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[CITE: 40USC193a]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 193a. United States Capitol Grounds; area comprising; 
        jurisdiction
        
    The United States Capitol Grounds shall comprise all squares, 
reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other areas as defined on a 
map entitled ``Map showing areas comprising United States Capitol 
Grounds'', dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol 
and recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia 
in book 127, page 8, including all additions added thereto by law 
subsequent to June 25, 1946, and the jurisdiction and control over the 
United States Capitol Grounds, vested prior to July 31, 1946 by law in 
the Architect of the Capitol, is extended to the entire area of the 
United States Capitol Grounds, and the Architect of the Capitol shall be 
responsible for the maintenance and improvement thereof, including those 
streets and roadways in said United States Capitol Grounds as shown on 
said map as being under the jurisdiction and control of the 
Commissioners of the District of Columbia, except that the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia shall be responsible for the maintenance and 
improvement of those portions of the following streets which are 
situated between the curblines thereof: Constitution Avenue from Second 
Street Northeast to Third Street Northwest, First Street from D Street 
N.E. to D Street S.E., D Street from First Street S.E. to Canal Street 
S.W., and First Street from the north side of Louisiana Avenue to the 
intersection of C Street and Canal Street S.W., Pennsylvania Avenue 
Northwest from First Street Northwest to Third Street Northwest, 
Maryland Avenue Southwest from First Street Southwest to Third Street 
Southwest, Second Street Northeast from F Street Northeast to C Street 
Southeast; C Street Southeast from Second Street Southeast to First 
Street Southeast; that portion of Maryland Avenue Northeast from Second 
Street Northeast to First Street Northeast; that portion of New Jersey 
Avenue Northwest from D Street Northwest to Louisiana Avenue; that 
portion of Second Street Southwest from the north curb of D Street to 
the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest; that portion of Virginia 
Avenue Southwest from the east curb of Second Street Southwest to the 
west curb of Third Street Southwest; that portion of Third Street 
Southwest from the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest to the north 
curb of D Street Southwest; that portion of D Street Southwest from the 
west curb of Third Street Southwest to the east curb of Second Street 
Southwest; that portion of Canal Street Southwest, including sidewalks 
and traffic islands, from the south curb of Independence Avenue 
Southwest to the west curb of South Capitol Street: Provided, That the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be permitted to enter any part 
of said United States Capitol Grounds for the purpose of repairing or 
maintaining or, subject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, 
for the purpose of constructing or altering, any utility service of the 
District of Columbia government.

(July 31, 1946, ch. 707, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 718; 1967 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 
Sec. 401, eff. Nov. 3, 1967, 32 F.R. 11669, 81 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 90-
108, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 93-198, title IV, 
Sec. 421, title VII, Sec. 739(g)(7), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 789, 829; 
Pub. L. 96-432, Sec. 2, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1852.)

                          Codification

    Section is also set out in D.C. Code, Sec. 9-106.


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-432 substituted ``Constitution Avenue from Second 
Street Northeast to Third Street Northwest'' and ``C Street and Canal 
Street S.W., Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest from First Street Northwest 
to Third Street Northwest, Maryland Avenue Southwest from First Street 
Southwest to Third Street Southwest, Second Street Northeast from F 
Street Northeast to C Street Southeast; C Street Southeast from Second 
Street Southeast to First Street Southeast; that portion of Maryland 
Avenue Northeast from Second Street Northeast to First Street Northeast; 
that portion of New Jersey Avenue Northwest from D Street Northwest to 
Louisiana Avenue; that portion of Second Street Southwest from the north 
curb of D Street to the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest; that 
portion of Virginia Avenue Southwest from the east curb of Second Street 
Southwest to the west curb of Third Street Southwest; that portion of 
Third Street Southwest from the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest 
to the north curb of D Street Southwest; that portion of D Street 
Southwest from the west curb of Third Street Southwest to the east curb 
of Second Street Southwest; that portion of Canal Street Southwest, 
including sidewalks and traffic islands, from the south curb of 
Independence Avenue Southwest to the west curb of South Capitol Street: 
Provided'' for ``Constitution Avenue from First Street N.E. to Second 
Street N.W.'' and ``C Street and Canal Street S.W.: Provided'', 
respectively.
    1973--Pub. L. 93-198 substituted ``, including those streets and 
roadways in said United States Capitol Grounds as shown on said map as 
being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the 
District of Columbia, except that the Commissioner of the District of 
Columbia shall be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of 
those portions of the following streets which are situated between the 
curblines thereof: Constitution Avenue from First Street N.E. to Second 
Street N.W., First Street from D Street N.E. to D Street S.E., D Street 
from First Street S.E. to Canal Street S.W., and First Street from the 
north side of Louisiana Avenue to the intersection of C Street and Canal 
Street S.W.: Provided,'' for ``: Provided, That those streets and 
roadways as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioner 
of the District of Columbia shall continue under such jurisdiction and 
control, and said Commissioner shall be responsible for the maintenance 
and improvement thereof: Provided further,''.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-108 inserted ``including all additions added 
thereto by law subsequent to June 25, 1946,'' after ``book 127, page 
8'', and struck out ``as defined on the aforementioned map'' after ``the 
entire area of the United States Capitol Grounds''.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Section 4 of Pub. L. 96-432 provided that: ``The foregoing 
provisions of this Act [amending this section and enacting provisions 
set out as notes below] shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
thirty-day period following the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 
10, 1980].''


