2 U.S.C. § 2183 — Protection of buildings and property

Page 490 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2182 bers of the House of Representatives; and shall recommend the reassignment of such space to accommodate such meetings. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 242, 60 Stat. 839.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174d–1 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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. § 2182. Use of space formerly occupied by Library of Congress The rooms and space recently occupied by the Library of Congress in the Capitol building shall be divided into three stories, the third story of which shall be fitted up and used for a reference library for the Senate and House of Representa- tives, and that portion of the other two stories north of a line drawn east and west through the center of the Rotunda shall be used for such pur- pose as may be designated by the Senate of the United States, and that portion of the first and second stories south of said line shall be used for such purpose as may be designated by the House of Representatives. (June 6, 1900, No. 33, 31 Stat. 719.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 190b 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. § 2183. Protection of buildings and property The Sergeants at Arms of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are authorized to make such regulations as they may deem nec- essary for preserving the peace and securing the Capitol from defacement, and for the protection of the public property therein, and they shall have power to arrest and detain any person vio- lating such regulations, until such person can be brought before the proper authorities for trial. (R.S. § 1820.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 193 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. R.S. § 1820 derived from acts Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, § 2, 15 Stat. 12; Apr. 29, 1876, ch. 86, 19 Stat. 41. § 2184. Purchase of furniture or carpets for House or Senate No furniture or carpets for either House shall be purchased without the written order of the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Ad- ministration, for the Senate, or without the written order of the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representa- tives, for the House of Representatives. (R.S. § 1816; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, title II, § 224, 60 Stat. 814, 838; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 221(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1748.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 170 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. R.S. § 1816 derived from Res. Apr. 16, 1862, No. 28, 12 Stat. 617; acts Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 24, § 2, 15 Stat. 13; July 20, 1868, ch. 177, § 1, 15 Stat. 115; Mar. 3, 1869, ch. 121, § 1, 15 Stat. 283, 284; Mar. 3, 1871, ch. 114, § 1, 16 Stat. 500; Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147. Provision of R.S. § 1816 relating to repairs of Capitol is classified to section 1814 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘House Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the House of Rep- resentatives’’ for ‘‘Accounts of the House of Represent- atives, for the House’’. 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted ‘‘Committee on Rules and Administration’’ for ‘‘Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on House Adminis- tration of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. 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. § 2185. Estimates for improvements in grounds All changes and improvements in the Capitol grounds, including approaches to the Capitol, shall be estimated for in detail, showing what modifications are proposed and the estimate cost of the same. (Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 143, 22 Stat. 621.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 173 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 based on act Mar. 3, 1883, popularly known as the ‘‘Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1884’’. SIMILAR PROVISIONS Enlargement of the Capitol grounds by the acquisi- tion of certain squares in the city of Washington, pro- vided by the following Sundry Civil Appropriation Acts for the fiscal years 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914.