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2 U.S.C. § 2005 — Vacant rooms; assignment to Representatives
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Any Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives may file with the Architect of the Capitol a request in writing that any individual office room be assigned to him whenever it shall become vacant. If only one such request has been made for any room which shall at any time have become vacant, the room shall be assigned as requested. If two or more requests are made for the same vacant room, preference shall be given to the Representative making the request who has been longest in continuous service as a Member and Member-elect of the House of Representatives. If two or more Representatives with equal length of continuous service, or two or more Representatives-elect make request for the same room, preference shall be given to the one first preferring his request.
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Any Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives may file with the Architect of the Capitol a request in writing that any individual office room be assigned to him whenever it shall become vacant. If only one such request has been made for any room which shall at any time have become vacant, the room shall be assigned as requested. If two or more requests are made for the same vacant room, preference shall be given to the Representative making the request who has been longest in continuous service as a Member and Member-elect of the House of Representatives. If two or more Representatives with equal length of continuous service, or two or more Representatives-elect make request for the same room, preference shall be given to the one first preferring his request.
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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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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 2005
(2) agreements with the Architect of the
Capitol or any other entity relating to the
care and maintenance of such building or fa-
cility.
(c) Authority of Capitol Police and Architect
(1) Architect of the Capitol
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Architect of the Capitol may take any ac-
tion necessary to carry out an agreement en-
tered into with the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) Omitted
(d) Transfer of certain funds
Subject to the approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
the Architect of the Capitol may transfer to the
Chief Administrative Officer amounts made
available to the Architect for necessary ex-
penses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings during a fiscal year
in order to cover any portion of the costs in-
curred by the Chief Administrative Officer dur-
ing the year in acquiring a building or facility
pursuant to subsection (a).
(e) Effective date
This section and the amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal
year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 903, Jan. 10, 2002, 115
Stat. 2317; Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 903(a)(1), Aug.
2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
For the amendments made by this section, referred to
in subsec. (e), see Codification note below.
CODIFICATION
Section was classified to section 175a 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.
Section is comprised of section 903 of Pub. L. 107–117.
Subsec. (c)(2) of section 903 of Pub. L. 107–117 amended
section 1961 of this title.
A
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