2 U.S.C. § 2201 — Designation of facility as Capitol Visitor

Page 491 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2201 June 23, 1913, ch. 3, 38 Stat. 44. Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, 37 Stat. 454. Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, 36 Stat. 1414. June 25, 1910, ch. 384, 36 Stat. 738. § 2186. Square 580 landscape maintenance For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year there- after, the Architect of the Capitol, in consulta- tion with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the begin- ning of I–395. (Pub. L. 114–113, div. I, title II, § 206, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2672.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title II, § 206, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2542. CHAPTER 31—CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER SUBCHAPTER I—IN GENERAL Sec. 2201. Designation of facility as Capitol Visitor Cen- ter; purposes of facility; treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center. 2202. Designation and naming within the Capitol Visitor Center. 2203. Use of the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center. SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 2211. Establishment. 2212. Appointment and supervision of Chief Execu- tive Officer for Visitor Services. 2213. General duties of Chief Executive Officer. 2214. Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. 2215. Gift Shop. 2216. Food service operations. SUBCHAPTER III—CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND 2231. Establishment and accounts. 2232. Deposits in the Fund. 2233. Use of monies. 2234. Administration of Fund. SUBCHAPTER IV—CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES PART A—CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 2241. Transfer of Capitol Guide Service. 2242. Duties of employees of Capitol Guide Service. PART B—OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 2251. Office of Congressional Accessibility Serv- ices. 2252. Transfer from Capitol Guide Service. PART C—TRANSFER DATE 2261. Transfer date. SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 2271. Jurisdictions unaffected. 2272. Acceptance of volunteer services. 2273. Coins treated as gifts. SUBCHAPTER VI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 2281. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER I—IN GENERAL § 2201. Designation of facility as Capitol Visitor Center; purposes of facility; treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center (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 Ap- propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–569) is designated as the Capitol Vis- itor 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 Cap- itol; (2) to improve the visitor experience by pro- viding a structure that will afford improved visitor orientation and enhance the edu- cational experience of those who have come to learn about the Congress and the Capitol; and (3) for other purposes as determined by Con- gress or the Committee on Rules and Adminis- tration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep- resentatives. (c) Treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center (1) Oversight The Committee on Rules and Administra- tion of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep- resentatives shall have oversight of the Cap- itol Visitor Center. (2) Treatment of expansion space of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Cap- itol Visitor Center (A) Senate The expansion space of the Senate de- scribed as unassigned space under the head- ing ‘‘Capitol Visitor Center’’ under the head- ing ‘‘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 Cap- itol. (B) House of Representatives The expansion space of the House of Rep- resentatives 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 Leg- islative 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 House of Representatives wing of the Cap- itol. (d) Treatment of Congressional Auditorium and related adjacent areas (1) In general The Committee on Rules and Administra- tion of the Senate and the Committee on Page 492 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 paragraph (1)(A). (4) Substitution of historical object A loan agreement described under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) may provide for the removal of an historical object from exhibition for preserva- tion purposes and the substitution of that ob- ject with another historical object having a comparable educational purpose. (Pub. L. 110–437, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4984.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Provisions under the heading ‘‘Capitol Visitor Cen- ter’’ in chapter 5 of title II of division B of Public Law 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681–569, referred to in subsec. (a), are not classified to the Code. Provisions under the headings ‘‘Capitol Visitor Cen- ter’’ and ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ in title II of Public Law 107–68, 115 Stat. 588, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), are not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 101 of Pub. L. 110–437. Subsec. (e) of section 101 of Pub. L. 110–437 repealed sec- tion 2165 of this title. Subsec. (f)(2) of section 101 of Pub. L. 110–437 amended section 2134 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 110–437, § 1(a), Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4983, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 130e, 1301, 1331, 1341, and 2134 of this title and sections 2107 and 5379 of Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees, repealing sections 1806, 1807, 1825, 2165, and 2166 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1301 and 1831 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1831 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008’.’’ § 2202. Designation and naming within the Cap- itol Visitor Center (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), no part of the Capitol Visitor Center may be des- ignated or named without the approval of— (1) not less than 3⁄4 of all members on the Capitol Preservation Commission who are members of the Democratic party; and (2) not less than 3⁄4 of all members on the Capitol Preservation Commission who are members of the Republican party. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to any room or space under the jurisdiction of the Senate or the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 110–437, title I, § 102, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4986.) § 2203. Use of the Emancipation Hall of the Cap- itol Visitor Center The Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center may not be used for any event, except upon the passage of a resolution agreed to by both houses of Congress authorizing the use of the Emancipation Hall for that event. (Pub. L. 110–437, title I, § 103, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4986.) SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER § 2211. Establishment 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 re- ferred to as the ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’). (Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 201, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4986.)