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2 U.S.C. § 141b — Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library

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2 U.S.C. § 141b — Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library

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**(a) Establishment of regulations** The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical security, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within Library of Congress. **(b) Treatment of security systems** (1) **Responsibility for security systems** — In accordance with the authority of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress established under this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (3), the Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under [section 167j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section167j&num=0&edition=prelim), in consultation and coordination with each other, subject to the following: (A) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the design of security systems for the control and preservation of Library collections and property, subject to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. (B) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at any building or facility of the Library of Congress which is located outside of the District of Columbia, subject to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. (2) **Initial proposal for operation of systems** — Not later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial proposal for carrying out this subsection. (3) **Provisions of law** — The provisions of law referred to in this paragraph are as follows: (A) [Section 141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section141&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) [Section 141a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section141a&num=0&edition=prelim). (C) [Section 1964 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1964&num=0&edition=prelim). (D) [Section 1965 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1965&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 1965 — Maintenance of security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds

**(a)** Effective October 1, 1996, the responsibility for maintenance of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such maintenance shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. On and after October 1, 1996, any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the Capitol buildings and grounds that is required for security system maintenance under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol. **(b)** (1) Effective October 1, 1996, all positions specified in paragraph (2) and each individual holding any such position (on a permanent basis) immediately before that date, as identified by the Architect of the Capitol, shall be transferred to the Capitol Police. (2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are those positions which, immediately before October 1, 1996, are— (A) under the Architect of the Capitol; (B) within the Electronics Engineering Division of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and (C) related to the maintenance of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds. (3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the credit of an individual immediately before such individual is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to such individual, without adjustment, in the new position of the individual.

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2 U.S.C. § 141a — Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility

The responsibility for design, installation, and maintenance of security systems to protect the physical security of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such design, installation, and maintenance shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim). Any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress that is required for a security system under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol.

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2 U.S.C. § 1901 — Establishment; officer appointments

There shall be a Capitol police. There shall be a captain of the Capitol police and such other members with such rates of compensation, respectively, as may be appropriated for by Congress from year to year. 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.

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2 U.S.C. § 141 — Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds

**(a) Architect of the Capitol** (1) **In general** — The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of all work at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds (as defined in [section 167j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section167j&num=0&edition=prelim)) that affects— (A) the structural integrity of the buildings; (B) buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and elevators; (C) the architectural features of the buildings; (D) compliance with building and fire codes, laws, and regulations with respect to the specific responsibilities set for 11 So in original. Probably should be “forth”. under this paragraph; (E) the care and maintenance of Library grounds; and (F) purchase of all equipment necessary to fulfill the responsibilities set forth under this paragraph. (2) **Employees** — The employees required for the performance of the duties under paragraph (1) shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol. **(b) Librarian of Congress** The Librarian of Congress shall have charge of all work (other than work under subsection (a)) at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds. **(c) Transfer of funds** The Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress may enter into agreements with each other to perform work under this section, and, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Joint Committee on the Library, may transfer between themselves appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs therefor.

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2 U.S.C. § 1964 — Security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds

**(a) Design and installation** (1) Effective October 1, 1995, the unexpended balances of appropriations specified in paragraph (2) are transferred to the appropriation for general expenses of the Capitol Police, to be used for design and installation of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds. (2) The unexpended balances referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) the unexpended balance of appropriations for security installations, as referred to in the paragraph under the heading “capitol buildings”, under the general headings “JOINT ITEMS”, “ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL”, and “Capitol Buildings and Grounds” in title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (108 Stat. 1434), including any unexpended balance from a prior fiscal year and any unexpended balance under such headings in this Act; and (B) the unexpended balance of the appropriation for an improved security plan, as transferred to the Architect of the Capitol by section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (102 Stat. 2165). **(b) Transfer of responsibility to Capitol Police Board** Effective October 1, 1995, the responsibility for design and installation of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such design and installation shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and without regard to [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim). On and after October 1, 1995, any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the Capitol buildings and grounds

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2 U.S.C. § 167j — Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined

**(a)** The Library of Congress grounds shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the east curb of First Street Southeast, between B Street Southeast and East Capitol Street; to the line of the face of the south curb of East Capitol Street, between First Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Second Street Southeast, between East Capitol Street and B Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the north curb of B Street Southeast, between First Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast; and to the line of the face of the east curb of Second Street Southeast, between Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast and the north side of the alley separating the Library Annex Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library; to the line of the north side of the same alley, between Second Street Southeast and Third Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Third Street Southeast, between the north side of the same alley and B Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the north curb of B Street Southeast, between Third Street Southeast and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast; to the line of the face of the northeast curb of Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, between B Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast. **(b)** The term “Library of Congress buildings and grounds” shall include (1) the whole or any part of any building or structure which is occupied under lease or otherwise by the Library of Congress and is subject to supervision and control by the Librarian of Congress, (2) the land upon which there is situated any building or structure which is occupied wholly by the Library of Congress, and (3) any subway or enclosed passageway connecting two or more buildings or structures occupied in whole or in part by the

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2 U.S.C. § 141b — Collections, physical security, control,

Page 67 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 142a Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on House Adminis- tration of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. § 141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum with- in the library (a) Establishment of regulations The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical secu- rity, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within Library of Congress. (b) Treatment of security systems (1) Responsibility for security systems In accordance with the authority of the Cap- itol Police and the Librarian of Congress es- tablished under this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the provisions of law re- ferred to in paragraph (3), the Chief of the Cap- itol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under section 167j of this title, in consultation and coordination with each other, subject to the following: (A) The Librarian of Congress shall be re- sponsible for the design of security systems for the control and preservation of Library collections and property, subject to the re- view and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. (B) The Librarian of Congress shall be re- sponsible for the operation of security sys- tems at any building or facility of the Li- brary of Congress which is located outside of the District of Columbia, subject to the re- view and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Pol

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