                    Effective Date of 1973 Amendment

    Section 771 of Pub. L. 93-198 provided that the amendment made by 
Pub. L. 93-198 is effective on Jan. 2, 1975, if a majority of the 
registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia voting on the 
charter issue in the charter referendum accepted the charter set out in 
title IV of Pub. L. 93-198, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 785. The charter was 
approved by the voters on May 7, 1974.


                    Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

    Section 3 of Pub. L. 90-108 provided that: ``Prosecutions for 
violations of the Act of July 31, 1946 (60 Stat. 718; 40 U.S.C. 193a et 
seq.; D.C. Code 9-118 et seq. [9-106 et seq.]) [sections 193a to 193m, 
212a, 212a-2, and 212b of this title] and of section 15 of the Act of 
July 29, 1892 (27 Stat. 325; D.C. Code 4-120 [4-116], 22-3111) [section 
101 of this title], occurring prior to the enactment of these amendments 
[Oct. 20, 1967] shall not be affected by these amendments or abated by 
reason thereof. The provisions of this Act [amending sections 101, 193a, 
193f, 193h and 193m of this title] shall be applicable to violations 
occurring after its enactment [Oct. 20, 1967].''

                          Transfer of Functions

    Except as otherwise provided in Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, functions 
of Board of Commissioners of District of Columbia transferred to 
Commissioner of District of Columbia by section 401 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 
of 1967. Office of Commissioner of District of Columbia, as established 
by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. 
L. 93-198, title VII, Sec. 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and 
replaced by office of Mayor of District of Columbia by section 421 of 
Pub. L. 93-198, classified to section 1-241 of the District of Columbia 
Code. Accordingly, ``Mayor'' substituted in text for ``Commissioner'' 
and for ``Commissioners'' the second time appearing.


       Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol

    Pub. L. 102-392, title III, Sec. 324, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1726, 
established in the Congress the Commission on the Bicentennial of the 
United States Capitol to organize and publicize a celebration in 1993 to 
observe the 200th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the 
United States Capitol, set forth its composition of certain Members of 
Congress and its staffing authority, authorized the Commission to use 
voluntary staff and services and information, services, facilities, and 
personnel of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, and directed support and assistance from legislative 
agencies and funding of expenses from the contingency funds of the 
Senate and House of Representatives.


