§6503 Commission for the Judiciary Office Building

Summary

Creates a 13-member Commission to oversee the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. Its members include two people the Chief Justice picks from the Supreme Court or other federal judges, the members of the House Office Building Commission, the Senate majority and minority leaders, and the chair and top minority member from three committees: Senate Rules and Administration, Senate Environment and Public Works, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Seven members make a quorum. The Commission must supervise the building’s design, construction, operation, upkeep (including structural and mechanical care and daily maintenance), and security. It must also make rules for the Architect of the Capitol under this law and set rules for how the building space is used and occupied.