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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol

§ 1824a. Recyclable materials

Statutory text

(a)

Collection and sale of recyclable materials

(1)

Establishment of program

The Architect of the Capitol shall establish a program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings and grounds, in accordance with the procedures applicable under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, to the sale of surplus property by an executive agency.

(2)

Exclusion of materials subject to other programs

The program established under this section shall not apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under—

(A)

section 6516 of this title;

(B)

section 5540 of this title;

(C)

section 2026 of this title; or

(D)

any other authorized program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials.

(b)

Revolving fund

(1)

In general

There is established in the Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, which shall consist of—

(A)

proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials under the program established under this section; and

(B)

such amounts as may be appropriated under law.

(2)

Use of fund

Amounts in the revolving fund established under paragraph (1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the Architect providing prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate—

(A)

to carry out the program established under this section;

(B)

to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to improve the environment; and

(C)

to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to promote energy savings.

(c)

Effective date

This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009

    Pub. L. 111–8 div. G title I § 1101 · 123 Stat. 524

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1824a

    Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1101, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 822

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1101, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 822

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1101. (a) Collection and Sale of Recyclable Materials.— (1) Establishment of program.— The Architect of the Capitol shall establish a program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings and grounds, in accordance with the procedures applicable under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code to the sale of surplus property by an executive agency. (2) Exclusion of materials subject to other programs.— The program established under this section shall not apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under— (A) the third undesignated paragraph under the center heading “MISCELLANEOUS” in the first section of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes”, approved August 7, 1882 (2 U.S.C. 117); (B) section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591) (2 U.S.C. 117e); (C) the Senate waste recycling program referred to in section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 121f); or (D) any other authorized program for the collection and sale of recyclable materials. (b) Revolving Fund.— (1) In general.— There is established in the Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, which shall consist of— (A) proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials under the program established under this section; and (B) such amounts as may be appropriated under law. (2) Use of fund.— Amounts Notice. in the revolving fund established under paragraph (1) shall be available without fiscal year limitation to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the Architect providing prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate— (A) to carry out the program established under this section; (B) to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to improve the environment; and (C) to carry out authorized programs and activities of the Architect to promote energy savings. (c) Effective Date.— This section shall apply with respect to each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013.

  2. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014

    Pub. L. 113–76 div. I title I § 1303 · 128 Stat. 5

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1824a(c)

    Pub. L. 113–76 substituted “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter” for “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–76 substituted “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter” for “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1303. collection and sale of recyclable materials Section 1101(c) of Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 (division G of Public Law 111–8, 123 Stat. 823, 2 U.S.C. 1811 note) is amended by striking “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013” and inserting “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified as a note under section 1811 of this title.

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–76 substituted “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter” for “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013”.

Credits

2009–2014 · 2 acts
  1. 2009Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1101, , 123 Stat. 822
  2. 2014Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1303, , 128 Stat. 429.
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(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 1101, , 123 Stat. 822; Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1303, , 128 Stat. 429.)

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