                Changes in United States Capitol Grounds

    Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, Sec. 514, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 
4165, provided that:
    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
        ``(1) to assist in the effort to timely establish within the 
    District of Columbia a national memorial to Japanese American 
    patriotism in World War II; and
        ``(2) to improve management of certain parcels of Federal real 
    property located within the District of Columbia,
by the transferring jurisdiction over such parcels to the Architect of 
the Capitol, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Government of the 
District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Transfers of Jurisdiction.--
        ``(1) In general.--Effective on the date of the enactment of 
    this Act [Nov. 12, 1996] and notwithstanding any other provision of 
    law, jurisdiction over the parcels of Federal real property 
    described in paragraph (2) is transferred without additional 
    consideration as provided by paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Specific transfers.--
            ``(A) Transfers to secretary of the interior.--
                ``(i) In general.--Jurisdiction over the following 
            parcels is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior:
          ``(I) That triangle of Federal land, including any contiguous 
                sidewalks and tree space, that is part of the United 
                States Capitol Grounds under the jurisdiction of the 
                Architect of the Capitol bound by D Street, N.W., New 
                Jersey Avenue, N.W., and Louisiana Avenue, N.W., in 
                square W632 in the District of Columbia, as shown on the 
                Map Showing Properties Under Jurisdiction of the 
                Architect of the Capitol, dated November 8, 1994.
          ``(II) That triangle of Federal land, including any contiguous 
                sidewalks and tree space, that is part of the United 
                States Capitol Grounds under the jurisdiction of the 
                Architect of the Capitol bound by C Street, N.W., First 
                Street, N.W., and Louisiana Avenue, N.W., in the 
                District of Columbia, as shown on the Map Showing 
                Properties Under Jurisdiction of the Architect of the 
                Capitol, dated November 8, 1994.
                ``(ii) Limitation.--The parcels transferred by clause 
            (i) shall not include those contiguous sidewalks abutting 
            Louisiana Avenue, N.W., which shall remain part of the 
            United States Capitol Grounds under the jurisdiction of the 
            Architect of the Capitol.
                ``(iii) Consideration as memorial site.--The parcels 
            transferred by subclause (I) of clause (i) may be considered 
            as a site for a national memorial to Japanese American 
            patriotism in World War II.
            ``(B) Transfers to architect of the capitol.--Jurisdiction 
        over the following parcels is transferred to the Architect of 
        the Capitol:
                ``(i) That portion of the triangle of Federal land in 
            Reservation No. 204 in the District of Columbia under the 
            jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, including any 
            contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue, N.E., on 
            the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, N.E., running in a 
            northeast direction on the west, the major portion of 
            Maryland Avenue, N.E., on the south, and 2nd Street, N.E., 
            on the east, including the contiguous sidewalks.
                ``(ii) That irregular area of Federal land in 
            Reservation No. 204 in the District of Columbia under the 
            jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, including any 
            contiguous sidewalks, northeast of the real property 
            described in clause (i) bound by Constitution Avenue, N.E., 
            on the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, N.E., running 
            to the northeast on the south, and the private property on 
            the west known as lot 7, in square 726.
                ``(iii) The two irregularly shaped medians lying north 
            and east of the property described in clause (i), located 
            between the north and south curbs of Constitution Avenue, 
            N.E., west of its intersection with Second Street, N.E., all 
            as shown in Land Record No. 268, dated November 22, 1957, in 
            the Office of the Surveyor, District of Columbia, in Book 
            138, Page 58.
                ``(iv) All sidewalks under the jurisdiction of the 
            District of Columbia abutting on and contiguous to the land 
            described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).
            ``(C) Transfers to district of columbia.--Jurisdiction over 
        the following parcels is transferred to the Government of the 
        District of Columbia:
                ``(i) That portion of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., between 
            the northernmost point of the intersection of New Jersey 
            Avenue, N.W., and D Street, N.W., and the northernmost point 
            of the intersection of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and 
            Louisiana Avenue, N.W., between squares 631 and W632, which 
            remains Federal property.
                ``(ii) That portion of D Street, N.W., between its 
            intersection with New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and its 
            intersection with Louisiana Avenue, N.W., between squares 
            630 and W632, which remains Federal property.
    ``(c) Miscellaneous.--
        ``(1) Compliance with other laws.--Compliance with this section 
    shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of all laws otherwise 
    applicable to transfers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real 
    property.
        ``(2) Law enforcement responsibility.--Law enforcement 
    responsibility for the parcels of Federal real property for which 
    jurisdiction is transferred by subsection (b) shall be assumed by 
    the person acquiring such jurisdiction.
        ``(3) United states capitol grounds.--
            ``(A) Definition.--The first section of the Act entitled `An 
        Act to define the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 
        use thereof, and for other purposes', approved July 31, 1946 (40 
        U.S.C. 193a), is amended to include within the definition of the 
        United States Capitol Grounds the parcels of Federal real 
        property described in subsection (b)(2)(B).
            ``(B) Jurisdiction of capitol police.--The United States 
        Capitol Police shall have jurisdiction over the parcels of 
        Federal real property described in subsection (b)(2)(B) in 
        accordance with section 9 of such Act of July 31, 1946 (40 
        U.S.C. 212a).
        ``(4) Effect of transfers.--A person relinquishing jurisdiction 
    over a parcel of Federal real property transferred by subsection (b) 
    shall not retain any interest in the parcel except as specifically 
    provided by this section.''
    Pub. L. 97-379, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1935, provided: ``That 
section 1 of the Act of July 31, 1946, as amended (40 U.S.C. 193a), is 
amended to include within the definition of the United States Capitol 
Grounds the following additional areas which are situated as follows:
    ``(1) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently under the 
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia located on the south side of 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, between the west curb of First Street, 
Northwest and the east curb of Third Street, Northwest.
    ``(2) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently under the 
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia located on the north side of 
Maryland Avenue, Southwest, between the west curb of First Street, 
Southwest and the east curb of Third Street, Southwest.
    ``(3) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently under the 
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia located on the west side of 
First Street between the south curb of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest 
and the north curb of Maryland Avenue, Southwest.
    ``(4) All sidewalks and contiguous areas presently under the 
jurisdiction of the District of Columbia located on the east side of 
Third Street between the south curb of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest 
and the north curb of Maryland Avenue, Southwest.''
    Section 1 of Pub. L. 96-432 provided: ``That section 1 of the Act of 
July 31, 1946, as amended (40 U.S.C. 193a), is amended to include within 
the definition of the United States Capitol Grounds the following 
additional areas and portions of streets which are situated as follows:
    ``(1) that portion of D Street Northeast from the east curb of 
Second Street Northeast to the east curb of First Street Northeast;
    ``(2) that portion of Second Street Northeast and Southeast from the 
south curb of F Street Northeast to the south curb of C Street 
Southeast;
    ``(3) that portion of Constitution Avenue Northeast from the east 
curb of Second Street Northeast to the east curb of First Street 
Northeast;
    ``(4) that portion of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest from the west 
curb of First Street Northwest to the east curb of Third Street 
Northwest;
    ``(5) that portion of Maryland Avenue Southwest from the west curb 
of First Street Southwest to the east curb of Third Street Southwest;
    ``(6) that portion of Constitution Avenue Northwest from the east 
curb of Second Street Northwest to the east curb of Third Street 
Northwest;
    ``(7) that portion of Independence Avenue Southwest from the west 
curb of First Street Southwest to the east curb of Third Street 
Southwest;
    ``(8) that portion of Maryland Avenue Northeast from the east curb 
of Second Street Northeast to the east curb of First Street Northeast;
    ``(9) that portion of East Capitol Street from the east curb of 
Second Street Southeast to the east curb of First Street Southeast;
    ``(10) that portion of Independence Avenue Southeast from the east 
curb of Second Street Southeast to the east curb of First Street 
Southeast;
    ``(11) that portion of C Street Southeast from the east curb of 
Second Street Southeast to the east curb of First Street Southeast;
    ``(12) that portion of North Capitol Street from the south curb of 
Massachusetts Avenue to the north curb of Louisiana Avenue;
    ``(13) that portion of New Jersey Avenue Northwest from the north 
curb of D Street Northwest to the north curb of Louisiana Avenue;
    ``(14) that portion of Second Street Southwest from the north curb 
of D Street to the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest;
    ``(15) that portion of Virginia Avenue Southwest from the east curb 
of Second Street Southwest to the west curb of Third Street Southwest;
    ``(16) that portion of Third Street Southwest from the south curb of 
Virginia Avenue Southwest to the north curb of D Street Southwest;
    ``(17) that portion of D Street Southwest from the west curb of 
Third Street Southwest to the east curb of Second Street Southwest;
    ``(18) that portion of Canal Street Southwest, including sidewalks 
and traffic islands, from the south curb of Independence Avenue 
Southwest to the west curb of South Capitol Street; and
    ``(19) all that area contiguous to, and surrounding, square numbered 
724 from the property line thereof to the contiguous curb;
    ``(20) those areas contiguous to, and surrounding, the areas 
comprising the grounds of the United States Botanic Garden from the 
property line of such grounds to the contiguous curb;
    ``(21) all that area contiguous to, and surrounding, the structures 
comprising the United States Capitol Power Plant, from the building 
lines of such structures to the contiguous curbs; and
    ``(22) all that area contiguous to, and surrounding, square numbered 
581 from the property line thereof to the contiguous curb.''

