§1832 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol may assign or reassign any person on his office payroll to work in any buildings, facilities, grounds, or funded projects he manages, starting October 12, 1979. He must not change the person's basic salary when he does this. He may make these moves when he thinks they will save money or help the Government. Exceptions are allowed if different equipment is needed. Such assignments may not increase or decrease any general or specific appropriation.

Title 2, §1832

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in order to improve the economic use of the personal services of his employees, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized on and after October 12, 1979, to assign and reassign, without increase or decrease in basic salary or wages, any person on the employment rolls of his Office, for personal services in any buildings, facilities or grounds under his jurisdiction or for personal services in connection with any project under his jurisdiction for which appropriations have been made and are available, whenever such action, in his opinion, will be most advantageous to the interest of or result in either specific or overall savings to the Government. Exceptions may be made where there are differences in equipment. No assignment or reassignment of personnel by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to this provision shall operate in any respect to augment or decrease any general or specific appropriation.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was classified to section 166b–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. Section is based on section 102 of title I of H.R. 4390 (Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1980), as incorporated by reference by section 101(c) of Pub. L. 96–86, and enacted into law by section 106 of Pub. L. 100–202.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–202, § 106, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–433, provided in part that this section is effective on date of enactment [Oct. 12, 1979] of the “pertinent joint resolution” making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1980 [Pub. L. 96–86].

§1832 Assignment and Reassignment of Personnel