§2271 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

Keeps the Capitol Police, the Capitol Police Board, the Senate’s Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and the House’s Sergeant at Arms as the only people in charge of security for the Capitol and the Capitol Visitor Center. The Architect of the Capitol and the Chief Executive Officer cannot take over that role. Makes the Architect of the Capitol the only official in charge of running and caring for the Capitol Visitor Center. All maintenance, grounds work, repairs, changes, and improvements there must be done under the Architect’s supervision. General policy decisions must be approved by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Office Building Commission.

Title 2, §2271

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(a)Nothing in this chapter granting any authority to the Architect of the Capitol or Chief Executive Officer shall be construed to affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, the Capitol Police Board, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to provide security for the Capitol, including the Capitol Visitor Center.

(b)(1)Nothing in this chapter granting any authority to the Chief Executive Officer shall be construed to affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol for the care and superintendence of the Capitol Visitor Center. All maintenance services, groundskeeping services, improvements, alterations, additions, and repairs for the Capitol Visitor Center shall be made under the direction and supervision of the Architect, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the House Office Building Commission as to matters of general policy.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 110–437, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4983, known as the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables. Codification Section is comprised of section 501 of Pub. L. 110–437. Subsec. (b)(2) of section 501 of Pub. L. 110–437 repealed section 1825 of this title.

§2271 Jurisdictions Unaffected