    Pub. L. 93-198, title VII, Sec. 739(g)(3), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 
828, effective Jan. 2, 1975, [title IV of Pub. L. 93-198 having been 
accepted by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the 
District of Columbia voting on the charter issue in the charter 
referendum conducted May 8, 1974], provided in part that the definition 
of United States Capitol Grounds should include the following streets: 
Independence Avenue from the west curb of First Street S.E. to the east 
curb of First Street S.W., New Jersey Avenue S.E. from the south curb of 
Independence Avenue to the north curb of D Street S.E., South Capitol 
Street from the south curb of Independence Avenue to the north curb of D 
Street; Delaware Avenue S.W. from the south curb of C Street S.W. to the 
North Curb of D Street S.W., C Street from the west curb of First Street 
S.E. to the intersection of First and Canal Streets, S.W., D Street from 
the west curb of First Street S.E. to the intersection of Canal Street 
and Delaware Avenue S.W., that part of First Street lying west of the 
outer face of the curb of the sidewalk on the east side thereof from D 
Street, N.E. to D Street S.E., that part of First Street within the east 
and west curblines thereof extending from the north side of Pennsylvania 
Avenue N.W. to the intersection of C Street and Canal Street S.W., 
including the two circles within such area, but that nothing in the 
inclusion of such streets should be construed as repealing, or otherwise 
altering, modifying, affecting, or superseding those provisions of law 
in effect prior to the vesting of authority in the United States Supreme 
Court police and Library of Congress police by title IV of Pub. L. 93-
198 to make arrests in adjacent streets, including First Street N.E. and 
First Street S.E.


