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2 U.S.C. § 1811 — Powers and duties
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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: 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.
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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: 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.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 101–163, title III, § 319, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1068; Pub. L. 104–19, title I, § 701, July 27, 1995, 109 Stat. 220, related to appointment of Architect of the Capitol by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 10 years. See [section 1801a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1801a&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Codification
Section was classified to section 162–1 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
Act Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147, transferred duties relative to the Capitol theretofore performed by Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds to Architect of the Capitol.
Act Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 167, § 2, 14 Stat. 466, abolished office of Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds referred to in [section 1811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1811&num=0&edition=prelim), and transferred the duties of that office to the Chief of Engineers of the Army.
Act Sept. 30, 1850, ch. 90, § 1, 9 Stat. 538, made appropriation for “the extension of the Capitol” according to the plan as might be approved by the President, to be expended under his direction, “by such architect as he may appoint to execute the same.” Subsequent acts frequently referred to the Architect of the Capitol or to the Architect of the Capitol Extension.
Act Mar. 3, 1829, ch. 51, § 2, 4 Stat. 363, authorized President to continue office of Architect of the Capitol long enough to complete work in progress.
Act May 2, 1828, ch. 45, § 3, 4 Stat. 266, abolished office of Architect of the
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**(a) Appointment** The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office, upon a majority vote of a congressional commission (referred to in this section as the “commission”) consisting of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
**(b) Term of service** The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed for a term of 10 years and, upon a majority vote of the members of the commission, may be reappointed for additional 10-year terms.
**(c) Removal** The Architect of the Capitol may be removed from office at any time upon a majority vote of the members of the commission.
**(d) Omitted**
**(e) Effective date** This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after December 22, 2023.
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**(a) Collection and sale of recyclable materials**
(1) **Establishment of program** — The Architect of the Capitol shall establish a program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings and grounds, in accordance with the procedures applicable under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, to the sale of surplus property by an executive agency.
(2) **Exclusion of materials subject to other programs** — The program established under this section shall not apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under—
(A) [section 6516 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6516&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) [section 5540 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5540&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) [section 2026 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2026&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(D) any other authorized program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials.
**(b) Revolving fund**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, which shall consist of—
(A) proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials under the program established under this section; and
(B) such amounts as may be appropriated under law.
(2) **Use of fund** — Amounts in the revolving fund established under paragraph (1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the Architect providing prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate—
(A) to carry out the program established under t
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**(a) Legal Description.—** The United States Capitol Grounds comprises 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 by law after June 25, 1946.
**(b) Jurisdiction.—**
(1) **Architect of the capitol.—** — The jurisdiction and control over the Grounds, vested prior to July 31, 1946, by law in the Architect, is extended to the entire area of the Grounds. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Architect is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the Grounds, including those streets and roadways in the Grounds as shown on the map referred to in subsection (a) as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
(2) **Mayor of the district of columbia.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Mayor of the District of Columbia is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of those portions of the following streets which are situated between the curblines of those streets: Constitution Avenue from Second Street Northeast to Third Street Northwest, First Street from D Street Northeast to D Street Southeast, D Street from First Street Southeast to Washington Avenue Southwest, and First Street from the north side of Louisiana Avenue to the intersection of C Street and Washington Avenue Southwest, 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 Str
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 1811
(g) First appointment
By the date occurring 180 days after December
26, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall ap-
point an individual to the position of Inspector
General of the Architect of the Capitol described
under subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(1) in
accordance with that subparagraph.
(h) Effective date
(1) In general
Except as provided under paragraph (2), this
section shall take effect 180 days after Decem-
ber 26, 2007, and apply with respect to fiscal
year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2) First appointment
Subsection (g) shall take effect on December
26, 2007, and the Architect of the Capitol shall
take such actions as necessary after December
26, 2007, to carry out that subsection.
(Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1301, Dec. 26,
2007, 121 Stat. 2240; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title
I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537; Pub. L.
116–94, div. P, title XVI, §§ 1602(b), 1603(b), 1604(b),
1605(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3210, 3214, 3218,
3219; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(3), Dec. 27, 2022, 136
Stat. 4342.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 5 and 6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of
1978, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(C), (3)(C)(i), are sec-
tions 5 and 6(a)(8) of Pub. L. 95–452, which were set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, and were repealed and restated as sec-
tions 405 and 406(a)(8), respectively, of Title 5 by Pub.
L. 117–286, §§ 3(b), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4212, 4219,
4361.
CODIFICATION
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2008, which is div. H of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2008.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘Sec-
tions 404, 405 (other than sub
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