(a) During an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, as determined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol—(1) may accept contributions of comfort and other incidental items and services to support employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol while such employees are on duty in response to the emergency; and
(2) may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to the emergency.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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CHAPTER 28— ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
§ 1812. Care and superintendence of Capitol
§ 1816. Construction contracts
§ 1816a. Design-build contracts
§ 1816b. Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal services contracts with legal entities
§ 1817. Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches
§ 1817a. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
§ 1818. Rental or lease of storage space
§ 1819. Computer backup facilities for legislative offices
§ 1820. Acquisition of real property for Capitol Police
§ 1821. Small purchase contracting authority
§ 1823. Acquisition of real property for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
§ 1823a. Acquisition of real property for Library of Congress
§ 1824. Energy and environmental measures in Capitol Complex Master Plan