   Jurisdiction of the Capitol Police Board and the Architect of the 
                                 Capitol

    Section 3 of Pub. L. 96-432 provided that: ``On and after the 
effective date of this section [see Effective Date of 1980 Amendment 
note set out above], that portion of C Street Northeast from the west 
curb of Second Street Northeast to the east curb of First Street 
Northeast shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the 
Capitol Police Board and the Architect of the Capitol in the same manner 
and to the same extent as such Board or the Architect of the Capitol has 
over other streets comprising the United States Capitol Grounds, and the 
Architect of the Capitol shall be responsible for the maintenance and 
improvement thereof.''


  United States Supreme Court and Library of Congress; Jurisdictional 
                               Boundaries

    Section 6(a), (b) of Pub. L. 96-432 provided that:
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act [enacting 
section 212a-1 of this title, amending this section, and enacting 
provisions set out as notes under sections 193a and 193d of this title], 
with respect to those squares occupied by the United States Supreme 
Court and the Library of Congress, those streets or portions thereof 
referred to in the first section of this Act [set out as a note above] 
which surround such squares shall be considered a part of the Capitol 
Grounds only to the face of the curbs contiguous to such squares.
    ``(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as repealing, or 
otherwise altering, modifying, affecting, or superseding those 
provisions of law in effect on the date immediately preceding the date 
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 10, 1980] vesting authority in the 
United States Supreme Court Police and the Library of Congress Police to 
make arrests in adjacent streets.''


