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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol

§ 1827. Support and maintenance during emergencies

Statutory text

(a)

During an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, as determined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol—

(1)

may accept contributions of comfort and other incidental items and services to support employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol while such employees are on duty in response to the emergency; and

(2)

may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to the emergency.

(b)

This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 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.

  1. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

    Pub. L. 111–68 div. A title I § 1305 · 123 Stat. 2023

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1827

    (Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1305, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2035.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1305, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2035.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1305. support and maintenance during emergencies (a) During an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, as determined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol— (1) may accept contributions of comfort and other incidental items and services to support employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol while such employees are on duty in response to the emergency; and (2) may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to the emergency. (b) Applicability. This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 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, 2010, which is div. A of Pub. L. 111–68.

Credits

(Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1305, , 123 Stat. 2035.)

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