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Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§2214 Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Title 2 › CHAPTER 31 — CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER › SUBCHAPTER II — OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER › § 2214

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol must, after the Chief Executive Officer recommends someone, appoint an assistant who will do the CEO’s duties if the CEO is absent, sick, or the job is empty. The Architect must set that assistant’s basic pay no higher than the highest total pay rate for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved. The person who was serving as the assistant under section 1807 on October 20, 2008 becomes the first Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §2214

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(a)In general
The Architect of the Capitol shall—
(1)upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, appoint an assistant who shall perform the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer during the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, or during a vacancy in the position of the Chief Executive Officer; and
(2)notwithstanding section 2213(b)(1) of this title, fix the rate of basic pay for the position of the assistant appointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5 for the locality involved.
(b)Transition for current Assistant Chief Executive Officer
(1)Appointment
The individual who serves as the assistant under section 1807 of this title as of October 20, 2008, shall be the first Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services appointed by the Architect under this section.
(2)Omitted

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section 1807 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 204(b)(2), Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4988. Codification Section is comprised of section 204 of Pub. L. 110–437. Subsec. (b)(2) of section 204 of Pub. L. 110–437 repealed section 1807 of this title.

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2 U.S.C. § 2214

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110