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40 U.S.C. § 6504 — Lease of building
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**(a) Lease Agreement.—** Under an agreement with the person selected to construct the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Architect of the Capitol shall lease the Building to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
**(b) Minimum Requirements of Lease Agreement.—** The agreement includes at a minimum the following:
(1) **Limit on length of lease.—** — The Architect will lease the Building and other improvements for not more than 30 years from the effective date of the agreement.
(2) **Rental rate.—** — 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 Federal Government and will carry out the objectives of this chapter. The aggregate rental rate for all space in the Building and other improvements shall produce an amount at least equal to the amount necessary to amortize the cost of development of squares 721 and 722 in the District of Columbia over the life of the lease.
(3) **Authority to make space available and sublease space.—** — The Architect may make space available and sublease space in the Building and other improvements in accordance with [section 6506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6506&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Other terms and conditions.—** — The agreement contains terms and conditions the Architect prescribes to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
**(c) Obligation of Amounts.—** Obligation of amounts for lease payments under this section may only be made—
(1) on an annual basis; and
(2) from the account described in [section 6507 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6507&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Lease Agreement.—** Under an agreement with the person selected to construct the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Architect of the Capitol shall lease the Building to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
**(b) Minimum Requirements of Lease Agreement.—** The agreement includes at a minimum the following:
(1) **Limit on length of lease.—** — The Architect will lease the Building and other improvements for not more than 30 years from the effective date of the agreement.
(2) **Rental rate.—** — 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 Federal Government and will carry out the objectives of this chapter. The aggregate rental rate for all space in the Building and other improvements shall produce an amount at least equal to the amount necessary to amortize the cost of development of squares 721 and 722 in the District of Columbia over the life of the lease.
(3) **Authority to make space available and sublease space.—** — The Architect may make space available and sublease space in the Building and other improvements in accordance with [section 6506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6506&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Other terms and conditions.—** — The agreement contains terms and conditions the Architect prescribes to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
**(c) Obligation of Amounts.—** Obligation of amounts for lease payments under this section may only be made—
(1) on an annual basis; and
(2) from the account described in [section 6507 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6507&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Priority.—**
(1) **Judicial branch.—** — Subject to this section, the Architect of the Capitol shall make available to the judicial branch of the Federal Government all space in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other improvements constructed under this chapter. The space shall be made available on a reimbursable basis and substantially in accordance with the report referred to in section 3(b)(1) of the Judiciary Office Building Development Act (Public Law 100–480, 102 Stat. 2330).
(2) **Other federal governmental entities.—** — The Architect may make available to federal governmental entities which are not part of the judicial branch and which are not staff of Members of Congress or congressional committees any space in the Building and other improvements that the Chief Justice decides is not needed by the judicial branch. The space shall be made available on a reimbursable basis.
(3) **Other persons.—** — If any space remains, the Architect may sublease it pursuant to subsection (e), under the direction of the Commission for the Judiciary Office Building, to any person.
**(b) Space for Judicial Branch and Other Federal Governmental Entities.—** Space made available under subsection (a)(1) or (2) is subject to—
(1) terms and conditions necessary to carry out the objectives of this chapter; and
(2) reimbursement at the rate established under [section 6504(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6504/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) plus an amount necessary to pay each year for the cost of administering the Building and other improvements (including the cost of operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, security, and structural, mechanical, and domestic care) that is attributable to the space,
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**(a) Establishment and Contents of Separate Account.—** There is a separate account in the Treasury. The account includes all amounts deposited in the account under [section 6506(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6506/f&num=0&edition=prelim) and amounts appropriated to the account. However, the appropriated amounts may not be more than $2,000,000.
**(b) Use of Amounts.—** Amounts in the account are available to the Architect of the Capitol—
(1) for paying expenses for structural, mechanical, and domestic care, maintenance, operation, and utilities of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other improvements constructed under this chapter;
(2) for reimbursing the United States Capitol Police for expenses incurred in providing exterior security for the Building and other improvements;
(3) for making lease payments under [section 6504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6504&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) for necessary personnel (including consultants).
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**(a) Establishment and Designation.—** There is a Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C., known and designated as the “Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building”.
**(b) Title.—**
(1) **Squares 721 and 722.—** — Title to squares 721 and 722 remains in the Federal Government.
(2) **Building.—** — Title to the Building and other improvements constructed or otherwise made immediately reverts to the Government at the expiration of not more than 30 years from the effective date of the lease agreement referred to in [section 6504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section6504&num=0&edition=prelim) without payment of any compensation by the Government.
**(c) Limitations.—**
(1) **Size of building.—** — The Building (excluding parking facilities) may not exceed 520,000 gross square feet in size above the level of Columbia Plaza in the District of Columbia.
(2) **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 (ch. 263, 36 Stat. 452) (known as the Building Height Act of 1910).
(3) **Design.—** — The Building and other improvements shall—
(A) be designed in harmony with historical and Government buildings in the vicinity;
(B) reflect the symbolic importance and historic character of the United States Capitol and other buildings on the United States Capitol Grounds; and
(C) represent the dignity and stability of the Government.
**(d) Approval of Chief Justice.—** All final decisions regarding architectural design of the Building are subject to the approval of the Chief Justice.
**(e) Chilled Water and Steam From Capitol Power Plant.—** If
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TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
§ 6505
(c) DUTIES.—The Commission is responsible for
the supervision of the design, construction, op-
eration, maintenance, structural, mechanical,
and domestic care, and security of the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. The Com-
mission shall prescribe regulations to govern
the actions of the Architect of the Capitol under
this chapter and to govern the use and occu-
pancy of all space in the Building.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1189.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
6503(a) ........
40:1206(a), (b).
Pub. L. 100–480, § 7, Oct. 7,
1988, 102 Stat. 2334.
6503(b) ........
40:1206(d).
6503(c) ........
40:1206(c).
In subsection (a)(6), the words ‘‘Transportation and
Infrastructure’’ are substituted for ‘‘Public Works and
Transportation’’ in section 7(b) of the Judiciary Office
Building Development Act (Public Law 100–480, 102
Stat. 2334) because of section 1(a)(9) of the Act of June
3, 1995 (Public Law 104–14, 2:21 note prec.).
In subsection (c), the words ‘‘from time to time’’ are
omitted as unnecessary.
§ 6504. Lease of building
(a) LEASE AGREEMENT.—Under an agreement
with the person selected to construct the
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building,
the Architect of the Capitol shall lease the
Building to carry out the objectives of this
chapter.
(b) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF LEASE AGREE-
MENT.—The agreement includes at a minimum
the following:
(1) LIMIT ON LENGTH OF LEASE.—The Archi-
tect will lease the Building and other improve-
ments for not more than 30 years from the ef-
fective date of the agreement.
(2) RENTAL RATE.—The rental rate per square
foot of occupiable space for all space in the
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