Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§1823 Acquisition of Real Property for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate

Title 2 › CHAPTER 28 — ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1823

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Architect of the Capitol to get real property for use by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, but only if the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration approves and money is available and the Senate Committee on Appropriations approves a spending plan. With that Appropriations Committee approval, the Secretary of the Senate may move money between the Sergeant‑at‑Arms contingent expenses account and the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings account. Applies starting in fiscal year 2007 and every year after.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1823

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(1)The Architect of the Capitol may acquire (through purchase, lease, transfer from another Federal entity, or otherwise) real property, for the use of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to support the operations of the Senate—
(A)subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and
(B)subject to the availability of appropriations and upon approval of an obligation plan by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2)Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate may transfer funds for the acquisition or maintenance of any property under paragraph (1) from the account under the heading “Senate, Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate” to the account under the heading “Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings”.
(3)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1823

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102