Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§2233 Use of Monies

Title 2 › CHAPTER 31 — CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER › SUBCHAPTER III — CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER REVOLVING FUND › § 2233

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money in the Gift Shop Account does not expire at the end of a fiscal year. The Architect of the Capitol, when the Chief Executive Officer recommends it, may spend that money to run the gift shops (supplies, inventory, equipment, and other costs) and may repay appropriations that paid gift shop employees. If money remains after those uses, it may be used for the Capitol Visitor Center after consultation with the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the House Committee on House Administration, and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Money in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account also does not expire and may be spent, on the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation and after consulting those same committees, to operate the Capitol Visitor Center.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §2233

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(a)Gift Shop Account

(1)In general

All monies in the Gift Shop Account shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, in connection with the operation of the gift shop under section 2215 of this title, including supplies, inventories, equipment, and other expenses. In addition, such monies may be used by the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, to reimburse any applicable appropriations account for amounts used from such appropriations account to pay the salaries of employees of the gift shops.

(2)Use of remaining funds

To the extent monies in the Gift Shop Account are available after disbursements and reimbursements are made under paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, may disburse such monies for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, after consultation with—

(A)the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; and

(B)the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

(b)Miscellaneous Receipts Account

All monies in the Miscellaneous Receipts Account shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, for the operations of the Capitol Visitor Center, after consultation with—

(1)the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; and

(2)the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 2233

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110