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§1865 Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds Account

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES › § 1865

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Treasury account for the Architect of the Capitol, "Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds." Money must pay for resilience and security work and for upkeep and security upgrades of Capitol Police facilities. The Architect may accept transfers from Legislative Branch offices if the proper Appropriations Committee approves: House for House, Senate for Senate, or both for other offices; transfers join the account. Transfers begin in FY2019. The account covers FY2002 and later; funds given before August 2, 2002 for FY2002 must be moved in.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1865

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(a)There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the Architect of the Capitol to be known as “Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds” (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “account”).
(b)Funds in the account shall be used by the Architect of the Capitol for all necessary expenses for—
(1)resilience and security programs of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(2)the maintenance, care, and operation of buildings, grounds, and security enhancements for facilities of the United States Capitol Police and for other facilities associated with such resilience and security programs at any location.
(c)(1)For carrying out the purposes of the account, the Architect of the Capitol may receive transfers of appropriations from any agency of the Legislative Branch upon the approval of—
(A)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, in the case of a transfer from an office of the House of Representatives;
(B)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case of a transfer from an office of the Senate; or
(C)the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the case of a transfer from any other office of the Government.
(2)Amounts transferred under this subsection shall be merged with the account and made available under this section.
(3)This subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(d)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year. Any amounts provided to the Architect of the Capitol prior to August 2, 2002, for the maintenance, care, and operation of buildings of the United States Capitol Police during fiscal year 2002 shall be transferred to the account.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 166l of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

Amendments

2018—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 115–244 added subsec. (c), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d), and amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “Funds in the account shall be used by the Architect of the Capitol for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police.”

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1865

Title 2The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73