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2 U.S.C. § 2211 — Establishment
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There is established within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center (in this chapter referred to as the “Office”), to be headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this chapter referred to as the “Chief Executive Officer”).
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There is established within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center (in this chapter referred to as the “Office”), to be headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this chapter referred to as the “Chief Executive Officer”).
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**(a) Designation** The facility authorized for construction under the heading “Capitol Visitor Center” under chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–569) is designated as the Capitol Visitor Center and is a part of the Capitol.
**(b) Purposes of the facility** The Capitol Visitor Center shall be used—
(1) to provide enhanced security for persons working in or visiting the United States Capitol;
(2) to improve the visitor experience by providing a structure that will afford improved visitor orientation and enhance the educational experience of those who have come to learn about the Congress and the Capitol; and
(3) for other purposes as determined by Congress or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives.
**(c) Treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center**
(1) **Oversight** — The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have oversight of the Capitol Visitor Center.
(2) **Treatment of expansion space of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Capitol Visitor Center**
(A) *Senate* — The expansion space of the Senate described as unassigned space under the heading “Capitol Visitor Center” under the heading “ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL” under title II of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes”, approved November 12, 2001 (Public Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 588) shall be part of the Senate wing of the Capitol.
(B) *House of Representatives* — The expansion space of the House of Re
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 2202
House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall jointly prescribe regulations
for the assignment of the space in the Capitol
Visitor Center known as the Congressional Au-
ditorium and the related adjacent areas.
(2) Related adjacent areas
The regulations under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a designation of the areas that are re-
lated adjacent areas to the Congressional Au-
ditorium.
(e) Omitted
(f) Exhibits for displays
(1) In general
(A) Loan agreements
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Architect
of the Capitol may enter into loan agree-
ments to place historical objects for display
in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor
Center.
(B) Consultation and approval
The Architect of the Capitol may exercise
the authority under subparagraph (A) with
respect to each loan agreement—
(i) after consultation with—
(I) the Senate Commission on Art; and
(II) the House of Representatives Fine
Arts Board; and
(ii) subject to the approval of—
(I) the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate; and
(II) the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives.
(C) Effective date
This paragraph shall take effect on Decem-
ber 3, 2008.
(2) Omitted
(3) Exceptions to exhibition prohibition
Section 2134 of this title shall not apply to
any historical object placed within an exhibit
in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor
Center that—
(A)(i) is directly related to the purpose of
the Capitol Visitor Center under subsection
(b)(2);
(ii) is the subject of a loan agreement en-
tered into by the Architect of the Capitol be-
fore December 2, 2008; and
(iii) has been approved by the Capitol Pres-
ervation Commission; or
(B) is the subject of a loan agreement de-
scribed under paragr
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