      Architect of the Capitol; Acquisition of Additional Property

    Pub. L. 97-12, title I, June 5, 1981, 95 Stat. 64, provided in part: 
``That upon acquisition of such real property pursuant to this paragraph 
[incorporating by reference the provisions of Pub. L. 96-432, Oct. 10, 
1980, 94 Stat. 1851, which related to the acquisition of property in 
squares 693, 640, and 582 in the District of Columbia], the structure 
located on lot 801 of square 693 shall become a part of the House Office 
Buildings, subject to the provisions of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 
U.S.C. secs. 193a through 193m, 212a[, 212a-2,] and 212b), including any 
amendments thereto, which are applicable to the Capitol Buildings, and 
to the Act of March 4, 1907 (40 U.S.C. 175).''
    Sections 7-10 of Pub. L. 96-432 provided that:
    ``Sec. 7. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of 
the House Office Building Commission, is hereby authorized to acquire, 
on behalf of the United States, by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or 
otherwise, for addition to the United States Capitol Grounds, all 
publicly or privately owned property contained in lot 49 in square 582; 
lot 70 in square 640; and lots 1, 2, 67, 79, 80, 800, 801, 807, 814 
through 822, and 834 in square 693 in the District of Columbia 
(including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lotlines 
and curblines surrounding such real property): Provided, That upon the 
acquisition of any such real property by the Architect of the Capitol on 
behalf of the United States, such property shall be subject to the 
provisions of the Act of July 31, 1946 (60 Stat. 718) [sections 193a to 
193m, 212a, 212a-2, and 212b of this title and provisions set out as 
notes under sections 193a and 193h of this title] as amended in the same 
manner and to the same extent as all other areas comprising the United 
States Capitol Grounds.
    ``(b) For the purposes of this section the properties authorized to 
be acquired hereunder, shall be deemed to extend to the outer face of 
the curbs of the squares in which they are located.
    ``(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Architect 
of the Capitol for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, the sum of 
$11,500,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 
section, said appropriation to remain available until expended.
    ``Sec. 8. The acquisition of real property under this Act [enacting 
section 212a-1 of this title, amending this section, and enacting 
provisions set out as notes under sections 193a and 193d of this title] 
shall be conducted in accordance with the Act entitled `Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970', Public 
Law 91-646, approved January 2, 1971 [42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.], and any 
proceeding for condemnation brought in its course shall be conducted in 
accordance with the Act entitled `An Act to provide for the acquisition 
of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States', 
approved March 1, 1929 (16 D.C. Code, secs. 1351-1368).
    ``Sec. 9. The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to enter into 
contracts and to make expenditures for grading and paving and such other 
expenditures, including expenditures for personal and other services, as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 7 of this Act.
    ``Sec. 10. Any contract entered into pursuant to this Act or 
pursuant to any amendment made by this Act shall be effective only to 
such extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance in an 
appropriation Act.''


  Sound and Light Performance for the Re-creation of the Evolution of 
                            American History

    Pub. L. 93-226, Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 943, provided:
    ``[Sec. 1. Study and report by the United States Capitol Historical 
Society on the desirability and feasibility of sound and light 
performance for the re-creation of the evolution of American History] 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
Capitol Historical Society is authorized, under direction of the 
Architect of the Capitol, to prepare a feasibility study to determine 
the desirability of installing within the United States Capitol Grounds, 
at the east front of the United States Capitol, all items of equipment 
and other facilities required for a sound and light performance, 
consisting of an interplay of light, music, narrative, and sound effects 
(without the use of live actors), which, when projected onto the 
imposing facade of the east front of the United States Capitol, will re-
create the evolution of American history, based on a foundation of 
thorough historical research, subject to the following conditions:
        ``(1) Such study and all expenditures connected therewith will 
    be borne by the United States Capitol Historical Society.
        ``(2) Upon completion of such study, the United States Capitol 
    Historical Society, at its expense, will furnish the Architect of 
    the Capitol a report detailing the results of such study, 
    installations, and programs proposed, and estimates of cost required 
    to implement such project without expense to the United States, 
    including maintenance and operating expenses.
        ``(3) The project may not be implemented, beyond the report 
    stage, except as provided in section 2 hereof.
    ``Sec. 2. [Review of the report by the Architect of the Capitol and 
recommendations to Congressional Officials; implementation of the 
project] The Architect of the Capitol shall review such report and 
submit the same, with his recommendations, to the Speaker and majority 
and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and to the United 
States Senate Commission on Art and Antiquities.
    ``If the project, as presented, with or without modifications, meets 
with the approval of such House and Senate officials, the Architect of 
the Capitol, notwithstanding any other provision of law, is authorized 
after such approval--
        ``(1) To accept in the name of the United States from the United 
    States Capitol Historical Society, as a gift, such sum or sums as 
    may be required to further implement such project, and such sum or 
    sums when received, shall be credited as an addition to the 
    appropriation account `Capitol Buildings, Architect of the Capitol'.
        ``(2) Subject to section 3 hereof, to expend such sum or sums 
    for all items of equipment and other facilities required for the 
    sound and light performance, and for any other items in connection 
    therewith.
    ``Sec. 3. [Authority to enter into contracts and make payments] The 
Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the House and Senate 
officials designated in section 2 hereof, is authorized to enter into 
contracts and to incur such other obligations and make such expenditures 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of said section 2.
    ``Sec. 4. [Availability and use of appropriated funds] Sums received 
under this joint resolution, when credited as an addition to the 
appropriation account `Capitol Buildings, Architect of the Capitol', 
shall be available for expenditure and shall remain available until 
expended. Following completion of the installation, such sums may 
thereafter be used by the Architect of the Capitol, in whole or in part, 
to defray any expenses which he may incur for maintenance and 
operation.''


