Title 2The CongressRelease 119-73

§141a Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 141a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Control of designing, installing, and maintaining security systems for the Library of Congress buildings and grounds moves from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. The work is done under the direction of the named House and Senate committees and without regard to section 6101 of title 41, and any structural, mechanical, or architectural change needed for a security system must be approved by the Architect of the Capitol.

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Title 2, §141a

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The responsibility for design, installation, and maintenance of security systems to protect the physical security of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such design, installation, and maintenance shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and without regard to section 6101 of title 41. Any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress that is required for a security system under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Codification In text, “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Section is from the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 141a

Title 2The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73