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[CITE: 40USC162]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 162. Architect of Capitol; powers and duties

    The Architect of the Capitol shall perform all the duties relative 
to the Capitol Building performed prior to August 15, 1876, by the 
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, and shall be appointed by 
the President: Provided, That no change in the architectural features of 
the Capitol Building or in the landscape features of the Capitol Grounds 
shall be made except on plans to be approved by Congress.

(Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 147; Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, 32 Stat. 
20; Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 124, 41 Stat. 1291.)

                         Change of Name

    Change of name of Architect of the Capitol, functions abolished, 
transferred, etc., by prior acts, see Codification and Prior Provisions 
notes set out under section 161 of this title.


                            Cross References

    Appropriations under control of the Architect of the Capitol, see 
section 166a-1 of this title.
    Duties of Architect with respect to Library of Congress Building, 
see sections 141 and 143 of Title 2, The Congress.
