2 U.S.C. § 2022 — Acquisition of buildings and facilities for

Page 453 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2022 proposed lease and shall report to the Senate on its rea- sonableness, taking into account such factors as rental rates for similar space, advantages of proximity, and possible alternative arrangements. Such payments shall be paid from the Contingent Fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms: Pro- vided further, That such lease may be for a term not in excess of five years, and shall contain an option to pur- chase such property, and shall include such other terms and conditions as such committees may determine to be in the best interests of the Government: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed so as to obligate the Senate or any of its Members, offi- cers, or employees to enter into any such lease or to imply any obligation to enter into any such lease. ‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, property leased under authority of subsection (a) shall be maintained by the Architect of the Capitol as part of the ‘Senate Office Buildings’ subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such buildings, and the Architect is authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary to provide for such occupancy. ‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, subject to the ap- proval of the Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on Appropriations, is authorized to sublease any part of the property leased under author- ity of subsection (a) which is in excess of the require- ments of the Senate. All rental payments under any such sublease shall be paid to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and such amounts shall thereupon be added to and merged with the appropriation ‘Miscellaneous Items’ under the Contingent Fund of the Senate. ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the approval of the Committee on Rules and Ad- ministration and the Committee on Appropriations, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer by voucher or vouchers to the Architect of the Capitol from the ‘Con- tingent Fund of the Senate’ such amounts as may be necessary for the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the provisions of subsection (b) and such amounts shall thereupon be added to and merged with the appropria- tion ‘Senate Office Buildings’. ‘‘(e) The authority under this section shall continue until otherwise provided by law.’’ CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO NEW SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1510, appro- priated funds for the construction and equipment of an extension to the New Senate Office Building and for structural and other changes in the existing New Sen- ate Office Building necessitated by such construction and provided that the building and the grounds and sidewalks surrounding it are subject to the Act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969; 40 U.S.C. 5101 to 5107, 5109), and the Act of June 8, 1942 (2 U.S.C. 2023, 2024). ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AS SITE FOR PARKING FACILITIES FOR SENATE Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1510, as amended by Pub. L. 93–305, title I, ch. VIII, § 801, June 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 206, authorized the Architect of the Cap- itol to acquire certain real property as a site for park- ing facilities for the Senate, with such property to be- come a part of the United States Capitol Grounds upon acquisition. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY TO EXTEND ADDITIONAL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING SITE Pub. L. 85–429, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 148; Pub. L. 85–591, Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 91–145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 91–382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 819; Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 637, in part authorized the Architect of the Capitol to acquire certain real property for purposes of extension of Addi- tional Senate Office Building Site and provided that such property become a part of the United States Cap- itol Grounds or that it be subject to the act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969; 40 U.S.C. 5101 to 5107, 5109). § 2022. Acquisition of buildings and facilities for use in emergency situation (a) Acquisition of buildings and facilities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to respond to an emergency situation, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate may acquire buildings and facilities, subject to the avail- ability of appropriations, for the use of the Sen- ate, as appropriate, by lease, purchase, or such other arrangement as the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate considers appropriate (including a memorandum of understanding with the head of an executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, in the case of a building or facility under the control of such Agency). Actions taken by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate must be ap- proved by the Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration. (b) Agreements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate may carry out such activities and enter into such agreements related to the use of any building or facility ac- quired pursuant to such subsection as the Ser- geant at Arms of the Senate considers appro- priate, including— (1) agreements with the United States Cap- itol Police or any other entity relating to the policing of such building or facility; and (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 Sergeant at Arms of the Senate pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Omitted (d) Transfer of certain funds Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may transfer to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate amounts made available to the Architect for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Senate office buildings during a fiscal year in order to cover any portion of the costs incurred by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate during 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, § 901, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2315; Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 902(a)(1), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876.) Page 454 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2023 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 174b–2 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 901 of Pub. L. 107–117. Subsec. (c)(2) of section 901 of Pub. L. 107–117 amended section 1961 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–206 substituted ‘‘build- ings and facilities, subject to the availability of appro- priations,’’ for ‘‘buildings and facilities’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 902(c), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this sec- tion [amending this section and section 1961 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 [Pub. L. 107–117, div. B].’’ § 2023. Control, care, and supervision of Senate Office Building On and after June 8, 1942, the Senate Office Building, and the employment of all services (other than for the United States Capitol Police) necessary for its protection, care, and occu- pancy, together with all other items that may be appropriated for by the Congress for such pur- poses, shall be under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration as to matters of general policy; and the Architect of the Capitol shall submit annually to the Congress estimates in detail for all services (other than for the United States Capitol Police) and for all other expenses in con- nection with said office building and necessary for its protection, care, and occupancy. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 343; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, title II, § 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838; Pub. L. 111–145, § 6(c)(2), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174c 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 2010—Pub. L. 111–145 substituted ‘‘other than for the United States Capitol Police’’ for ‘‘other than for offi- cers and privates of the Capitol Police’’ in two places. 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted ‘‘Committee on Rules and Administration’’ for ‘‘Committee on Rules’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142, 60 Stat. 834, pro- vided that section 102 of that act shall take effect on Jan. 2, 1947, and section 245 of title II of that act, 60 Stat. 839, provided that section 224 thereof shall ‘‘take effect on the day on which the Eightieth Congress con- venes’’. The Eightieth Congress convened on Jan. 3, 1947. § 2024. Assignment of space in Senate Office Building On and after June 8, 1942, the assignment of rooms and other space in the Senate Office Building shall be under the direction and con- trol of the Senate Committee on Rules and Ad- ministration and shall not be a part of the du- ties of the Architect of the Capitol. (June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 343; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, title II, § 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174d 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 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted ‘‘Committee on Rules and Administration’’ for ‘‘Committee on Rules’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142, 60 Stat. 834, pro- vided that section 102 of that act shall take effect on Jan. 2, 1947, and section 245 of title II of that act, 60 Stat. 839, provided that section 224 thereof shall ‘‘take effect on the day on which the Eightieth Congress con- venes’’. The Eightieth Congress convened on Jan. 3, 1947. § 2025. Senate Garage (a) The employees of the Senate garage en- gaged by the Architect of the Capitol for the pri- mary purpose of servicing official motor vehi- cles, together with the functions performed by such employees, shall, on October 1, 1980, be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Provided further, That, effective July 1, 1965, the under- ground space in the north extension of the Cap- itol Grounds, known as the Legislative Garage shall hereafter be known as the Senate Garage and shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to such regulations respecting the use thereof as may be promulgated by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided further, That, such regulations shall provide for the continued as- signment of space and the continued furnishing of service in such garage for official motor vehi- cles of the House and the Senate and the Archi- tect of the Capitol and Capitol Grounds mainte- nance equipment. (b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘serv- icing’’ includes, with respect to an official motor vehicle, the washing and fueling of such vehicle, the checking of its tires and battery, and checking and adding oil. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, 47 Stat. 391; Pub. L. 88–454, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 96–444, § 1(a)(1), (b), Oct. 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 1889.)