Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol
§ 1823a. Acquisition of real property for Library of Congress
Statutory text
Permitting leasing of space
Subject to the availability of funds, the Architect of the Capitol may acquire real property by lease for the use of the Library of Congress in any State or the District of Columbia if—
the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress submit a joint request for the Architect to lease the property to the Joint Committee on the Library and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and
the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate each approve the request.
Transfer of funds
Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress may transfer between themselves appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs incurred in acquiring real property pursuant to the authority of this section and the costs of necessary expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of the property.
Limit on obligations
No obligation entered into pursuant to the authority of this section shall be in advance of, or in excess of, available appropriations.
Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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.
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009
Pub. L. 111–8 div. G title I § 1102 · 123 Stat. 524
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1823a
(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1102, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 823.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1102, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 823.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1102. (a) Permitting Leasing of Space.— Subject to the availability of funds, the Architect of the Capitol may acquire real property by lease for the use of the Library of Congress in any State or the District of Columbia if— (1) the Property request. Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress submit a joint request for the Architect to lease the property to the Joint Committee on the Library and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and (2) the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate each approve the request. (b) Transfer of Funds.— Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress may transfer between themselves appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs incurred in acquiring real property pursuant to the authority of this section and the costs of necessary expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of the property. (c) Limit on Obligations.— No obligation entered into pursuant to the authority of this section shall be in advance of, or in excess of, available appropriations. (d) Effective Date.— This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, which is div. G of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.