§ 1803. Delegation of authority

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1955

   Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 515 · 69 Stat. 515

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1803

   Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 515

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 515

2. 2003

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

   Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 1205 · 117 Stat. 11

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1803

   Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “Architect of the Capitol may delegate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003” for “Architect of the Capitol is authorized on and after August 5, 1955, to delegate to the Assistant Architect and other assistants such authority of the Architect as he may deem proper”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “Architect of the Capitol may delegate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003” for “Architect of the Capitol is authorized on and after August 5, 1955, to delegate to the Assistant Architect and other assistants such authority of the Architect as he may deem proper”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 1205. Delegation of Authority by Architect of the Capitol. The matter under the subheading “Office of the Architect of the Capitol” under the heading “ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL” of the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 1804) is amended by striking “Architect of the Capitol is authorized” through “proper” and inserting “Architect of the Capitol may delegate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003”.

3. 2020

   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

   Pub. L. 116–260 div. O title VII § 701(a) · 134 Stat. 1182

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1803

   Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect to officers and employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, as the Architect determines appropriate” for “delegate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect to officers and employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, as the Architect determines appropriate” for “delegate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations made available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2021 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, Determination. prior to purchasing additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety: Provided further, That Notification. Approval. Deadline. the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.

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