§ 2002. Acquisition of buildings and facilities for use in emergency situation

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. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–117 div. B § 903 · 115 Stat. 2230

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 2002

   Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 903, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2317

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 903, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2317

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 903. (a) Acquisition of Buildings and Facilities.— 40 USC 175a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to respond to an emergency situation, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may acquire buildings and facilities for the use of the House of Representatives by lease, purchase, or such other arrangement as the Chief Administrative Officer considers appropriate (including a memorandum of understanding with the head of an executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, in the case of a building or facility under the control of such Agency), subject to the approval of the House Office Building Commission. (b) Agreements.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Chief Administrative Officer may carry out such activities and enter into such agreements related to the use of any building or facility acquired pursuant to such subsection as the Chief Administrative Officer considers appropriate, including— (1) agreements with the United States Capitol Police or any other entity relating to the policing of such building or facility; and (2) agreements with the Architect of the Capitol or any other entity relating to the care and maintenance of such building or facility. (c) Authority of Capitol Police and Architect.— (1) Architect of the capitol.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may take any action necessary to carry out an agreement entered into with the Chief Administrative Officer pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Capitol police.— Section 9 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a) is amended— (A) by striking “The Capitol Police” and inserting “(a) The Capitol Police”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) For purposes of this section, ‘the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds’ shall include any building or facility acquired by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives for the use of the House of Representatives for which the Chief Administrative Officer has entered into an agreement with the United States Capitol Police for the policing of the building or facility.”. (d) Transfer of Certain Funds.— Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol may transfer to the Chief Administrative Officer amounts made available to the Architect for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings during a fiscal year in order to cover any portion of the costs incurred by the Chief Administrative Officer during the year in acquiring a building or facility pursuant to subsection (a). (e) Effective Date.— This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 903(c), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section and section 1961 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 [Pub. L. 107–117, div. B].”

2. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–206 title I § 903(a)(1) · 116 Stat. 820

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 2002(a)

   Pub. L. 107–206 substituted “buildings and facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations,” for “buildings and facilities”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–206 substituted “buildings and facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations,” for “buildings and facilities”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 903(c), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section and section 1961 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 [Pub. L. 107–117, div. B].”

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