L. 86–628, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 455.
Pub. L. 86–176, Aug. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 407.
Pub. L. 85–570, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 448.
Pub. L. 85–75, July 1, 1957, 71 Stat. 251.
June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 365.
Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 515.
July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 405.
Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, 67 Stat. 327.
July 9, 1952, ch. 598, 66 Stat. 472.
Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, 65 Stat. 396.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. II, 64 Stat. 602.
June 22, 1949, ch. 235, 63 Stat. 224.
June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat. 430.
July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 369.
July 1, 1946, ch. 530, 60 Stat. 400.
May 18, 1946, ch. 263, title I, 60 Stat. 185.
June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 59 Stat. 251.
June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 58 Stat. 346.
June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, 57 Stat. 232.
June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 341.
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**(a) Amount of compensation to be that specified in appropriations Acts** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pay for positions described in subsection (b) shall be the amounts specified for such positions in appropriations Acts.
**(b) Positions covered** The positions referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) the position of assistant referred to in the proviso in the first undesignated paragraph under the center subheadings “Office of the Architect of the Capitol” and “salaries” in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971 [[2 U.S.C. 1804](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1804&num=0&edition=prelim)],11 See References in Text note below. 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 [[2 U.S.C. 1847](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1847&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(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.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 1805a
fications and responsibilities, submission of an action
plan and annual evaluation of its implementation, and
removal of the Deputy Architect.
Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 116–260, § 702(b)(5), struck out
subsecs. (i) and (j) which required the Deputy Architect
to prepare and transmit an annual performance report
and terminated the role of the Comptroller General and
the Government Accountability Office in this section
as of Oct. 1, 2006.
2010—Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 111–316 struck out par. (3).
Text read as follows: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 1849(a)
of this title, as amended by section 129(c) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, the Architect of
the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay for not more
than 3 additional positions at a rate not to exceed the
highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Serv-
ice under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5 for the
locality involved.’’
2004—Subsecs. (f), (j). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Ac-
counting Office’’.
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–11, substituted ‘‘not
later than 180 days’’ for ‘‘not later than 90 days’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–316, § 1(c), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3452, pro-
vided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section
[amending this section and section 1849 of this title]
shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18,
2010].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 108–11, title II, § 2601(b), Apr. 16, 2003, 117 Stat.
599, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub-
section (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as
if included in the enact
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