   Application of Sections 193a to 193l, 212a, and 212b to Other Laws

    Section 16(b) of act July 31, 1946, provided that nothing in 
sections 193a to 193l, 212a, 212a-2, or 212b of this title shall be 
construed to repeal, amend, alter or supersede the following: (1) 
sections 185a, 193 and 214 of this title, and (2) section 101 of this 
title, except as provided in section 212a of this title.


 Additions to United States Capitol Grounds Subsequent to June 25, 1946

    John W. McCormack Residential Page School, United States Capitol 
Grounds provisions applicable, see section 184a of this title.
    Green park area use pending development for permanent page school 
use, subject to United States Capitol Grounds provisions, see section 
508 of Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1512, set out as a 
note under section 184a of this title.
    Senate Parking Facilities Site, acquisition of real property as site 
for parking facilities of Senate, subject to United States Capitol 
Grounds provisions, see section 508 of Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, Oct. 31, 
1972, 86 Stat. 1512, set out as a note under section 174b-1 of this 
title.


   Acquisition of Property To Extend Additional Senate Office Building

    Pub. L. 85-429, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 148 and Pub. L. 85-591, Aug. 
6, 1958, 72 Stat. 495, authorized the Architect of the Capitol to 
acquire certain real property for purposes of extension of Additional 
Senate Office Building Site or for Additions to United States Capitol 
Grounds.


