2 U.S.C. § 1870 — House Historic Buildings Revitalization

Page 405 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 1873 (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to the semiannual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period in which this section is enacted. (Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1301, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 428.) § 1869. Advance payments During fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, following notification of the Com- mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may make payments in advance for obligations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for subscription services if the Architect determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so. (Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1304, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2242.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 2008, which is div. H of the Consolidated Ap- propriations Act, 2008. § 1870. House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund (a) Establishment There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the Archi- tect of the Capitol, the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund (hereafter in this sec- tion referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). (b) Use of amounts Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the Ar- chitect of the Capitol for the revitalization of the major historical buildings and assets of the House of Representatives which the Architect is responsible for maintaining and preserving, ex- cept that the Architect may not obligate any amounts in the Fund without the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (c) Continuing availability of funds Any amounts transferred to and merged with, or otherwise deposited into, the Fund shall re- main available until expended. (d) Omitted (e) Effective date This section and the amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1304, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2035.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 1304 of Pub. L. 111–68. Subsec. (d) of section 1304 of Pub. L. 111–68 amended section 5507 of this title. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 2010, which is div. A of Pub. L. 111–68. § 1871. Expired appropriations available for de- posit into Employees’ Compensation Fund (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1101, available bal- ances of expired Architect of the Capitol appro- priations shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5. (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to appro- priations for fiscal year 2013 and each year thereafter. (Pub. L. 113–6, div. F, title VI, § 1606, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 426.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1101, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 1101 of title I of div. F of Pub. L. 113—6, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 412, which is not classified to the Code. § 1872. Use of expired funds for unemployment compensation payments (a) Available balances of expired Architect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for reimbursing the Federal Employees Compensation Account (as established by section 1109 of title 42) for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the Architect of the Capitol, notwithstanding any other provision of law, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred. (b) This section shall apply with respect to fis- cal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 115–31, div. I, title I, § 1204, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 581.) § 1873. Acceptance of travel expenses from non- Federal sources (a) Permitting acceptance of expenses Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may accept pay- ment or authorize an employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to accept payment on the Office’s behalf from non-Federal sources for travel, subsistence, and related expenses with respect to attendance of the employee (or the spouse of such employee) at any meeting or similar function relating to the employee’s offi- cial duties. Any cash payment so accepted shall be credited to the appropriation applicable to such expenses. In the case of a payment in kind so accepted, a pro rata reduction shall be made in any entitlement of the employee to payment from the Government for such expenses. (b) Prohibiting acceptance from other sources Except as provided in this section or section 7342 of title 5, the Office or an employee of the Office may not accept payment for expenses re- ferred to in subsection (a). An employee who ac- cepts any payment in violation of the preceding sentence— (1) may be required, in addition to any pen- alty provided by law, to repay, for deposit in