2 U.S.C. § 1819 — Computer backup facilities for legislative

Page 389 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 1820 and to incur any necessary incidental expenses in connection therewith. (Pub. L. 93–180, § 1, Dec. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 704.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 166d 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. § 1819. Computer backup facilities for legislative offices (a) Acquisition of buildings and facilities The Architect of the Capitol is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations, to acquire (through purchase, lease, or otherwise) buildings and facilities for use as computer backup facilities (and related uses) for offices in the legislative branch. (b) Acquisition subject to approval The acquisition of a building or facility under subsection (a) shall be subject to the approval of— (1) the House Office Building Commission, in the case of a building or facility acquired for the use of an office of the House of Represent- atives; (2) the Committee on Rules and Administra- tion of the Senate, in the case of a building or facility acquired for the use of an office of the Senate; or (3) the House Office Building Commission in the case of a building or facility acquired for the use of any other office in the legislative branch as part of a joint facility with (1) above, or the Committee on Rules and Admin- istration of the Senate, in the case of a build- ing or facility acquired for the use of any other office in the legislative branch as part of a joint facility with (2) above. (c) United States Capitol grounds provisions ap- plicable Any building or facility acquired by the Archi- tect of the Capitol pursuant to subsection (a) shall be a part of the United States Capitol Grounds and shall be subject to the provisions of sections 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, and 1969 of this title and sections 5101 to 5107 and 5109 of title 40. (d) Lease of buildings and facilities In the case of a building or facility acquired through purchase pursuant to subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol may enter into or as- sume a lease with another person for the use of any portion of the building or facility that the Architect of the Capitol determines is not re- quired to be used to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to the approval of the enti- ty which approved the acquisition of such build- ing or facility under subsection (b). (e) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 905, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 877; Pub. L. 109–55, title I, § 1202(a), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 579.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, and 1969 of this title and sections 5101 to 5107 and 5109 of title 40, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original a reference to the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946, which is act July 31, 1946, ch. 707, 60 Stat. 718. Sections 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, and 14 of the Act are classified, respectively, to sections 1961, 1966, 1967, 1922, and 1969 of this title, and section 16(b) of the Act is set out as a note under sec- tion 1961 of this title. Sections 1 to 8, 10 to 13, and 16(a) of the Act, which were classified to sections 193a to 193m of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, were repealed and reenacted as sections 5101 to 5107 and 5109 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1312, the first section of which enacted Title 40. Section 5(c) of Pub. L. 107–217, set out as a note pre- ceding section 101 of Title 40, provides that a reference to a law replaced by section 1 of Pub. L. 107–217 is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by Pub. L. 107–217. For complete classification of the act of July 31, 1946, to the Code, see Tables. For disposi- tion of sections of former Title 40, see table at the be- ginning of Title 40. CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 166k 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. AMENDMENTS 2005—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 109–55 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2005 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 109–55, title I, § 1202(b), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 579, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to leases entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 2, 2005].’’ § 1820. Acquisition of real property for Capitol Police (a) Authority for acquisition Subject to the approval of the House Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to acquire (through purchase, lease, transfer from another Federal entity, or otherwise) real property, subject to the availability of appropriations and upon ap- proval of an obligation plan by the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, for the use of the United States Capitol Police. (b) United States Capitol grounds provisions ap- plicable Any real property acquired by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to subsection (a) shall be a part of the United States Capitol Grounds and shall be subject to the provisions of sections 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, and 1969 of this title and sec- tions 5101 to 5107 and 5109 of title 40. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 907, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 877.)