Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§1872 Use of Expired Funds for Unemployment Compensation Payments

Title 2 › CHAPTER 28 — ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › SUBCHAPTER IV — APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES › § 1872

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Expired Architect of the Capitol funds can be used to repay the Federal Employees Compensation Account for unemployment payments to former Architect employees, no matter which fiscal year created the obligation. This rule takes effect in fiscal year 2017 and continues after that.

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Title 2, §1872

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(a)Available balances of expired Architect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for reimbursing the Federal Employees Compensation Account (as established by section 1109 of title 42) for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the Architect of the Capitol, notwithstanding any other provision of law, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred.
(b)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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2 U.S.C. § 1872

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102