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2 U.S.C. § 4123 — Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol

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2 U.S.C. § 4123 — Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol

**(a) In general** The Attending Physician to Congress shall have the authority and responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public health emergencies occurring within the Capitol Buildings or the United States Capitol Grounds. This shall include the authority to enact quarantine and to declare death. These actions will be carried out in close cooperation and communication with the Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Examiner, and other Public Health Officials of the District of Columbia government. **(b) Definitions** In this section— (1) the term “Capitol Buildings” has the meaning given such term in [section 5101 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section5101&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) the term “United States Capitol Grounds” has the meaning given such term in [section 5102(a) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section5102/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Effective date** Subsection (a) shall take effect on January 23, 2004, and shall apply during any fiscal year occurring on or after January 23, 2004.

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**(a) In general** The Attending Physician to Congress shall have the authority and responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public health emergencies occurring within the Capitol Buildings or the United States Capitol Grounds. This shall include the authority to enact quarantine and to declare death. These actions will be carried out in close cooperation and communication with the Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Examiner, and other Public Health Officials of the District of Columbia government. **(b) Definitions** In this section— (1) the term “Capitol Buildings” has the meaning given such term in [section 5101 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section5101&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) the term “United States Capitol Grounds” has the meaning given such term in [section 5102(a) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section5102/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Effective date** Subsection (a) shall take effect on January 23, 2004, and shall apply during any fiscal year occurring on or after January 23, 2004.

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40 U.S.C. § 5101 — Definition

In this chapter, the term “Capitol Buildings” means the United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(c) (including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden) 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(d), all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of those structures, and the real property underlying and enclosed by any of those structures.

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2 U.S.C. § 121g — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 121g was editorially reclassified as [section 4123 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section4123&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 4123 — Authority of Attending Physician in re-

Page 506 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4121 tending Physician at the United States Capitol shall be continued on active duty until six years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023].’’ § 4121. Monies received by Attending Physician from sale of prescription drugs or other sources; deposit of receipts On November 21, 1989, the Office of the Attend- ing Physician Revolving Fund established by the first undesignated paragraph under the cen- ter heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSI- CIAN REVOLVING FUND’’ in title III of the Legisla- tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (89 Stat. 283) is abolished and all monies in the Fund on such date or subsequently received by the Attending Physician from the sale of prescription drugs or from any other source shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (Pub. L. 101–163, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1051.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The first undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN REVOLV- ING FUND’’ in title III of the Legislative Branch Appro- priation Act, 1976 [Pub. L. 94–59], referred to in text, is not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 117g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priations Act, 1990, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990. § 4122. Deposit of fees for services by Office of At- tending Physician; availability of amounts deposited (a) There is established a subaccount in the appropriation account for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives for the deposit of fees received from Members and officers of the House of Represe

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