Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§1818 Rental or Lease of Storage Space
Title 2 › CHAPTER 28 — ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1818
Summary
The Architect of the Capitol can rent, lease, or otherwise get storage space in Washington, D.C., and nearby areas outside the Capitol Grounds. The House Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration must approve the deals and the terms. The space is for use by the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and the Architect can pay any necessary related expenses.
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Title 2, §1818
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol, with the approval of the House Office Building Commission and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, is authorized to secure, through rental, lease, or other appropriate agreement, storage space in areas within the District of Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds for use of the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, under such terms and conditions as such Commission and committee may authorize, and to incur any necessary incidental expenses in connection therewith.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 166d 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.
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2 U.S.C. § 1818
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102