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§2107 Conservation, restoration, replication, or replacement of items in United States Senate Collection

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 30— - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND FINE ARTS › Part Part B— - Senate Commission on Art › § 2107

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting with the fiscal year that ends September 30, 2006, any unspent money in the Secretary of the Senate’s contingent fund that has not been withdrawn under section 4107 may be used, if the Senate Committee on Appropriations approves, to pay for buying, conserving, restoring, copying, or replacing art, historical objects, documents, and related exhibits. The money can also pay for public education about the collection and for the Senate Commission on Art’s administrative or transition costs. These payments can cover expenses no matter when they were incurred. All items paid for this way are called the “United States Senate Collection.” Payments must be approved by the Chairman or the Executive Secretary of the Senate Commission on Art.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §2107

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(a)Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, any unexpended and unobligated funds in the appropriation account for the “Secretary of the Senate” within the contingent fund of the Senate which have not been withdrawn in accordance with section 4107 of this title, shall be available for the expenses incurred, without regard to the fiscal year in which incurred, for the purchase of art and historical objects for the United States Senate Collection, for exhibits and public education relating to the United States Senate Collection, for administrative and transitional expenses of the Senate Commission on Art, and for the conservation, restoration, and replication or replacement, in whole or in part, of works of art, historical objects, documents, or material relating to historical matters for placement or exhibition within the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, any Senate Office Building, or any room, corridor, or other space therein. In the case of replication or replacement of such works, objects, documents, or material, the funds available under this subsection shall be available for any such works, objects, documents, or material previously contained within the Senate wing of the Capitol, or a work, object, document, or material historically accurate.
(b)All such works, objects, documents, or materials referred to in subsection (a) may be known as the “United States Senate Collection”.
(c)Disbursements for expenses incurred for the purposes in subsection (a) shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Senate Commission on Art or the Executive Secretary of the Senate Commission on Art.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 188b–6 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

2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–55 substituted “2006” for “2005” in first sentence. 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “2005” for “2004” in first sentence. 2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–83, in first sentence, substituted “2004” for “2003” and inserted “for the purchase of art and historical objects for the United States Senate Collection, for exhibits and public education relating to the United States Senate Collection, for administrative and transitional expenses of the Senate Commission on Art, and” after “in which incurred,”. Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “2003” for “2002” in first sentence. 2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–68 substituted “2002” for “2001” in first sentence. 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 309], substituted “2001” for “2000” in first sentence. Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 8(1), (2)], in first sentence, substituted “works of art, historical objects, documents, or material relating to historical matters for placement or exhibition” for “items of art, fine art, and historical items” and, in second sentence, substituted “such works, objects, documents, or material” for “such items” in two places and “a work, object, document, or material” for “an item”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 8(3)], substituted “such works, objects, documents, or materials” for “such items of art” and “may” for “shall”. 1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–57 substituted “2000” for “1999”. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–275 substituted “1999” for “1998”. 1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–55 substituted “1998” for “1997”. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–197 substituted “1997” for “1996”. 1995—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–53 substituted “1996” for “1995”. 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–283 substituted “1995” for “1994”. 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–69 substituted “1994” for “1993”. 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–392 substituted “1993” for “1992”. 1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–90 substituted “1992” for “1991”. 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–520 substituted “1991” for “1990”.

Reference

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 2107

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73