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SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL
§ 1801. Appointment - (a)(1) The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed by...
§ 1802. Compensation - The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall be...
§ 1803. Delegation of authority - The Architect of the Capitol may delegate the duties and...
§ 1804. Deputy Architect of the Capitol to act in case of absence, disability, or vacancy - On and after , the Deputy Architect of the Capitol...
§ 1805. Deputy Architect of the Capitol - (a) Establishment of Deputy Architect of the CapitolThe Architect of...
§ 1806. Repealed. , , -
§ 1807. Repealed. , , -
§ 1808. Inspector General of the Architect of the Capitol - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “Architect...
SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
§ 1811. Powers and duties - The Architect of the Capitol shall perform all the duties...
§ 1812. Care and superintendence of Capitol - The Architect of the Capitol shall on and after ,...
§ 1813. Exterior of Capitol - On and after , it shall be the duty of...
§ 1814. Repairs of Capitol - All improvements, alterations, additions, and repairs of the Capitol Building...
§ 1815. Repealed. , , -
§ 1816. Construction contracts - (a) Liquidated damagesThe Architect of the Capitol may not enter...
§ 1816a. Design-build contracts - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of...
§ 1816b. Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal services contracts with legal entities - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the...
§ 1817. Transfer of discontinued apparatus to other branches - The Architect of the Capitol may transfer apparatus, appliances, equipments,...
§ 1817a. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property - (a) In generalThe Architect of the Capitol shall have the...
§ 1818. Rental or lease of storage space - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the...
§ 1819. Computer backup facilities for legislative offices - (a) Acquisition of buildings and facilitiesThe Architect of the Capitol...
§ 1820. Acquisition of real property for Capitol Police - (a) Authority for acquisitionSubject to the approval of the House...
§ 1821. Small purchase contracting authority - (a) In generalTo promote efficiency and economy in contracting and...
§ 1822. Leasing of space - (a) In generalFunds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol...
§ 1823. Acquisition of real property for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate - (1) The Architect of the Capitol may acquire (through purchase,...
§ 1823a. Acquisition of real property for Library of Congress - (a) Permitting leasing of spaceSubject to the availability of funds,...
§ 1824. Energy and environmental measures in Capitol Complex Master Plan - (a) In generalTo the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of...
§ 1824a. Recyclable materials - (a) Collection and sale of recyclable materials(1) Establishment of programThe...
§ 1825. Repealed. , , -
§ 1826. Easements for rights-of-way - (a) In generalThe Architect of the Capitol may grant, upon...
§ 1827. Support and maintenance during emergencies - (a) During an emergency involving the safety of human life...
SUBCHAPTER III— PERSONNEL
Part A— General
§ 1831. Human resources program - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “Architect...
§ 1832. Assignment and reassignment of personnel - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in order to improve...
§ 1833. Lighting, heating, and ventilating House of Representatives - The electrician, together with everything pertaining to the electrical machinery...
§ 1834. Heating and ventilating Senate wing - All engineers and others who are engaged in heating and...
§ 1835. Interagency details - (a) Authorizing details of employees under joint agency agreementsIn addition...
Part B— Compensation
§ 1841. Single per annum gross rates of pay - (1) an employee of the Office of the Architect of...
§ 1842. Conversion of existing pay rates - The Architect of the Capitol shall convert, as of the...
§ 1843. Obsolete references - (1) the rate of pay of, or any maximum or...
§ 1844. Savings provisions - (1) limit or otherwise affect any authority for the making...
§ 1845. Effect on existing law - (a) All provisions of law inconsistent with sections 1841 to...
§ 1846. Exemptions - (1) in accordance with chapter 51, and subchapter III of...
§ 1847. Authorization to fix basic rate of compensation for certain positions - On and after , the Architect of the Capitol is...
§ 1848. Compensation of certain positions in Office of Architect of the Capitol - (a) Amount of compensation to be that specified in appropriations...
§ 1849. Compensation of certain positions under jurisdiction of Architect of the Capitol - The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of...
§ 1850. Compensation of registered nurses - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective on the first...
§ 1851. Gratuities for survivors of deceased employees - Until otherwise provided by law, there is authorized to be...
§ 1852. Withholding and remittance of State income tax - (a) Agreement by Architect with appropriate State official; covered individualsWhenever—(1)...
§ 1853. Exemption of officers and employees of Architect of Capitol from certain Federal pay provisions - The classes of employees whose compensation is authorized by section...
§ 1854. Overtime compensation for certain employees of Architect of Capitol - For overtime pay purposes, per diem and per hour employees...
SUBCHAPTER IV— APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
§ 1861. Appropriations under control of Architect of the Capitol - Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol...
§ 1862. Transfer of funds - (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,...
§ 1862a. Use of construction project funds to reimburse Capitol Police for related overtime costs - (a) Payment of overtime costsThe Architect of the Capitol shall...
§ 1862b. Transfer of amounts appropriated for Architect of the Capitol under House Office Buildings - (a) During fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year,...
§ 1863. Funds out of Contingent Expenses, Architect of the Capitol Appropriation - Any expenditures required to implement the provisions of shall be...
§ 1864. Funds out of Capitol Buildings, Architect of the Capitol Appropriation - On and after , the Architect of the Capitol may...
§ 1865. Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds Account - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury of the...
§ 1866. Certification of vouchers - It shall not be a duty of the Architect of...
§ 1867. Advancement and reimbursement of expenses for flying American flags and providing certification services therefor - On and after , expenses, based on full cost recovery,...
§ 1868. Semiannual compilation and report of expenditures - (1) Commencing with the semiannual period beginning January 1, 1965...
§ 1868a. Semiannual report of disbursements - (a) Reports requiredNot later than 60 days after the last...
§ 1869. Advance payments - During fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, following...
§ 1870. House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury of the...
§ 1871. Expired appropriations available for deposit into Employees’ Compensation Fund - (a) In generalNotwithstanding section 1101, available balances of expired Architect...
§ 1872. Use of expired funds for unemployment compensation payments - (a) Available balances of expired Architect of the Capitol appropriations...
§ 1873. Acceptance of travel expenses from non-Federal sources - (a) Permitting acceptance of expensesNotwithstanding any other provision of law,...
SUBCHAPTER V— CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES
§ 1881. Definitions - (1) the term “Capitol-flown flag” means a flag of the...
§ 1881a. Providing Capitol-flown flags for families of fallen heroes - (a) In generalAt the request of an immediate family member...
§ 1881b. Regulations and procedures - (a) In generalNot later than 30 days after May 16,...
§ 1881c. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal...
§ 1881d. Effective date - This subchapter shall take effect on , except that a...