              Order of the House Office Building Commission

                        October 17, 1967

    WHEREAS, under authority of Section 1202 of Public Law 24, 84th 
Congress (69 Stat. 41), approved April 22, 1955, known as the 
``Additional House Office Building Act of 1955'', the Architect of the 
Capitol, at the direction of the House Office Building Commission, 
acquired during the period of 1955 to 1960, on behalf of the United 
States, by condemnation, seven squares in the District of Columbia, 
located south of Independence Avenue, in the vicinity of the United 
States Capitol Grounds, as a site for an additional office building and 
other necessary facilities for the House of Representatives and for 
additions to the United States Capitol Grounds;
    WHEREAS, under the aforesaid authority, the Architect of the 
Capitol, at the direction of the Commission, acquired in 1965 on behalf 
of the United States, through transfer from the Redevelopment Land 
Agency, Square 639, also located south of Independence Avenue, for an 
addition to the United States Capitol Grounds;
    WHEREAS, the aforesaid eight squares are identified and bound as 
follows: Square 635, bounded on the north by Independence Avenue, on the 
east by Delaware Avenue, on the west by First Street, on the south by C 
Street; Square 637, bounded on the north by C Street, on the east by 
South Capitol Street, on the west by Delaware Avenue, on the south by D 
Street; Square South of 635, bounded on the north by C Street, on the 
east by Delaware Avenue, on the west and south by Canal Street; Square 
691, bounded on the north by C Street, on the east by New Jersey Avenue, 
on the west by South Capitol Street, on the south by D Street; Square 
692, bounded on the north by C Street, on the east by First Street, on 
the west by New Jersey Avenue, on the south by D Street; Square 732 
north, bounded on the north by Independence Avenue, on the east by 
Second Street, on the west by First Street, on the south by Carroll 
Street; Square 732 south, bounded on the north by Carroll Street, on the 
east by Second Street, on the west by First Street, on the south by C 
Street; and Square 639, bounded on the north by D Street, on the east by 
South Capitol Street, on the west and south by Canal Street;
    WHEREAS, title to all real property in these 8 squares is now vested 
in fee simple absolute in the United States of America;
    WHEREAS, subsequent to acquisition of these 8 squares, under the 
aforesaid authority, all alleys in these squares were closed and 
vacated, as were also Delaware Avenue between Independence Avenue and C 
Street and Carroll Street between First and Second Streets, by the 
Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and all areas between the 
property lines and outer faces of curbs surrounding these squares and 
Square 636 were transferred from the jurisdiction of the Commissioners 
of the District of Columbia to the jurisdiction of the Architect of the 
Capitol;
    WHEREAS, the Rayburn House Office Building has been constructed on 
Squares 635 and 636 (the latter square being already owned by the 
government and having been combined with Square 635 as a site for this 
building under the aforesaid authority), and the said building is now 
maintained by the Architect of the Capitol as a part of the House Office 
Buildings, and the sidewalks and other paved and grassed areas 
surrounding this building are now maintained as part of the Capitol 
Grounds;
    WHEREAS, underground garages for the House of Representatives have 
been constructed in Squares 637 and 691 and are now maintained by the 
Architect of the Capitol as part of the House Office Buildings, and the 
areas above these garages have been landscaped as a part of the Capitol 
Grounds;
    WHEREAS, Squares South of 635 and 639 have been developed as parking 
lots for automobiles for Members and employees of the House and are now 
maintained as part of the Capitol Grounds;
    WHEREAS, part of Square 692 is occupied by the Congressional Hotel, 
acquired by the Architect of the Capitol under the aforesaid authority 
and leased to the Knott Hotels Corporation for use as a hotel, and the 
remainder of this square has been converted into a parking lot for 
automobiles for Members and employees of the House and is now maintained 
as a part of the Capitol Grounds;
    WHEREAS, Squares 732 north and south were acquired as an addition to 
the Capitol Grounds, are now maintained as part of the Capitol Grounds, 
and will continue to be so maintained until such time as required for 
construction thereon of the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial 
Building, authorized by Public Law 89-260, approved October 19, 1965;
    WHEREAS, the aforesaid Additional House Office Building Act 
provides, in pertinent part, with respect to these properties, as 
follows:
        ``* * * At such time or times as may be fixed by order of the 
    House Office Building Commission, (1) any real property acquired 
    under, or made available for the purposes of, this chapter shall 
    become part of the United States Capitol Grounds and subject to the 
    Act entitled `An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol 
    Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes', 
    approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C., secs. 193a--193m, 212a, [212a-2,] 
    and 212b), and (2) the building and all facilities constructed 
    pursuant to section 1201 of this chapter shall become subject to 
    such Act approved July 31, 1946, and to the provisions of law 
    relating to the control, supervision, and care of the House Office 
    Building contained in the Act approved Mar. 4, 1907, as amended (40 
    U.S.C., sec. 175).''
    NOW, THEREFORE, in formal compliance with the aforecited provisions 
of the Additional House Office Building Act, the House Office Building 
Commission, in confirmation of actions heretofore taken by the 
Commission, hereby orders:
  1. The Rayburn House Office Building, the subway connecting such 
                building to the Capitol Building, the pedestrian tunnels 
                connecting such building to the Longworth House Office 
                Building, the underground garages in Squares 637 and 691 
                and the tunnels connecting these garages to the House 
                Office Buildings, are hereby declared to be House Office 
                Buildings and, as such, are hereby made subject to those 
                provisions of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C., secs. 
                193a to 193m, 212a, [212a-2,] and 212b), including any 
                amendments to such Act, which are applicable to the 
                Capitol Buildings, and to the Act of Mar. 4, 1907 (40 
                U.S.C. 175).
  2. All other real property acquired by the Architect of the Capitol 
                under authority of the Additional House Office Building 
                Act is hereby declared to be part of the United States 
                Capitol Grounds and is hereby made subject to the Act of 
                July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C., secs. 193a to 193m, 212a, and 
                212b), including any amendments to such Act.
  3. Nothing herein shall be construed to contravene (a) the provisions 
                of Public Law 89-260 authorizing the future use of 
                Squares 732 north and south as a site for the Library of 
                Congress James Madison Memorial Building; or (b) the 
                authority delegated by the House Office Building 
                Commission to the Select House Committee under authority 
                of H. Res. 514, 90th Congress, pertaining to the 
                direction and supervision of the use and operation of 
                the four House Garages and outdoor parking lots.
  4. This order shall become effective immediately.

                HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION

              John W. McCormack, Chairman.
              Emanuel Celler, Member.
              Charles E. Goodell, Member.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 71a, 136, 174b-1, 184a, 
193h, 193i, 193k, 193l, 193m, 210, 212a of this title.
