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2 U.S.C. § 2081 — United States Capitol Preservation Commission
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**(a) Establishment and purposes** There is established in the Congress the United States Capitol Preservation Commission (hereinafter in this part referred to as the “Commission”) for the purposes of—
(1) providing for improvements in, preservation of, and acquisitions for, the United States Capitol;
(2) providing for works of fine art and other property for display in the United States Capitol and at other locations under the control of the Congress; and
(3) conducting other activities that directly facilitate, encourage, or otherwise support any purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2).
**(b) Membership** The Commission shall be composed of the following Members of Congress:
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be co-chairmen.
(2) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library.
(3) The Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
(4) The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
(5) The majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(6) The Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate and the Chairman of the Commission of the House of Representatives Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, appointed by the Senate or House of Representatives co-chairman of the Commission, respectively.
(7) One Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one Senator appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(8) O
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**(a) Establishment and purposes** There is established in the Congress the United States Capitol Preservation Commission (hereinafter in this part referred to as the “Commission”) for the purposes of—
(1) providing for improvements in, preservation of, and acquisitions for, the United States Capitol;
(2) providing for works of fine art and other property for display in the United States Capitol and at other locations under the control of the Congress; and
(3) conducting other activities that directly facilitate, encourage, or otherwise support any purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2).
**(b) Membership** The Commission shall be composed of the following Members of Congress:
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be co-chairmen.
(2) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library.
(3) The Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
(4) The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
(5) The majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(6) The Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate and the Chairman of the Commission of the House of Representatives Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, appointed by the Senate or House of Representatives co-chairman of the Commission, respectively.
(7) One Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one Senator appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(8) One Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
**(c) Designees** Each member of the Commission specified under subsection (b) (other than a member under paragraph (7) or (8) of such subsection) may designate a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to serve as a member of the Commission in place of the member so specified.
**(d) Architect of the Capitol** In addition to the members under subsection (b), the Architect of the Capitol shall participate in the activities of the Commission, ex officio, and without the right to vote.
**(e) Staff support and assistance** The Senate Commission on Art, the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, and the Architect of the Capitol shall provide to the Commission such staff support and assistance as the Commission may request.
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**(a) In general** There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the “Capitol Preservation Fund” (hereafter in this part referred to as the “fund”), which shall consist of (1) amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds credited, under subsection (d), (2) obligations obtained under subsection (e), and (3) all surcharges received by the Secretary of the Treasury from the sale of coins minted under the Bicentennial of the United States Congress Commemorative Coin Act.
**(b) Availability of fund** The fund shall be available to the Commission—
(1) for payment of transaction costs and similar expenses incurred under [section 2082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2082&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, for improvement and preservation projects for the United States Capitol;
(3) for disbursement with respect to works of fine art and other property as provided in [section 2082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2082&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(4) for such other payments as may be required to carry out [section 2081 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2081&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 2082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2082&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Transaction costs and proportionality** In carrying out this section, the Commission shall, to the extent practicable, take such action as may be necessary—
(1) to minimize disbursements under subsection (b)(1); and
(2) to equalize disbursements und
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 2082
penses for which payment is authorized to be
made from the contingent fund of the Senate.
(d) Effective date
This section shall be effective on and after Oc-
tober 1, 1996.
(Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 6, Sept. 16, 1996, 110
Stat. 2397.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was classified to section 214e 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.
SUBCHAPTER V—HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION AND FINE ARTS
PART A—UNITED STATES CAPITOL
PRESERVATION COMMISSION
§ 2081. United States Capitol Preservation Com-
mission
(a) Establishment and purposes
There is established in the Congress the
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
(hereinafter in this part referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’) for the purposes of—
(1) providing for improvements in, preserva-
tion of, and acquisitions for, the United States
Capitol;
(2) providing for works of fine art and other
property for display in the United States Cap-
itol and at other locations under the control of
the Congress; and
(3) conducting other activities that directly
facilitate, encourage, or otherwise support any
purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2).
(b) Membership
The Commission shall be composed of the fol-
lowing Members of Congress:
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, who shall be co-chairmen.
(2) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Joint Committee on the Library.
(3) The Chairman and the ranking minority
party member of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, and the Chair-
man and the ranking minority party member
of the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Re
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