Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§1865 Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds Account

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Treasury account called "Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds" for the Architect of the Capitol. Money in the account must pay for resilience and security programs and for the upkeep, care, and operation of buildings, grounds, and security upgrades for United States Capitol Police facilities and other related locations. The Architect may receive transfers from any Legislative Branch agency if approved by the right Appropriations Committee (House committee for House offices, Senate committee for Senate offices, or both committees for other offices). Transfers join the account and are available for its purposes. The rules apply from fiscal year 2002 on; subsection on transfers applies from fiscal year 2019. Any funds given before August 2, 2002, for fiscal year 2002 maintenance must be moved into the account.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1865

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(a)Establishment
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)Use of funds
Funds in the account shall be used by the Architect of the Capitol for all necessary expenses for— (1)
(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)Approval of transfers of appropriations from Legislative Branch agencies
(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)Effective date; transfer of funds
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 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110