2 U.S.C. § 1820 — Acquisition of real property for Capitol

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.) Page 390 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 1821 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. (b), 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 166m 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 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 152, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 448, provided that: ‘‘(a) Notwithstanding section 907(a) of Public Law 107–206 (116 Stat. 977) [2 U.S.C. 1820(a)] or section 1102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)), the Architect of the Capitol, at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 23, 2004] and subject to the availability of appropria- tions, may enter into an agreement to acquire by lease any portion of the real property located at 499 South Capitol Street Southwest in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States Capitol Police. ‘‘(b) Any real property acquired by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the provisions of the Act entitled ‘An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regu- late the use thereof, and for other purposes’, approved July 31, 1946 [2 U.S.C. 1922, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, see Ref- erences in Text note above].’’ § 1821. Small purchase contracting authority (a) In general To promote efficiency and economy in con- tracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens, the Architect of the Capitol is granted authority to utilize special simplified procedures for pur- chases of property and services the aggregate amount of which does not exceed $250,000. Not- withstanding any other provision of law— (1) section 6101 of title 41 shall apply with re- spect to purchases and contracts for the Archi- tect of the Capitol as if the reference to ‘‘$25,000’’ in paragraph (1) of such section were a reference to ‘‘$100,000’’; and (2) the Architect may procure services, equipment, and construction for security re- lated projects in the most efficient manner he determines appropriate. (b) Effective date This section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. (Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1201, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 372; Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 133(a), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2936.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (a)(1), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 2003, which is div. H of Pub. L. 108–7. PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior similar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 131, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 581. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–244, which directed amendment of ‘‘2 U.S.C. 1821’’ by inserting ‘‘To promote efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid un- necessary burdens, the Architect of the Capitol is granted authority to utilize special simplified proce- dures for purchases of property and services the aggre- gate amount of which does not exceed $250,000.’’ before ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law—’’, was executed by making the insertion in subsec. (a) of sec- tion 1201 of Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, which is classi- fied to this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 133(b), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2936, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’ § 1822. Leasing of space (a) In general Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall be available— (1) for the leasing of space in areas within the District of Columbia and its environs be- yond the boundaries of the United States Cap- itol Grounds to meet space requirements of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, United States Capitol Po- lice, and the Architect of the Capitol under such terms and conditions as the Committee or Commission referred to under subsection (b) may authorize; and (2) to incur any necessary expense in connec- tion with any leasing of space under paragraph (1). (b) Conditions to lease space The Architect of the Capitol may lease space under subsection (a) upon submission of written notice of intent to lease such space to, and ap- proved by— (1) the Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration of the Senate for space to be leased for the Senate; (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House Office