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Public Law 85–95

Authorizing the enlargement and remodeling of Senators’ suites and structural, mechanical, and other changes and improvements in the existing Senate Office Building, to provide improved accommodations for the United States Senate.

Approved July 10, 1957

Statutory text

AN ACT

Authorizing the enlargement and remodeling of Senators’ suites and structural, mechanical, and other changes and improvements in the existing Senate Office Building, to provide improved accommodations for the United States Senate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of tire Senate Office Building Commission, created by the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 481), as amended, is authorized and directed to

70 stat. 966.

40 USC 174b–1 note.

enlarge and remodel Senators’ suites and to make structural, mechanical, and other changes and improvements in the existing Senate Office Building, to provide improved accommodations for the United States Senate, in accordance with plans to be prepared by or under direction of the Architect of the Capitol and to be submitted to and approved by the Senate Office Building Commission.

Sec. 2.

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums

Appropriation.

as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Senate Office Building Commission, is authorized to enter into contracts and to make such other expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other services, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Approved July 10, 1957.

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