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[CITE: 40USC161]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 161. Title of Superintendent of Capitol Building and 
        Grounds changed to Architect of Capitol
        
    The title of ``Superintendent of the Capitol Building and Grounds'' 
is changed to ``Architect of the Capitol.''

(Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, 32 Stat. 20; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, 41 Stat. 
1291.)

                          Codification

    The title of Architect of the Capitol was changed to Superintendent 
of the Capitol Building and Grounds, by act Feb. 14, 1902, popularly 
known as the ``Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act for 1902''.
    Act Mar. 3, 1921, restored the original title, and is based on the 
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation Act Mar. 3, 1921, 
fiscal year 1922.


                            Prior Provisions

    Act May 2, 1828, ch. 45, Sec. 1, 4 Stat. 266, abolished office of 
Architect of the Capitol. The duties of that office were transferred to 
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, appointed by President 
under act April 29, 1816, ch. 150, Sec. 2, 3 Stat. 324, to succeed a 
previously existing board of three commissioners of Public Buildings and 
Grounds.
    Act Mar. 3, 1829, ch. 151, Sec. 2, 4 Stat. 363, authorized President 
to continue office of Architect of the Capitol long enough to complete 
work in progress.
    Act Sept. 30, 1850, ch. 90, Sec. 1, 9 Stat. 538, made appropriation 
for ``the extension of the Capitol'' according to the plan as might be 
approved by the President, to be expended under his direction, ``by such 
architect as he may appoint to execute the same.'' Subsequent acts 
frequently referred to the Architect of the Capitol or to the Architect 
of the Capitol Extension.
    Act Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 167, Sec. 2, 14 Stat. 466, abolished office of 
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds referred to in section 162 
of this title, and transferred the duties of that office to the Chief of 
Engineers of the Army.
    Act Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 147, transferred duties 
relative to the Capitol theretofore performed by Commissioner of Public 
Buildings and Grounds to Architect of the Capitol.
